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E-Teaching… Is it Taken Seriously?

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: June 15, 2009
I heard good news today… Nelson got his written expression test results and he met the language requirements of his position! He is now the proud owner of a B in both, reading and writing!… Now, he only has to work on tackling the oral interaction test (which is not the easiest of course!). It [...]
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Testing… dans tous les sens du mot!!!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: March 8, 2009
March seems to be a testing period!… Not only for Canadian public servants, but also for me… although we are not going through the same kind of testing. For them, it is SLE testing… So many people are tested this month! I think it is directly linked to the government’s end of fiscal year. I [...]
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My New Virtual Classroom… So Cool!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: March 2, 2009
I am always looking for anything that might improve the way I work with my trainees… At the beginning of 2009, thanks to the 50 day public transit strike in Ottawa, I launched my online training service for public servants or future public servants living outside the National Capital. It did not even take 24 hours [...]
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