Comparing Avenue Roles: Instructor (non-editing) vs. Teacher (editing)
Margarita Berezyanskaya
Last Update a year ago
Training and Support
| Instructor (non-editing) | Teacher (editing) | |
| Approximate training time for role is four hours +/- one hour | Yes | Yes |
| Access to Avenue’s Live help for online and offline support | Yes | Yes |
| Personal support from a mentor | No | Yes |
| Certificate recognized by TESL Ontario for annual recertification of OCELT instructors | Yes | Yes |
| Opportunity to learn new skills to customize course | No | Yes |
| Opportunity to acquire a Post TESL Training Certificate from TESL Ontario | No | Yes |
| Participate in Avenue webinars | Yes (relevance may be limited if it’s for the Teacher (editing) role) | Yes |
Sharing and Collaboration
| Instructor (non-editing) | Teacher (editing) | |
| Fully participate in a "Shared" course with other collaborators | No | Yes |
| Move activities from one course to another | No | Yes |
| Add activities from external sources (such as those created by other instructors or Tutela downloads) | No | Yes |
| Add Tutela resources seamlessly through Avenue’s File Picker panel (coming soon) | No | Yes |
Course Permissions
| Instructor (non-editing) | Teacher (editing) | |
| Access Course settings (edit name, date, show / hide, etc.) | Yes | Yes |
| Turn editing on | Yes | Yes |
| Show / hide a course | Yes | Yes |
| Show / hide / highlight / move topics | Yes | Yes |
| Add / delete new topics | No | Yes |
| Delete unwanted courseware topics and eUnits | No | Yes |
| Show / hide / move / delete blocks | Yes (can only delete Calendar, Comments, Latest Announcements, and Online Users blocks) | Yes |
| Add selected blocks to a course | Yes | Yes |
| Add all standard Moodle blocks | No | Yes |
| View course as a student | Yes | Yes |
| Add new / delete activities and resources (including assessment tasks) | No | Yes |
| Edit existing activities | No | Yes |
| Edit activity settings (including tagging assessment and skill using tasks for ePortfolio auto collection) | No | Yes |
| Use the Mass Actions block to quickly make multiple changes to a course page | No | Yes |
| Gamify a course for better learner engagement | No | Yes |
| Back up a course and save it for future use | No | Yes |
Other
| Instructor (non-editing) | Teacher (editing) | |
| Use Avenue Course Builder to create a custom course | Yes | Yes |
| Register / enroll / edit student accounts | Yes | Yes |
| Preview / upload / download / edit / delete ePortfolio artifacts | Yes | Yes |
| View student ePortfolios | Yes | Yes |
Transition to Stage 2 Training
With an additional 1-2 hours of training, Avenue instructors can upgrade from the Instructor (non-editing) role to the Teacher (editing) in all of their courses.
- If you have completed the Ontario ESL Instructor Bootcamp course, please fill out the Ontario Adult Language Training Instructor Course Editing Request Form.
- If you have completed the Avenue Instructor Bootcamp course, please contact your mentor.