Dear visitors,
I am writing you to give you a full account on the 2014 NNEST EVO.
NNEST Interest Section held its second EVO (Electronic Village Online) Session between January 13 - February 16, 2014. Organized in collaboration with the CALL Interest Section, this online event brought together nearly 100 participants from several continents around the world. Our aim was to create a virtual discussion platform designed to utilize multilingual, multicultural, and multinational perspectives to re-examine some of the fundamental assumptions and practices influencing NNESTs (and the NNEST movement) around the world.
As we concluded our session, I would like to thank Aiden Yeh (also the former chair of the NNEST IS) who helped us organize this event and other moderators Kyung-Hee Bae (Chair-elect of the NNEST IS), Katya Nemtchinova (NNEST IS Member-at-large), Liz England, Geeta Aneja, Nathanael Rudolph and Bedrettin Yazan (NNEST IS Newsletter Editor). Without their time and devotion, this would not have been possible. I also feel the necessity to express my gratitude to our Guest Speakers, Yilin Sun and Valerie S. Jakar, who graciously shared their insights and wisdom with our community. Finally, I would like to extend my appreciation to our participants from all around the world. A huge and heartfelt thank you!
I understand that some of us may not have had the chance to follow the discussions and online sessions primarily due to our commitments and scheduling issues. Therefore, I wanted to put together this message to provide you a recap of the event and share some important links with you.
2014 NNEST EVO (January 13 - February 16, 2014)
- Want to learn more about it? Please watch our welcome video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cblSHDtBa7k
- Access to weekly readings in our Wiki http://tiny.cc/NNESTEVO2014Wiki
- Participate in the conversation in our Google+ Community http://tiny.cc/NNESTEVO2014
2014 NNEST EVO Schedule
Week 1 - Introductions & Myths and Misconceptions about the NNEST movement
Watch Week 1 online session (Guest Speaker: Ali Fuad Selvi)http://goo.gl/plSLDN
Week 2 - Taking on Leadership Roles in Regional and International Professional Organizations
Watch Week 3 online session (Guest Speaker: Yilin Sun - TESOL Incoming President)http://goo.gl/orznoM (Start at 57:40)
Week 3 - NNEST Mentoring Practices
Watch Week 3 online session (Guest Speaker: Valerie S. Jakar)http://goo.gl/qolVnv
Week 4 - Doing Research on NNEST Issues: Practical Suggestions
Guest Speaker: Kyung Hee Bae
Week 5 - Building and Implementing Sustainable Practices against Unprofessional, Discriminatory Treatments
Watch Week 5 online session (Guest Speaker: Nathanael Rudolph)http://goo.gl/HY3AWK
We are definitely very much interested in continuing this (and many other related conversations) with you!
Sincerely,
Ali Fuad
[on behalf of the 2014 NNEST EVO Team]