Big+Apple+Moderators

Patricia Dam Hi Everyone! I am Patricia from New York. I have been teaching ESL for 20 years. I have taught grades 6 through 12. I am currently teaching ESOL Adult Education, Literacy/Beginners, during the day and ESOL at the college level at night. I will be co-moderating EVO session in January 2008, with Sang Kim and Cynthia Wiseman on the theme of NYC and online virtual tours. This is my first experience as a moderator and EVO. I hope to gain a great deal of knowledge from all of you. I am hoping to keep up with all of you.

Sang Kyung Kim Hi! As a Computer Assisted Language Learning coordinator at Pratt Institute, I have committed myself to creative effective technology-enhanced curriculum for ESL. I received my Ed.D. and Ed.M. from Teachers College, Columbia University in Instructional Technology and Media and my Master’s degree in TESOL from SUNY-at Stony Brook. My research includes creating metacognitive instructional tools for developing students’ evaluation skills, forming supportive online learning communities, and creative e-portfolios for ESL students. I have also concentrated on exploring teachers’ perceptions of the use of technology and of collaboration.

Anna Koorey I teach English to adult migrants in Sydney, Australia. I teach in a blended mode, providing the computer-based component. I also have a totally online class of migrants who settled in various parts of New South Wales. I have been involved with Webheads since 2004, first as a participant, then as a co-moderator for Collaborative Blogging in EFL/ESL (2006), E-assessment tools for language teaching (2007), and presently for Exploring the Big Apple, Byte by Byte. Yahoo Messenger: aas56, Skype: aasydney.

Laine Marshall
 * [[image:HWMarshall.jpg width="64" height="64"]] I've been a TESOLer since 1974 (yikes!) and I have taught in adult education, college programs, and in teacher education. Currently, I am a language teacher educator at Long Island University in NY. My major professional development in the past few years has been to keep up with instructional technology. I took my first online TESOL course in 2004, and I participated in EVO 2006 and 2007. This year, I am also volunteering for TESOL as EVO Liaison (team leader) for the convention. I look forward to your ideas for our follow-up in NYC! Skype and Yahoo! ID = lainemarsh

Ruru Rusmin
 * [[image:rurusquare.jpg width="64" height="64"]]Hello fellow teachers! I taught ESL/EAP for 13 years in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Spain, and the US, and since 2001 I've been working as an instructional technologist at Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York. I have an MA in TESL and an MS in Computer Information Systems. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all!

Cynthia Wiseman Hi, I've been teaching ESL/EFL for over thirty years. I am currently finishing up my EdD at Teachers College, focusing on second language writing assessment. I look forward to working with my co-moderators on this project.