TESOL’s Video and Digital Media Interest Section (VDMIS) focuses on the production and use of video and digital materials in English language teaching.

Video News is the name of the VDMIS newsletter. The primary audience is the VDMIS membership, which includes anyone who is interested in student- and teacher-produced videos, reviews of commercially available materials, listening/speaking/reading/writing instruction through movies and TV, media literacy, film analysis, intercultural training, video as an assessment tool, teacher education, interactive video, distance learning, and the use of new video-related technology.

You are warmly invited to submit an article to Video News. You can report on activities using video, digital media, art, or music you have had success with in the classroom, or if you still haven’t done so, summarize your TESOL 2013 presentation into a conference report (up to 1,000 words) or a longer article (1,000-3,000 words). You may also submit announcements about topics such as new materials and resources, events, book reviews, websites, etc.

Submission Guidelines:

1. Length will vary depending on the type of submission.

• Submissions for featured articles should be 1 to 2 pages long (around 1,000 words).
• Other types of submissions may be shorter.

2. Use American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines for referencing outside sources.
3. Include your head photo (format .jpg) in a separate file. We really want to know you.
4. Send your file in Word format (.doc or .docx) as an email attachment to the editor (lray@odu.edu).
5. Include a 1-2 sentence biography of each contributor/presenter with your submission.
6. Include a 1-2 sentence summary of your article or report to entice the reader to go on to find your article and enjoy it.

• Essentially, this is your abstract – please keep it to under 50 words.

Submission Process:

1. Please send articles or reports as attachments to the spring newsletter editor, Laura Ray, at lray@odu.edu.
2. The deadline for submissions is January 4, 2014.
3. When your submission is received, the editor will review it and possibly revise it for clarity and formatting.
4. If changes are necessary, it will be sent back to the author for revision.
5. Finalized submissions will then be prepared for publishing in the e-newsletter.