Essentials e-Learning skills for Language Teachers

Essentials e-Learning skills for Language Teachers

Overview of the Course

Duration: 2 Day Intensive Seminar/Workshop

Human Capital Training
This training will be delivered using a blended style of combining theory-based seminars with hands-on practical workshops.

The training aims:

  • To equip participants with the most essential, practical and easy-to-use e-Learning ideas, practices and technologies to use within and beyond the language classroom
  • To introduce participants to a variety of (free) online educational tools and showcase how to integrate them effectively in teaching the four key language skills (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening)
  • To build participants’ confidence, knowledge and creativity to inspire them to use technology to their advantage Due to time restrictions, the programme will not go into great detail, but rather will be provided in short “bite-sized” chunks

Training Skills, Themes & Programme contents

  1. Essential e-Learning Terminology
  2. Technophobe or Technogeek ?  Teachers’ attitudes towards technology
  3. Essential e-Learning Design Skills Checklist
  4. Essential e-Learning Design Toolkit

Training Programme

  • Pre-workshop activities
  • Morning session: Theory-based seminar, presentations, pair/group activities, group discussions ·  Afternoon session: Hands-on workshops, practical demonstration, individual web-based tasks

Who should apply?

  • Practicing language teachers with an interest in, but little experience of, technology-enhanced language teaching
  • You will receive a certificate of attendance when you complete the training

Feedback & Testimonials

“There are courses which make a great impact in our lives and careers; “Essential e-Learning Skills” is one of those courses. It raised my motivation to continue improving my use of modern technology. I would like to thank you for the highly inspiring, helpful and enjoyable workshop on Arabic e-learning. I am a very recently arrived digital immigrant. But the workshop gave me just the impetus I needed to get going, plus the plenty of very helpful materials, sources and tools to follow up. In addition to the essential and much-needed digital help, the opportunity for networking and finding out what is going on in other places regarding Arabic teaching was very valuable. This is the second time I have been on a CASAW event, where the excellent atmosphere created by the facilitator(s) was highly conducive to learning and social/professional mixing”  Lucy Collard, Senior Lecturer, Westminster University

General Comments

  • Taking me to a new whole new world from which I am planning to avail a great deal
  • Very good on helping reduce fears of IT and improving confidence
  • Excellent atmosphere throughout the two days caused especially by the enthusiasm of the course instructor
  • Very good on giving overview of what is going on “overall”
  • Mourad – you have been more than amazing. Thanks a million for everything

What was the best part of the course for you and why?

  • IT lab work
  • Hands on practice
  • Networking with fellow teachers of Arabic
  • The facilitator showed his mastery of the subject and his ability to deliver it.
  • The delivery of the course was excellent
  • Getting as much information as to follow up at home
  • Help reduce my fears of IT – Now I am keen to do hands on follow up at home
  • Meeting all the teachers who were enthusiastic about their teaching and wanted to improve their work through updating their skills and everyone was so friendly which was lovely!
  • The knowledge gained of the wide opportunities to use e-Learning in the classroom and to be able to exchange experiences and ideas with colleagues.