Electronic Village Online 2017

It is a pleasure to announce the Call for Participation for the Electronic Village Online (EVO) 2017. A project of TESOL’s Computer-Assisted Language Learning Interest Section (CALL-IS), the EVO has been offering free, open online professional development sessions and workshops to teachers of English around the globe since 2001.

This year, we are pleased to offer 16 five-week sessions on a variety of topics, including using QR Codes in ESL/EFL classes, experiential learning for teacher trainers, using technology for Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), teaching English to young learners, using Minecraft to teach English, conducting classroom-based research, and more.  For a complete listing and abstracts, visit the Call for Participation at tinyurl.com/EVO2017CfP. To enroll in a session, follow the instructions on the session page.

Please note that registration for the sessions will take place from January 1 – January 8, 2017. The sessions begin on January 8 and continue until February 12. To register for a session, follow the instructions on that session’s page (Session pages are linked to the titles in the CfP.). EVO sessions can be time-consuming, so we encourage you to sign up for no more than two sessions!

As always, EVO sessions are free (you usually need only a computer with Internet access and a desire to learn) and open to all, whether or not you are a TESOL member. They carry no academic credit, and participants may choose the level of involvement that works for them.

Mark your calendars now for EVO registration, January 1 – 8. And get ready for an unforgettable experience!

Please share this invitation with your colleagues and e-lists, and thank you for helping us to spread the word!

Christine Bauer-Ramazani

On behalf of the EVO Coordination Team

CFP: Electronic Village Online 2017

We are excited to invite proposals for another round of the Electronic Village Online, and we’d love to have inspiring educators present an online session in EVO 2017. 

Since 2001, the Electronic Village Online (EVO) has provided free online professional development sessions for language teachers world-wide. This voluntary, open community of teachers, founded by TESOL’s CALL-Interest Section, is looking for inspiring educators who would like to moderate an online session in 2017. With EVO, everyone learns, both those who lead and/or moderate a session and those who participate.

The direct link to our formal Call for Proposals is here. Proposals may be on any topic relevant to the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. There will be a training session for all moderators and co-moderators from October 16 to November 13, 2016, during which time moderating teams will create the online spaces for their session and finalize their syllabus with the assistance of the EVO Coordination Team. The actual five-week EVO sessions for this season will take place between January 8 and February 12, 2017.

Potential moderators will find instructions on how to create a page for their proposal at http://evosessions.pbworks.com/w/page/108561361/Call_for_Proposals_2017.

Proposals are due by September 4, 2016. 

 

To see what types of sessions were offered in the past, please go to http://evosessions.pbworks.com/EVO-Previous-Sessions. 

Please note:

Proposals are due by September 4, 2016.

Moderators’ Training will take place Oct. 16 – Nov. 13, 2016.

EVO sessions will be held January 8 – February 12, 2017.

Click if you’d like to read more about EVO.

Electronic Village Online 2016

The Call for Participation for the Electronic Village Online (EVO) 2016 is now public! This year, there are fourteen five-week sessions to choose from, including flipped learning, teaching pronunciation, using Moodle, creating electronic textbooks, supporting DREAMers, understanding copyright, and more. Most of the activity is asynchronous, so you can participate when it is convenient for you. For a complete listing and abstracts, visit the Call for Participation at http://evosessions.pbworks.com.

All EVO sessions are free (you usually need only a computer with Internet access and a desire to learn) and open to all, whether or not you are a TESOL member. They carry no academic credit, and participants may choose the level of involvement that works for them.

Registration for the sessions will take place from January 3 to January 10, 2016. Sessions begin with a kick-off webcast on January 10 at 14.00 GMT at http://webheads.learningtimesevents.org/ and continue until February 14. To register for a session, follow the instructions on that session’s page (Session pages are linked to the CFP.). EVO sessions can be time-consuming, so for your own good, we encourage you to sign up for no more than two sessions!

Mark your calendars now for EVO registration, January 3 – 10 (Please do not try to register before January 3!), And get ready for an unforgettable experience!

Please share this announcement with the membership and your own colleagues, and thank you for helping us to spread the word–and for sponsoring the EVO and EVO sessions again this year!

Nina Liakos
On behalf of the EVO2016 Coordination Team