Educational Technology Supervisor at Casa Thomas Jefferson
Brazil
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- Educational Technology Supervisor at Casa Thomas Jefferson
- e-Learning Moderator and Designer at Casa Thomas Jefferson
- Teacher, Technology Supporter, Website Content Manager at Casa Thomas Jefferson
- Past
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- Website Content Manager at Casa Thomas Jefferson
- Education
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- University of Florida
- TESOL
- Lewis and Clark College
- Casa Thomas Jefferson
- Universidade de Brasília
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Carla Arena’s Summary
A Brazilian EFL teacher, explorer of the potential of technology integration into language learning, I started to dig into the possibilities of tech-applications some years ago and have been going on new cyber-journeys with my students ever since. I am a teacher trainer and site content manager at a Binational Center in Brasilia, Casa Thomas Jefferson. I am a blogging fan (or addict!) and enthusiastic Webhead.
New and emergent technologies keep me going further and perceiving the world in different ways, with different colors, shapes, voices. They give me support to take my students along. They teach me that there's no limit for connectivity. English, then, is the means to decode the messages and that's what I try to show to my learners.
Another spectrum of my interest is directed to viral professional development and teacher training. Education can only be transformational if the ones in the front end are willing to take the lead, so educators need to acquire the emerging 21st century literacies to be prepared to face the challenges of inspiring education. More and more I try to share what I've been learning through presentations, online sessions and blogging.
Carla Arena’s Specialties:
e-learning, website content management, using social media, using web2.0 tools to deliver content, online training, teacher training, collaborative learning.
Carla Arena’s Experience
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Educational Technology Supervisor
Casa Thomas Jefferson
(E-Learning industry)
February 2009 — Present (10 months)
Responsible for teacher training
Teacher Ed Tech Support
Coordinating a team of Ed Tech facilitators
Responsible for the e-learning area of Casa Thomas Jefferson
Implementing new means of communication and sharing among the educators in our school by incorporating Web2.0 tools into our pedagogical-administrative routine -
e-Learning Moderator and Designer
Casa Thomas Jefferson
(E-Learning industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Gave support to start up e-learning at CTJ
Devises online sessions for learners of English, as well as for Brazilian educators
Moderates online sessions
Gives constant feedback to the enterprise on ways to improve our online services
Proposes new online courses whenever sees market niches -
Teacher, Technology Supporter, Website Content Manager
Casa Thomas Jefferson
(E-Learning industry)
March 1999 — Present (10 years 9 months)
At Casa Thomas Jefferson, I've been working with a team in online projects, from the Website content management to online collaborative projects for learners.
Currently, I'm devising online courses and facilitating them. I'm also involved in teacher training, mainly related to online possibilities beyond the classroom walls. -
Website Content Manager
Casa Thomas Jefferson
(E-Learning industry)
2004 — 2007 (3 years )
Carla Arena’s Education
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University of Florida
Certificate , Online Teaching and Learning , 2007 — 2008
To finish the program, I still need to take the course "Distance Teaching and Learning"
- Activities and Societies:
- I've taken the courses "Creating and Delivering Online Content" and "Instructional Computing 1".
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TESOL
Certificate , Principles and Practices of Online Teaching Certificate Program , 2005 — 2005
This certificate enhanced my e-learning content creation online skills and made me more confident in using web tools to be integrated in the classroom.
- Activities and Societies:
- In this program, I took the following courses:
- Certificate Foundation Course
- Teaching Reading and Writing Online
- Teaching Vocabulary and Grammar Online
- Creating and Using Multimedia for Online Instruction
- Designing Interactive Activities for the Web
- Certificate Completion Course
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Lewis and Clark College
Certificate , Integrating the Internet Into the Classroom , 2000 — 2000
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Casa Thomas Jefferson
Certificate , Teacher Development Course , 1994 — 2000
- Activities and Societies:
- A three-year program with a pedagogical overview of English Learning Teaching plus practicum. Courses on teaching Grammar and Writing, and supplementary theoretical background in areas such as psychology of education, phonology, and classroom methodology.
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Universidade de Brasília
B.A. , International Affairs , 1990 — 1994
Additional Information
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Carla Arena’s Interests:
edtech, e-learning, education, social media, learning, language teaching, instructional design, collaboration, collaborative projects, teacher training, teacher support, digifolios
Carla Arena’s Groups:
TESOL - Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Association
Braz-TESOL
EduTech Special Interest Group in Braz-TESOL
Electronic Village Online Coordinating Team - A Project of TESOL's CALL Interest Section
Webheads - Community of Practice of like-minded educators interested in educational technology
LearningwithComputers - Group of educators
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Edubloggers -
Connectivism and Connective Knowledge
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