Harnessing Community in Courses (Joachim Lépine)

Course Lab: Lessons from Successful Online Course Creators

Joachim Lépine joins Ari and Abe to break down his six-module course for translators. He emphasizes the importance of support and community, weekly calls, check-ins, and a Discord community. Joachim also shares insights on the significance of interactive learning and organizing content effectively.

Joachim Lépine is a French-English translator, translator trainer, and the founder of Lion Translations.

In this episode, Ari, Abe, and Joachim discuss:

• Joachim Lépine’s background and journey to creating online courses for translators
• His translation course structure and key areas of focus
• The primary audience for the course and their needs
• Evolving the course from its initial version to the current improved model
• The importance of support and community in the course structure
• Using Discord for community interaction and support
• Lessons learned and improvements made from earlier attempts
• Challenges and considerations in creating effective online courses

“I really organize things in threes. Whether you’re talking about an individual lesson or your modules… It’s easy to remember things in threes. It makes things easy to process for short-term memory.” — Joachim Lépine

Guest Bio:

Joachim Lépine is a French-to-English translator with a passion for helping translators to thrive. Even more importantly, he’s a proud dad... and dog owner!

In recent years, Joe has provided training for the United Nations, the European Commission, OTTIAQ, Magistrad, Editors Canada, the Translation Bureau, ITI (UK), Training for Translators (USA), and many others.

Joe taught English translation and related courses at Université de Sherbrooke for nearly 15 years and was head of the OTTIAQ continuing education committee from 2013 to 2020. He holds degrees in fine arts, professional translation, and education, respectively from Concordia University, Université de Sherbrooke, and Plymouth State University.

Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:

Mirasee
Ruzuku
Joachim’s website: LionTranslationAcademy.com

Credits:

Hosts: Ari Iny and Abe Crystal
Producer: Michi Lantz
Executive Producer: Danny Iny
Audio Editor: Marvin del Rosario
Music Soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
Making our hosts sound great: Home Brew Audio

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Music credits:

Track Title: Bossa BB
Artist Name: Marie
Writer Name: Chelsea McGough
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Coo Coos
Artist Name: Dresden, The Flamingo
Writer Name: Matthew Wigton
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Grace
Artist Name: Shimmer
Writer Name: Matthew Wigton
Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

Track Title: Carousel Lights
Artist Name: Chelsea McGough
Writer Name: Chelsea McGough
Writer Name: Matthew Wigton
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

Special effects credits:

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Episode transcript: Harnessing Community in Courses (Joachim Lépine).