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Greetings, all fellow CALL-IS members!
I trust that this letter meets you all in good health, and you
are enjoying success in all of your classroom work. Busy times are good
times!
Speaking for the membership of CALL-IS, I’d like to welcome our
newest members of the steering committee, elected at the open meeting
in Baltimore. James May, Ellen Dougherty, Jennifer Meyer, and Christel Broady are all on
board until 2019, and Heather Benucci was elected to a 2-year term.
Stephanie Korslund takes over as past chair, and we welcome Claudio
Fleury as chair-elect.
Although TESOL 2016 is now in the rear-view mirror (see
Stephanie Korslund’s write-up in this newsletter), the steering
committee has not had time to stop on the roadside. Claudio and
Stephanie have been particularly busy arranging InterSection
presentations for TESOL 2017. Current tasks include updating job
descriptions posted here, with changes
to be posted soon, and initiating discussions on potential CALL-IS
activities throughout the year. And speaking of job descriptions: If one
or more of them appeals to you, please consider submitting your name
for steering committee nomination next year.
As always, I encourage and invite all members (you) to
participate in CALL-IS in all the ways you can throughout the year. A
really good way to do this is the production of newsletter articles. Do
you have a new slant on an established technology for student use? Are
you trying a new technology for your classroom? Maybe you’ve had some
success with classroom approaches incorporating tech use. Please
consider sharing your experience(s) with this community, and send your
ideas for your article to Larry
Udry, the CALL-IS newsletter editor.
The CALL-IS poll is another way for you to discuss relevant and
current issues with fellow members. This newsletter’s poll asks: For
you, what are emerging/urgent topics in CALL? It’s an open-ended
question— we’d like to hear your voice!
That’s all the news for now, but I’ll be seeing you in the TESOL
Community. Until the next newsletter, I wish you, your
students, your colleagues, and your profession all the success in the
world.
Best regards,
Jack
Jack Watson is the e-learning coordinator at the
University of New Brunswick English Language Programme in Fredericton,
New Brunswick, Canada. With more than 30 years of experience in ESL, his
professional interests include online and blended learning, language
learning through community contact, and teaching beginners. | 
