TESOL 2009 ELECTRONIC VILLAGE SPECIAL EVENTS

Titled "Uncharted Mountains Forging New Pathways"

March 26-28, 2009, located in Denver, Colorado, USA

USA EV FAIRS, HARDWARE FAIRS, EV MINI-WORKSHOPS, and DEVELOPERS' SHOWCASE

WHAT ARE EV FAIRS?

In the EV Fairs, teachers or teachers-developers share their use of computer-based and/or internet-based resources. These resources can be software (PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Excel, Focus on Grammar, Word Attack, Skype, etc.) or websites (presenter-made or public like CNN.com, Yahoo! Groups, an online concordancer, etc.). Demonstrations may highlight student projects, activities or curriculum created for students or educators.

Examples:

* Email projects

* Lesson plan archives for teachers

* Vocabulary worksheets using an online thesaurus

* Skimming/scanning activities using a local newspaper webpage

* Research/writing exercises for investigating Internet hoaxes

* A descriptive writing activity combined with HyperStudio illustrations

* Web 2.0 activities, using social networking or SecondLife


WHAT HAPPENS AT THE EV FAIRS:

Presenters have approximately 20-30 minutes to demonstrate their material on 1-2 computer(s) without projection equipment in a presentation format similar to a "poster session." Participants walk around the EV, dropping in and out of demonstrations, thus precluding highly structured presentations. A demonstration may be repeated a second time (an additional 20 to 30 minutes), if interest warrants and space allows.

WHAT HAPPENS AT THE HARDWARE FAIRS:

A Hardware Fair is a variant of the regular fairs, where presenters will demonstrate their material for 20-30 minute intervals, so people can go around the room and see the event multiple times. The variation is that presentations will be on devices which may or may not include computers, but may also interact with them in some way (see description below for suggested items).

WHAT HAPPENS AT THE MINI-WORKSHOPS:

One or two presenters introduce a topic to a small group of workshop participants. The workshop is "hands-on" in a computer lab setting. Each workshop - with instruction and "hands-on" practice - lasts 90 minutes.


WHAT HAPPENS AT THE SHOWCASE:

A selected group of presenters will demonstrate their software or application for 8 to 12 minutes each. A brief question and answer session follows each presentation.

For additional info TESOL CALL IS: http://www.call-is.org/

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Lean Manufacturing Concepts and Principles Workshops

In today's Globalized World, to do it better, faster and cheaper, in one word to "be more efficient" is not a mere objective; it is a matter of SURVIVAL.

Companies who can supply high quality Goods and Services in a very short time and at reasonable prices will succeed and survive.

Lean Manufacturing is a body of common sense concepts and practical tools to continuously improve productivity and quality and reduces the Company's Lead Time.

The efficient implementation of Lean Manufacturing's Concepts requires the proper understanding of the adequate Tools and their rigorous application by a Human Organization which involves every person in the Company.

During this Workshop we will: Explain Why Lean Manufacturing is the Best 21st century Management Model - Present and Apply Lean Manufacturing's fundamental concepts - Present a Summary of the Tools and their benefits

During this Workshop We expect you: Be able to perform Your Own diagnosis - Select the appropriate Progress Workshops - To be able to initiate Your Continuous Improvement

Content:

General Information about Lean Manufacturing
Lean Manufacturing Concepts & Principles
Customer's satisfaction
Waste Elimination
KAIZEN State of Mind
Work Autonomous
GEMBA/Shop Floor Management
Improvement Idea Management
Employee Empowerment
Lean Measurement
Deployment of Lean

Lean Manufacturing Tools

Value Stream Mapping/MIFA/MIFD
5S & Visual Management
Quality Basics/Auto Quality
One piece flow & Production Cell
Cycle Time & Takt time
Standardized work
OEE measurement
SMED
Pull System/Kanban


Day 1 :
- Introduction :
- Seminar Organization
- General Information about Lean Manufacturing
* Competition, challenges
* LM main concepts
* Characteristics of LM
- Instroduction of Wastes Concept in Lean
- Lean Factory Game : First Run
- KAIZEN State of Mind
* KAIZEN Game
- Flow Analysis & Lead Time
- 5S & Visual Management
- Quality Basics
- Takt Time, One piece flow & Production Cell
- Standardization
- Lean Factory Game : Second Run
End of the 1st day 18:00



Day 2 :
- Review day 1 + Q&A
- Cycle Time Analysis
- OEE measurement & Follow-Up
- SMED (SMED Game)
- Pull System - Lean Factory Game : Third Run
- TPM
- LEAN SUPPLY CHAIN
- Management perspective of LM
*Concept of management - GEMBA
*Human Production Organization
* KAIZEN Teams
* Improvement Ideas Management
* Employee Empowerment
* Performance Measurement & Management
- Q&A, Conclusions
End of 2nd day 17:30

Additional info fax this form to 021 6270 8513.

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English for Finance Workshop

Workshop Objectives

Efficiently improve financial staff's communicative ability in English,

Training the financial staff to apply their financial theory into practice,

Easily understand English financial statements, American GAAP and American FASB rules, American GAAP and tax laws,

Freely communicate with native English speakers,

Accurately write financial analysis reports,

Presentations and answers in English in person and on the telephone

Course Content

This course consists of two parts: the first part focuses on the delivery of American professional accounting in English with a view to improving and consolidating students' professional knowledge while accumulating their financial English vocabulary; The second part concentrates on increasing students' ability to apply the financial knowledge into practice.

This course can be divided into five modules

Financial accounting
TFinancial English writing
Exercise through case
Financial English talk show
when excel meets finance and English

Module one: financial accounting
Financial Statement-Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow?
Interpretation of the core of American GAAP
Interpretation of some rules of American FASB
Interpretation of some key accounting concepts,
The demarcation of Capitalization
Interpretation of SEC regulation
US Taxation In-depth Analysis

Module two: financial English writing
Appreciation of original edition of financial email and thorough dissection
How to write standard and appropriate English
How to write financial analysis report

Module three: Financial English talk show
American office English---Slang and daily expressions
Group discussion on financial topics
Presentation and debate on financial topics to practice students' ability of giving impromptu speech and making statements

Module four: when excel meets finance and English
Standard, professional excel tables
The methods of excel descriptions in Standard English?
English description of the operation of excel
Training courses of describing different kinds of tables in a virtual situation

Module five: Financial Case Aralys is Exercise through a case
Strengthen the foundation of accounting knowledge
Imitate the form of telephone meeting to improve students' ability of Financial English listening and speaking under great pressure
Increase students' writing ability to summarize in the form of written reports

Textbooks

US. Professional Financial English (Act 1) : Accounting Theory
US. Professional Financial English (Act 2) : Case Analysis

Workshop Details
Where: Shanghai
How much: 25000RMB per day
Language: English
Contact: 021 6270 8511

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