Stepping Stones for Novice Interpreters
  • Are you an interpreter who works through a video format?
  • Are you looking for ways to improve the quality of your services?
  • Do the variety of technological and video options make you feel confused?

If you answer yes to any of these, check out this course that provides a pathway to virtual interpreter video excellence.

Virtual Interpreter Video Excellence

Description

Welcome to “Virtual Interpreter Video Excellence.” In this course, you will identify what you need to know, do, and have in order to raise the standard of interpreting in a virtual setting, whether live or recorded. Created by Keri Brooks, a Deaf interpreter with CDI certification, this course centers on the perspective of Deaf interpreters while still providing essential information for all interpreters working in a virtual setting.

Learning Objectives

Someone who successfully completes this course will be able to:

  • demonstrate ability to use chat, record, and share screen in Zoom or a similar program;
  • list minimum technical requirements for effective virtual interpreting;
  • record videos with proper framing, composition and lighting;
  • troubleshoot issues with recorded and live video.

Expected Time

The course is developed into 6 modules with expected time commitment for each:

  • Welcome & Orientation – 20 mins
  • Technical Competency – 45 mins
  • Essential Equipment – 30 mins
  • Internet & Computer Settings – 30 mins
  • Framing & Composition – 20 mins
  • Video Editing & Submission – 15 mins
  • Troubleshooting & Wrap-up – 30 mins

The expected time commitment for the entire course is approximately 3 hours.

A Note on CEUs

Because our grant is focused on novice interpreters working toward certification, CEUs are not offered. Interpreters interested in CEUs can initiate a PINRA with an RID approved sponsor.

For a PINRA application, you need the following information:

  • CEUs to request: .3 CEUs in Professional Studies
  • Workshop Flyer, Description and Agenda: Available as Google Doc. You can download the linked page to include with your PINRA application.
  • Documentation of Learning:  This course will take at least 3 hours to complete and you will receive a certificate of completion at the end that you can share with your sponsor.  Additionally, if your sponsor requires reflections on what you have learned, you can copy your reflections from the course to share with them.
  •  Dates of Activity:  You can choose to start the activity any time before November 30, 2024. When you complete the course is up to you, but there will be no facilitation after December 15, 2024. You will continue to have access to the course as long as you have a free Canvas account.

Register Now.

Registration is available November 1-30, 2024.

The registration form will provide you a link to enroll in a free Canvas course.  It will also ask for optional demographic information which will be helpful for the CATIE Center in evaluating the effectiveness of these resources for supporting the diversity of novice interpreters who are entering the interpreting field.

About Stepping Stones for Novice Interpreters

This course is part of a series developed by the Dive In project of the CATIE Center at St. Catherine University. Each module will have a facilitator from the CATIE Center who monitors a Support Forum.  The activities are designed so that you can do them asynchronously. Though possible to do independently, we encourage you to either join as a group and work through the material together – or use the introduction forum to seek out others in the course who might work with you in the discussions. Collaborative learning can be a really important tool in professional development.