Basic E-learning skills for teachers and freelancers (focus on language teaching and Spanish)

Methodology

Duration : 5 weeks / 10 lessons (60 min each) - Price : $200.00 - Place : MinneapolisThis is an on-line workshop developed for teacher who want to build solid skills to enhance or start their E-teaching path. Whether if you are a professional e-teacher or you are just starting, this quick workshop can help you.

We are going to focus on the principles that rule the E-learning process, the differences (and similarities) with face-to-face lessons and the basic settings for a successful experience for you and your students.


Table of topics (weeks)

1.- What E-learning is after all? On-line lessons basic principles. Setting up your learning station.

2.- Resources: educational technologies (free and paid). Are Skype and Moodle my only options? Choosing the best platform.

3.- Techniques for creating a the best learning environment you can (theory and practice)

4.- Materials and resources: cured Vs. own. How to organize materials for your lessons

5.- Practice 1: giving a lesson. Is my current approach good enough? Co-evaluation and self-evaluation of real experiences.

6.- What the Internet can offer me and my students? Am I a living Youtube channel?

7.- Organizing schedules and programs. Tools to organize a learning process

8.- Practice 2: giving e-lesson and e-assessment.

9.- How to evaluate progress in my on-line courses?

10.- Practice 3: building own material and recycling the old ones