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TESOL: a
global education association
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The EVO is a set of online courses that takes place every year for six weeks, January-February. Sessions include a range from simple discussions to hands-on workshops. They can serve as a run-up or preview to the TESOL Convention.
An online course is the perfect venue to pre-discuss papers from Academic Sessions or Intersessions, or to carry on a discussion important to your member group in a timely fashion. EVO provides an invaluable service to teachers all over the globe, for it brings the convention to those who cannot travel. We had over 1100 participants in 2007.
How to get on board:
EVO needs a MODERATOR (co-moderators are preferred) and sponsorship from a TESOL IS or CAUCUS.
The moderator(s) will spend 6 weeks in November-December learning how
- to run the course interface
- maintain a healthy and productive discussion or workshop
- create an explanatory course syllabus
- foster an online learning community
In other words, those who offer sessions will receive training in how to be effective online moderators.
Successful completion of the training is of great personal benefit to the moderators and can lead to other opportunities in online teaching.
To see examples of the online sessions from 2007, go to
http://evo07sessions.pbwiki.com/#Sessions2007
To contact the Coordinating Team, write to:
dygonza@yahoo.com
The Call for Moderators appears in August, and a Call for Participants in December. Please urge your colleagues to join this ongoing project!
(Rev 24 July 2007, E Hanson-Smith)