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 by the CATIE Center.  The CATIE Center has an agreement with the Minnesota Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.

For $40 (a cost set by MRID), you can receive ACET or CMP CEUs for this course.  At the end of the course, you will have access to a form to apply for CEUs and receive a link for making the payment.  So, you don’t have to commit to making a payment until you know that you will be able to complete the requirements.  (MRID members receive a free processing of a Stepping Stones workshop, a PINRA, or an Independent Study each year – so if you are an MRID member, you can get this cost waived.) For more information on the CEU process, contact pdc@mrid.org.

Minnesota Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf is an approved RID Certification Maintenance Program (CMP) sponsor for continuing education activities. This professional studies program is offered for .3 CEUs at the some content knowledge level. 

The CATIE Center promotes a mutually respectful learning environment free of bias.  See St. Catherine University’s non-discrimination policy for more details.

Register Now.

Registration is still open. No facilitation is offered for this course.

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.

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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.