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Streetleverage.Com: A Social Web For Interpreter Educators, Deb Russell
Streetleverage.Com: A Social Web For Interpreter Educators, Deb Russell
International Journal of Interpreter Education
This Open Forum article features an interview conducted with Brandon Arthur, curator of StreetLeverage.com. In this interview, he describes the creation of StreetLeverage.com and the ways in which it is impacting educators, students, and practitioners. He explores the ways in which social media is shaping our field and how educators can embrace this new form of publishing in order to provide students with rich, meaningful material to bridge theory and practice. Finally, the article expands on the role of live events that build on dialogue as a mechanism for mobilizing interpreters and bringing changes to the profession.