1. E-Volunteer Program
E-Volunteer Training Course by English Online Inc. is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
2. Agenda
1. About e-Volunteer Program
2. Benefits of Volunteering
3. e-Volunteer Journal
4. Planning Your Sessions
6. Benefits of Volunteering
• Welcome a newcomer to Manitoba
• Meet a diverse range of people
• Share your knowledge of Canadian culture
• Develop your communication skills and abilities
• Gain new experience
• Boost your career options
• Volunteer online from the comfort of your own
home on your own schedule
7. Volunteer Journal
Purpose:
• Record your time
• Reflect on and evaluate your session
• Communicate learner’s progress and challenges
Information to include in your journal entry
• Learner’s name
• Date of the session
• Session duration
• Topics discussed during the session
• Your reflections on the session
9. As an e-Volunteer you will:
• Identify needs
• Prepare tasks and activities
• Topics relevant to your learner’s interests
• Share your knowledge of Canadian culture
• Share links to useful resources
• Your recommendations on further improvement
• Have fun!
10. Planning Your Sessions
Warm-up / icebreaking activity
Learning objectives/agenda of the session
Activities
Activating prior knowledge
Guided practice
Unguided practice
Wrap-up
11. Communicating with the
coordinator
• Skype – Ongoing questions, feedback, support
• Volunteer Journal – After each session to record your time
and reflections
• Email – Formal requests, notifications, announcements
e-Volunteer coordinator is here
to support you!
Editor's Notes
Our team of volunteers is constantly growing! They dedicate their time and energy to make a difference in the world. They work really hard to support and guide our clients. You can be part of the team as well!
