ELS Online Resource
for Instructors

Dear all,

This online resource is made available to you from 10 Oct-24 Oct 2008. You are to go through the background reading to better prepare yourself for the face-to-face session and then to take the online quizzes. Those who score below 80% must take the test again. The results will be posted to your ADs.

In case you run into any technical problems you can contact Noosha and in her absence Felicia:

email: nousha.mehdian@justenglish.com

email: felicia.too@justenglish.com

Tel.: 03-21712863

Good Luck

Welcome to ELS Language Centres Malaysia Online Resource for Instructors! 

This new site has been created specifically for new ELS instructors. You will find background to teaching, classroom tips and other useful information that will benefit you as an English language instructor.

We hope you will find some useful information here. We intend to make this online resource available to you two weeks before the training begins.

Kristina Farentino, Director of e-Learning from Appleby College conducted a full-day seminar and workshop at the National Science Centre in Bukit Kiara on the 26th February 2008. With 100+ participants from a range of institutions such as Smart Schools, Cluster Schools, Private Schools, International Schools, Colleges, Univerities and Teacher Training Colleges, Kristina shared with us the highlights of her research in education and technology for the past 10 years. She informed us on the trends of education and where technology should come in. “It is not the technology, it’s the PEOPLE”, was one of strong messages put across. If you would like to read more about Kristina and what’s she been up to, visit her wiki for up-to-date information, as well as the resources from the seminar.

The Workshop session in the afternoon went on to extend what was highlighted in the morning presentation - where teachers and school administrators were trained on strategies, tools, and techniques that they can use back at their own environments. This spurred a high level of discussion among the participants, which then spawned new ideas in which technology can be brought into the classrooms.