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E-Teacher Scholarship Summer Workshop successfully organized by LLC graduate Dr. Joan Kang Shin and her team

The E-Teacher Scholars’ Conference was held at UMBC on August 11-12, 2011. The conference was the culmination of the E-Teacher Professional Development Workshop 2011, which was held on UMBC’s campus July 23-August 13, and was moderated by Joan Kang Shin ’08 Ph.D., Language, Literacy and Culture, Clinical Assistant Professor of Education and Director of TESOL Professional Training Programs in Continuing and Professional Studies.

The conference included presentations from the 26 English teaching scholars from 25 countries who developed projects during their three-week stay at UMBC. The final presentation was streamed live through the US Department of State's Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs' website. On the final day the number of visitors who tuned online were 1,193 unique viewers from 87 different countries!

To find out more about the conference, visit: https://umbcinsightsweekly.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/e-teacher-conference-held-at-umbc/

Click here for more information about the E-Teacher Scholarship Program.