About
Professional standards within the ASL-English Interpreting field, our states, and places of employment rightly require ongoing learning. Lifelong learning is pursuing knowledge, skills, and attitudes to remain professionally competent in a changing field and society.
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Since the birth of the interpreting profession in 1964, workshops and conferences have been the go-to learning methods. Workshops and conferences are intentional, formal, highly organized events that aim to impart a pre-identified knowledge, skill, or attitude. Many interpreters value the knowledge, skills, and perspectives gained in these traditional learning events.
Yet workshops and conferences do little to promote my intrinsic motivation to pursue and apply wisdom. Therefore, I use In.terp.novation to support and share learning approaches that focus on self-discovery or outside-the-box thinking because I believe there is no one right way to cultivate learning. There are many approaches to learning. Digital tools and web technologies are innovating how interpreters pursue career-long professional development and learner identity.
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Sponsor & Facilitator
Amy Kroll
Sponsor & Facilitator
I’ve been an ASL-English interpreter since 2005. Or, as my husband says…"I’m a professional driver with a hobby of interpreting." As a freelance interpreter, I sometimes spend more time driving to jobs than I do providing interpreting services. Yet all that driving time allows me to indulge in a passion of mine - listening to books!
When not interpreting, facilitating, or driving (smile), I enjoy Pilates and TRX, walking my retired racing greyhound, adding handcrafted wood decorations to my outdoor Christmas display, and (most importantly) cultivating learning. I'm a widom-oholic!
As a learner, facilitator, or instructor, I’m always in a face-to-face, online, or blended learning environment. I have multiple degrees and certificates ranging from audiology to interpreting to leadership. Through In.terp.novation, I can share my love, knowledge, and skills for learning with interpreters in innovative ways.
Join me in the pursuit of our best interpreter versions!
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