LIT2T Leadership Guide

64 TO: TABLE OF CONTENTS BYOD: An acronym for Bring Your Own Device (aka: Bring Your Own Technology) is a policy that promotes learning technologies of all types especially mobile devices. Key factors in BYOD are powerful wireless access and wireless connectivity modes. CALL: An acronym for computer-assisted language learning. Other terms that may be substituted for CALL in publications include CAL (computer-aided learning), CAI (computer-aided Instruction), and TELL (technology-enhanced language learning). CANADIAN LANGUAGE BENCHMARKS (CLB): The national standards used in Canada for describing, measuring and recognizing the English language proficiency of adult immigrants and prospective immigrants for living and working in Canada. CHOICE: A LINC courseware “choice” is the term used for an electronic poll. CLASSROOM 2.0: An online community of practice with a focus on educational technology and teaching. COP: An acronym for Community of Practice. A community of practice is a group of people who share a professional interest. COOKIE: A small file that a website puts on your computer hard drive to notify the site when you use it. Cookies can also be used to keep site statistics and track web activity. COURSE (MOODLE): A Moodle course is a collection of learning opportunities in a virtual classroom that can be used to deliver a collection of supplementary materials. COURSEWARE: A term that combines the words ‘course’ with ‘software’. LINC Courseware is software that is used to support formal settlement language learning. CREATIVE COMMONS: A system of copyright licensing that allows content creators to share their work using a flexible range of protections and freedoms. EDITING TEACHER: An instructor who has started Stage 3 of the LearnIT2teach program. Editing teachers have the ability to edit most elements of ESL courses and adapt them for their own applications. FLASH: An Adobe development tool used to create sophisticated multimedia animations or interactive content such as games for Internet delivery. FORUM: A digital space for discussing issues or reacting to instructor prompts or questions. FORUM THREAD: A series of related keyed-in responses to a forum prompt. HOT POTATOES: A suite of authoring tools for creating interactive quizzes for language learners. HTML5: The most recent version of HTML standard. It is essential for creating content for mobile devices. HYBRID LEARNING: The employment of both face-to-face and digital networked resources for teaching and learning. (Also called blended learning.) INTERNET TOOLS: Web based tools such as blogs, wikis, social networking tools, and open-source learning management systems such as Moodle. JAVASCRIPT: A scripting language used to make web resources more interactive. LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: A virtual classroom that is used for developing and delivering structured online learning. (Also referred to as LMS.)