CertICTCourse Brochure

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Successful teachers are increasingly expected to use technology with their students.However, theuseof technologyneeds tobe firmly grounded inpedagogy, andaclearunderstanding of how it can support and develop students’ language learning. Theonline CertICT: Certificate in Teaching Languages with Technology gives you theskills and confidence to use a range of technologies and tools with your students, ina principled and effective manner.

The CertICT is an international qualificationvalidated by Trinity College London. Thecourse is for teachers and trainers of Englishand/or of other languages. If you’re a languageteacherandhavealreadystartedyour teachingcareer, and you wish to further enhance yourskills and expertise in using ICT (Informationand Communications Technology) with your

students, this is the ideal course for you.

The CertICT is suitable for teachers and trainers worldwide,whatever your level of experience with ICT and whateveryour teaching context. You will leave this course with awealth of new ideas, tools, approaches and techniques forusing ICT in a principled manner with your languagestudents.

"There was real team spirit and asupportive and encouraging atmospherewhich made the course a pleasure to do.This has been a great learning experiencefor me."

How does the course benefit you professionally?Develop your professionalism. The CertICT is aninternational qualification validated by Trinity CollegeLondon. It adds to your language teaching qualificationsand enhances your CV.

Increase your employability. The CertICT increases youremployment prospects by developing your skill set andhelping you to stand out from the crowd.

Update your teaching. The CertICT gets you up to speedwith current learning technologies, and increases yourteaching repertoire with a range of exciting new activities,techniques and tools.

Join the community. The CertICT enables you to join thegrowingnumbersof language teacherswhouse technologyeffectively to motivate and engage their students.

Secureyour future.TheCertICTgives you the tools to keepabreast of new developments, ensuring your futureteaching prospects.

Since2003,we've trained thousands of teachers aroundthe world to use EdTech successfully in their dailypractice. Our courses are recognised by Cambridge,Trinity College London, English UK and Aqueduto.

Tech RequirementsIn terms of hardware and software, you need:

- An Internet connection, preferably broadband- A headset (preferably with a USB connection)- A webcam (your computer should have one)

- An up-to-date browser- Adobe Acrobat Reader- An up-to-date media player

- A word processing package

OverviewThe CertICT takes place fully online in our specially designed mobile-compatible Moodle VLE (Virtual Learning Environment). All three CertICTmodules are structured around weekly deadlines, and you are in constantand close contact with your course colleagues and your tutor throughoutthe course. The modules are very highly tutor-supported: groups of 10+participants have two tutors. You also attend regular synchronous (or ‘realtime’) videoconferencing sessions with your tutor and course colleagues,to help you reflect upon your coursework and to learn more aboutsynchronous online teaching.

For Modules 1 and 2 of the CertICT, you are expected to spend at least 6to 7hoursperweekononline individual, pair andcollaborative groupwork,including offline reading and reflection. Deadlines for task completion areweekly, and you can log on at any point during the week to work on thecourse (note that, at times, pair and group work tasks have mid-weekdeadlines). There are no 'fixed' times to be online to complete your weeklywork, apart from regular timetabled online videoconferencing sessions;the dates and times of these are negotiated to suit everyone on the course.

Module 3 consists of the ICT course project, which you develop and carryout within a period of 6 weeks. This is a lesson (or series of lessons) thatyou teach with a group of your own students in your own classroom. Thelesson needs to implement a technology or approach that you have learntabout during Modules 1 and 2. It is an opportunity to try out a tool,technique or technology-based project in practice, and to reflect on theexperience. You have 6weeks inwhich to plan, implement and then reflecton your lesson, and your tutor supports you at each of these stages. Youare provided with templates, advice and tutor support for each stage ofyour project, as well as examples of real past projects that were awardedDistinctions. How does Module 3 work in practice? First you develop andsubmit a project lessonplan to your tutor for feedback. Youare also invitedto share your plan with your course colleagues. Once you have receivedyour tutor’s detailed feedback, youcan take this into account andcarry outyour lesson with your students. Finally, guidelines are provided for you toreflect on the experience, and to write it up in the form of a project reportfor the external Trinity College Londonmoderator. Your tutor submits yourreport to Trinity along with his/her own evaluation of your ICT courseproject.

Our TutorsOur tutors are highly qualified and experienced language teachers and trainers, withyearsof experienceofmoderatingonline teacher trainingcourses.All our tutorshavelanguage teaching backgrounds (e.g. teaching general English, business English,ESP, primary and secondary-school learners, one-to-one, and teacher training) andhave worked in a range of contexts and countries. Many of our tutors are prize-winning methodology and coursebook authors and materials writers. Feedback forthe tutors on all of our courses is consistently excellent, and they are experts inproviding guidance and support online, aswell as being highly knowledgeable in thefields of language teaching and online learning. Find out more here..

Course AimsDuring the CertICT, you examine a range of useful technology-related skills, approaches and toolswhich are immediately applicable in your language classroom. The aims of the CertICT are:

to develop and consolidate your basic IT skills.

to develop your familiarity with a wide range of Web 2.0 tools and how to use themeffectively for language teaching.

to explore the pedagogical underpinnings of effective ICT use.

to develop your familiarity with concepts such as mobile learning, blended learning andthe flipped classroom, and to consider how these might enhance your current teaching.

to build a critical awareness of a range of ICT materials.

to consider ICT within your syllabus and how to integrate it in class.

to develop your awareness of the various contexts and cultural constraints in which ICT may be used.

to consider how to integrate ICT and assessment in your context.

to understand what current research says about how ICT can support and developstudents’ language learning.

to develop your awareness of how to continue your own professional development in ICT-related areas.

to create, implement, and reflect on a final technology-based lesson plan or project.

The course is hands-on and firmly based in your own classroom practice. You leave the courseconfident not only in using a range of ICT tools with your learners, but also with an increasedawareness of broader pedagogical issues at play when integrating ICT into your teaching.

AssessmentModules 1, 2 and 3 need to betaken consecutively. The CertICTdates for 2018 are as follows:

Mod. 1 - 09/01 - 12/03Mod. 2 - 01/05 - 02/07Mod. 3 - 04/09 - 15/10

You need to complete a minimumof 80% of the course work forModules 1 and 2 to an acceptablestandard, and within the timeframe of the course to pass.Modules 1 and 2 are internallyassessed by The Consultants-Eand you are awarded a Certificatefor eachmodule,with aDistinction,Pass or Fail grade.

Module3 (the ICTcourseproject) isthe partwhich consists of creating,implementing and reflecting on atechnology-enhanced lesson, orseries of lessons, with learners;100% of this needs to becompleted. Module 3 is externallyassessed by Trinity CollegeLondon and internally assessed byThe Consultants-E.

Youneed tosuccessfully completeall three modules to be awardedthe Trinity College LondonCertICTCertificate. An overall Pass or Failgrade is awarded by Trinity for theCertICT.

Entry RequirementsTo apply for the CertICT, you need to be already qualifiedas a language teacher. You need to either:

hold a pre-service qualification such as the PGCE, TrinityCertTESOL, Cambridge CELTA, or a national teachingcertificate equivalent

or

hold an in-service teaching qualification such as a TrinityLTCLDiploma or aCambridge ESOLDELTA, or a nationalteaching certificate equivalent

You may be asked to provide documented evidence ofthese qualifications.

Language learners or trainees: For Module 3, you musthave access to real language learners, either a class orone-to-one students, and either face-to-face or online, toimplement your ICT course project. If you are a teachertrainer, you must have access to real trainees toimplement your ICT course project.

English proficiency: You must have competence inwritten and spoken English, whether English is your first,second or foreign language. Your level of competence inEnglish must be of a standard sufficient to enable you tofully understand and complete the course work. Theminimum level of English language qualification acceptedis that of Trinity ISE II / Cambridge First Certificate / IELTS5,5 / TOEFL 500 / CEF B2. In some cases, you may beasked to provide documented evidence of an Englishlanguage qualification. In the absence of a recognisedlanguage qualification, a telephone interview and/or asample of your written work may be requested.

Group work: You must be willing to work co-operativelyas part of a group, and to complete short pair and groupwork tasks online in a timely manner during the course.

Course Structure

Module 1: ICT Essentials for Language Teaching50 hours over 8 weeks

Module 1 reviews and consolidates your basic computer skills, and explores a range of ICT tools andtechniques for the language classroom.Module 1 takes place over 8weeks,with a one-weekbreak.Module1 includes three ‘real time’ videoconferencing sessions with your tutor and course colleagues. You’re

Week 1: ICT in the classroom

Week 2: Working with images & audio.

Videoconference 1

Week 3: Working with video; Security & e-Safety

Week 4: Digital literacies.

Videoconference 2 [ one-week break ]

Week 5: Planning & implementing web-based lessons

Week 6: Webquests and digital storytelling

Week 7: Web 2.0 & online reference tools.

Videoconference 3

Week 8: Social networks

Module review

MODULE 2: ICT Tools and Trends in Language tTaching50 hours over 8 weeks

Module 2 explores several keyWeb 2.0 tools for language learning in depth. It also considers current trendsandwider issues in technology and language teaching.Module 2 takesplaceover 8weeks,with a one-weekbreak. Module 2 includes three ‘real time’ videoconferencing sessions with your tutor and coursecolleagues. You’re expected to spend about 6 to 7 hours per week on your coursework for Module 2.

Week 1: Podcasting with learners

Week 2: Blogging with learners.

Videoconference 1

Week 3: Using wikis with learners

Week 4: Mobile learning and blended learning.

Videoconference 2 [ one-week break ]

Week 5: Evaluating ICT courseware

Week 6: Digital assessment

Week 7: Integrating ICT into the syllabus.

Videoconference 3

Week 8: ePortfolios and online CPD

Module review

MODULE 3: ICT Course Project20 hours over 6 weeks

Module 3 can only be taken after you successfully completeModule 1 andModule 2 (you can takeModules1 and 2 in any order, but you must complete both before you take Module 3). Module 3 - the ICT CourseProject - consists of planning, implementing, and then reflecting on a technology-enhanced lesson (orlessons) that you carry out with your own students. You will need to draw on the content and ideas coveredin Modules 1 and 2 for this. You’re expected to spend about 3 to 4 hours per week on your coursework forModule 3, and you will also attend two ‘real time’ videoconferencing sessions with your tutor and coursecolleagues to help you plan and implement your ICT project effectively.

Weeks 1 & 2: Planning your project. Videoconference 1Weeks 3 & 4: Implementing your project. Videoconference 2Weeks 5 & 6: Reviewing and reflecting on your project. Writing your project report.

Project submission to Trinity College London

Key Features SummaryTheConsultants-E is the firstprovider tooffer anonlineCertICT: Certificate in Teaching Languages withTechnology, for language teachers, fully validated andmoderated by Trinity College London. The CertICThas been designed and developed exclusively by TheConsultants-E. We are one of the most experiencedand highly-regarded online providers of quality onlinetraining for language teachers, and our online CertICThas several unique features:

The CertICT is an internationally recognisedqualification, and provides a valuable asset to you indeveloping your knowledge of technology and how toapply it to classroom teaching. It is also a valuableindicator to potential employers that you are able touse ICT with learners effectively.

The CertICT is hands on and practical – you learnabout and tryout ICT toolsduring thecourse,with yourown learners.

The CertICT takes place in English, but is aimed atteachers of any language – we have trained not justEnglish language teachers, but French, German,Italian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Japaneseteachers in the past.

The CertICT is run fully online in Moodle. As an onlinecourse, you save significantly on the accommodationfees, travel etc. associated with f2f (face to face)training courses.

You can continue to work while you take the onlineCertICT.

Modules 1 and 2 of the CertICT take place over 8weeks, and include a one-week break, so you havetime to try out new ideas and tools with your ownlearners in your own context while taking the course.Learning can be immediately applied to practice, andthere is time to reflect on and digest the coursecontent.

By taking theCertICT online, you have the opportunityto experience firsthand online learning in the hugelypopular virtual learning environment Moodle.

Our course participants come from literally all over theworld. Working closely with your course colleaguesonline, youmeet andworkwith language teachers andtrainers from a wide range of contexts and countries.

Groups of more than 10 participants have two tutors.Our CertICT has one of the highest participant to tutorratios of any online course available. Maximum groupsize is 15, so you are assured of individualised andconstant tutor support.

Our tutors are highly qualified and experiencedlanguage teachers and trainers themselves, and theyalso have years of experience of (and are fully qualifiedin) online moderating.

We are experienced online teacher training providers,having run our online courses since 2003, and wereceive consistently excellent feedback from ourparticipants. 4 Vivians Row, Pant Lasau, Swansea SA6 6NS, UK

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