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    Planning the Integration of Technologies in ESL

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    Overview of the course

    Welcome to your "Planning the Integration of Technologies in ESL online training, Visiteur anonyme! We're thrilled to have you join us on this journey of learning and discovery.

    The intention of this online course is to present different ways to integrate digital technology to your learning activities. This course provides different examples and tutorials with free tools that can be used on all devices. Integrating technology to your class does not have to be complex but it does need to suit the learning intentions. This course is all about making technology work for you and your students. 

    Step by step, you’ll explore how to:

    • set clear learning goals;
    • discover powerful (and free!) digital tools;
    • try them out in hands-on challenges, and;
    • design meaningful activities that bring language learning to life.

    Along the way, you’ll earn badges that celebrate your progress.


    Purpose    : To guide teachers in aligning technology choices with pedagogical intentions.

    Audience : English as a Second Language Teachers

    Length: approximately 8 hours


    Minimal Technological Requirements:     beginner

    Publication date: updated in August 2025

    Contact: Sandra Laine and Nadia Laurendeau

    Course Structure

    Module 1. -Context and Environment

    Length: 30 minutes

    Module 2. -Set Learning Intentions

    Length: 40 minutes

    Module 3. - Explore Different Tools

    Length: 90 minutes

    Module 4. - Try It Out!

    Length: 120 minutes

    Module 5. - Classroom and Material Organization

    Length: 30 minutes

    Module 6. - Apply in a Learning Sequence

    Length: 180 minutes

    Badge Opportunity

    Discover

    Discover badge

    Length: 90 minutes

    The "Discover" badge is awarded to the person who explored four suggested tools and completed the assignment “Explore Different Tools”.

    Apply

    Apply badge

    Length: 120 minutes

    The “Apply” Badge is awarded to learners who design an activity or resource, try it out in their classroom, and submit their homework to share their experience.

    Design

    Design badge

    Length: 120 minutes

    The “Design” Badge is awarded to learners who create a learning sequence with a clear learning intention, using at least two of the suggested tools, and submit it for review.

    Transfer

    Transfer badge

    Length: 60 minutes

    The “Transfer” Badge is awarded to learners who reflect on how they have meaningfully applied their learning in practice and share documents that demonstrate their growth.



    • Introduction Page
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    • Who We Are Page
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      Course designers: Sandra Laine and Nadia Laurendeau In collaboration with Martin Tremblay

    • Une bonne idéeIf you wish to have access to all the features of this course (and if available, get a badge), you need to create an account in Campus RÉCIT and register for this course.
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    1. Context and Environment

    Students with various digital devices

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    Introduction

    Take a closer look at your teaching context and the digital tools already within your reach. In this module, you’ll explore the resources available in your environment and consider how they can support the meaningful integration of technology into your ESL practice.

    Objective

    By the end of this module, you will:

    • identify the tools and resources already available in your teaching environment.

    Duration: 30 minutes

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    2. Set Learning Intentions


    Students with various digital devices

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    Introduction

    When we integrate technology into our teaching, it can be tempting to start with the tool: “What can I do with Padlet?” or “How could I use EdPuzzle?” But meaningful integration begins somewhere else: with a learning intention.

    In this module, you will reflect on what you want your students to learn or practice first, and only then consider whether technology can add real value to the task. Does it make learning more accessible? Does it allow for richer interaction, collaboration, or feedback? Or is the technology driving the activity rather than the learning intention?

    Objectives

    By the end of this module, you will:

    • Recognize what makes a clear and appropriate learning intention in ESL.
    • Explore how technology can enhance, not replace, sound pedagogy.
    • Begin to plan with a learning intention. 

    Duration :30 minutes

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    3. Explore Different Tools

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    Introduction

    In this module, we dive into the wide world of digital tools available to ESL teachers. This module isn’t just about knowing what’s out there, it’s about discovering how these tools can support your learning intentions and add real value to student learning. You will explore practical applications, see examples in action, and start thinking creatively about how to integrate technology in ways that go beyond substitution, enhancing engagement and outcomes.

    Objectives

    By the end of this module, you will:

    • Explore and identify digital tools that can support ESL teaching and enhance student learning.
    • Evaluate the pedagogical value of each tool in relation to your learning intentions.
    • Plan and experiment with at least one tool to design meaningful classroom activities.

    Duration :90 minutes

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    4. Try it Out!

    Duration: 2 hours
    Level of difficulty: beginner (after exploring the module 3 exploration)


    Go beyond the exploration of the tools with tutorials and examples of pedagogical uses. 

    Completing a challenge will help you understand how to navigate through a chosen tool and understand how to integrate it into your planning. 

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    Apply Badge Opportunity
    Activity 3 of this module offers the choice to complete a task to earn a badge. 

    • Challenge - Padlet / Digipad Page
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    • Challenge - Edpuzzle Page
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    • Challenge - Canva (Video) Page
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    • Challenge - PosterMyWall / Canva Page
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    • Challenge - Quizlet Page
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    • Challenge - Wooclap Page
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    • Challenge - Book Creator Page
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    • Challenge - Microsoft Flip Page
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    • 4.3 Activity 2: Challenge Yourself Lesson
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      Go through the activity to the end

      Use your Participant Booklet to complete the activities in this module.

      1. Set the learning intention of your activity and choose the appropriate tool.  
      2. Complete the tasks of your chosen tool to understand how to use it.
      3. How would you use it in class? Give examples of activities you could adapt or moments you could integrate this tool.

      Note: You can always complete more than one challenge. You will have access to all these resources as long as the online course is available. 

    • 4.4 Create an activity and and try it out! Assignment

      1. Write a text that describes your appropriation of the tool in your Personal Booklet.
      This text should include:
        • a description of the activity you created with one of the tools
        • an explanation of how this tool suits your learning intention?
        • a description of the chosen tool
        • a link with the 3 phases of the pedagogical act (when to use it and how)
        • a link with the competencies
        • any pertinent information related to your experience with this tool
        • a description of your experiment in class with your students

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      2.   Apply Badge Opportunity
      If you wish to earn a badge, attach all the necessary files and send them to be reviewed by the course monitors. 

      Files to attach to the assignment in the online course:

      1. Personal Booklet: A copy of your text written in Module 4 - Activity 3: Describe your Experience.

      2.  A proof of the activity with an image, document or link.

      Course monitors will review your text and give your badge when all the conditions are met.


      Not available unless: You are a(n) Apprenant
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    5. Classroom and Material Organization

    Duration: 30 minutes
    Level of difficulty: beginner


    Find out ways to organize your classroom, materials and students when using technology.

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    6. Apply In a Learning Sequence

    Duration: 2 hours
    Level of difficulty: intermediate


    Plan a learning sequence and create material or a model to use with students in class. Then, reflect on the outcome. 


    Design badge

    Design Badge Opportunity
    At the end of this unit, there is an opportunity to earn the Design Badge.
    • 6.2 Design Badge Opportunity Assignment

      Design badge


      In order to complete this module and obtain a Design Badge, you will need to provide documents by attaching them to this homework:

      - a model you created for minimum one of the activities in your sequence
      - a copy of your notes in your Participant Booklet for Module 6.1

      Course monitors will review your files and give your Design Badge when all the conditions are met.


      Not available unless: You are a(n) Apprenant
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    7. Reflect On This Online Course

    Duration: 1 hour
    Level of difficulty: Intermediate


    In this module, you will reflect on your learning process during this online course.

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    Transfer Badge Opportunity
    At the end of this unit, there is an opportunity to earn the Apply Badge.

    • 7.1 Reflection About Your Experience Page
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    • 7.2 Transfer Badge Opportunity Assignment


      If you wish to earn a Transfer Badge, it's now time to complete a final task.  Your intention is now to reflect on your process during this online course. 

      1. To reflect on your learning during this course, answer the questions in the Participant Booklet. 

      2. When you're ready to share your reflection, attach the following file(s) to this assignment. If all the elements are included, you could also use one of the suggested tools in module 3 to present your reflection (video response, narrated video, online book, etc.)

      What to include: 

        • Model or example created with one of the tools
        • Module 6 learning sequence
        • Module 7 answers to reflection questions in your Participant Booklet.
            • 1. How has this online course helped you integrate technology into your pedagogy?
            • 2. How can you further improve your integration of technology? What are your next steps?

      3. Course monitors will review your work and give a Transfer Badge if all the conditions are met. 


      Remember, it's not the result that counts, it's the process and the reflection behind it. 


      Not available unless: You are a(n) Apprenant
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