Shaping the Way We Teach English is a fantastic resource that I came across recently. The resource is similar to other online courses from colleges and universities. It's free and accessible through The Online Language Center of the University of Oregon and it is a pretty complete teacher training course that has videos , viewing tasks, transcripts, observation checklists and even recommended supplementary web based reading.
The videos for the course are all on YouTube and can either be watched online or it is recommended that they are downloaded using http://keepvid.com/ for anyone with a slower connection.
Most of the videos ( there is one for each of the 14 modules) is about 10 -15 mins long and the quality is good. The makers of the course have used a range of teachers from around the world and you can see them working with their classes and listen to what they have to say about the way they teach.
Here's a useful example on reflective teaching
These videos and tasks could be used for pre-service or even in service teacher training, or as a self access resource for teachers who want some informal development.
As I said. Shaping the Way We Teach English is a fantastic resource, it's free and it's very complete. I hope you enjoy using it.
Related links:
Nik Peachey
The videos for the course are all on YouTube and can either be watched online or it is recommended that they are downloaded using http://keepvid.com/ for anyone with a slower connection.Most of the videos ( there is one for each of the 14 modules) is about 10 -15 mins long and the quality is good. The makers of the course have used a range of teachers from around the world and you can see them working with their classes and listen to what they have to say about the way they teach.
Here's a useful example on reflective teaching
These videos and tasks could be used for pre-service or even in service teacher training, or as a self access resource for teachers who want some informal development.
As I said. Shaping the Way We Teach English is a fantastic resource, it's free and it's very complete. I hope you enjoy using it.
Related links:
- Using wikis for teacher development
- Create your own social network 7 steps
- Three Views of the Future of English Language Teaching
- Teachers' Stories
- ELT classroom videos
- Would you recommend this?
- Conference presentation videos
- English Online
Nik Peachey
Nik,
ReplyDeleteThanks for mentioning this and it is a valuable resource. Univ. of Oregon let this program lapse but fortunately kept the videos alive.
I've spent a lot of time, assemblying and culling materials for all 15 modules. Also compiling these videos into one handy player. I'd love it if other TEFL trainers would comment on my recommended reading selections and help build this directory.
http://eflclassroom.ning.com/page/teacher-training
Thanks,
David