Join us for a series of eight interactive online workshops addressing key issues in distance teaching and learning. Each workshop will be delivered by an expert tutor who will draw on insights from recent studies and experiences during the COVID-19 crisis to outline the main challenges and lessons learnt, provide practical tips and techniques, and set out best practice for both synchronous and asynchronous situations. You will also have opportunities to discuss the learning points and share your recent challenges and successes with other teachers from around the world.
What you'll receive
workshops will also be awarded a certificate of completion to prove their professional development. Workshop presentations will be recorded and made available to attendees so that you can watch recaps and revisit the learning points.
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Tickets for the workshops can be purchased online. You can choose from the following options:
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Discover practical techniques for delivering effective and engaging remote learning experiences
Each workshop will include input, tasks and opportunities for discussion. Following your workshop you will receive a certificate of attendance to demonstrate your participation. Teachers who attend at least seven different
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Each workshop will be delivered in two time slots, to make sure that, wherever you are in the world, there is a session you can attend.
Topics
Each 75-minute workshop will focus on a different issue in blended and online learning. The topics covered will be:
• Delivering engaging input and maintaining motivation • Developing speaking skills • Monitoring and assessing learning, and giving feedback • Supporting learner independence
Register for individual workshops Sign up for individual workshops at a cost of £8.99 per session.
Save up to 30% with a series ticket Sign up for a series ticket to get access to all eight workshops for £50, which works out at just £6.25 per session.
Key elements of effective distance learning
Managing distance learning environments
Planning distance and blended lessons
Developing and maintaining the social aspects of learning
Delivering engaging input and maintaining motivation
Developing speaking skills
Monitoring and assessing learning, and giving feedback
Supporting learner independence
6–29 October 2020
implementing learnings from the coronavirus crisis
Best practice for blended and online English teaching:
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This session will give you an overview of the key challenges of distance and blended learning and set out criteria for your learners’ success. It will introduce issues around teaching and learning at a distance and supporting learners, and will cover aspects of access and online safety.
09:00 BST
Tuesday 6 October
Key elements of effective distance learning • Ceri Jones
*Please note British Summer Time ends on 25 October. Please check local times to ensure you do not miss your workshop.
Week 1
Week 2
15:00 BST
In this workshop you will learn how to manage the remote learning environment and create supportive conditions where your learners can thrive. You will cover remote classroom management techniques, helping you to establish routines, give instructions and set up interactions between learners; and how to create a supportive learning environment, helping you to develop and maintain group cohesion and ensure learners have a sense of progression.
Managing distance learning environments • Lindsay Clandfield
Thursday 8 October
In this session you will learn the best methods for adapting coursebook materials to suit an online or distance context. You will also gain an understanding of the principles of 'flipped learning' for a blended approach.
Planning distance and blended lessons • Ceri Jones
Tuesday 13 October
In this workshop you will explore the critical importance of the social process of learning and discover practical online and offline tasks to build relationships and encourage discussions and other interactions between your learners.
Developing and maintaining the social aspects of learning • Lindsay Clandfield
Thursday 15 October
This workshop will help you to address the challenge of learner engagement, which can be more difficult when teaching remotely. It will set out how to get and keep learners’ attention through a variety of inputs, including embedded video, audio, narration, and visuals. It will also outline strategies and task types for keeping learners motivated after the initial presentation.
Delivering engaging input and maintaining motivation • Ceri Jones
Tuesday 20 October
Week 3
This session will support you to maintain a focus on speaking when teaching remotely. It will explain how you can provide opportunities for speaking practice, offer tips for making this meaningful and outline techniques for managing it successfully.
Developing speaking skills • Lindsay Clandfield
Thursday 22 October
This workshop will help you to address the added complexity of checking your learners’ understanding and ensuring they are on task in a distance learning environment. It will outline effective ways of managing this issue and suggest a variety of techniques for giving feedback and assessing learning.
Monitoring and assessing learning, and giving feedback • Ceri Jones
08:00 GMT*
15:00 GMT*
Tuesday 27 October
Week 4
In this session you will explore the need for learners to reflect on and manage their own learning when they are taught remotely. It will set out how you can support your learners to develop responsibility for their learning and suggest how you can involve parents/carers in supporting learners to manage their time.
Supporting learner independence • Lindsay Clandfield
Thursday 29 October
Ceri Jones
Ceri Jones is a teacher, trainer and materials writer. She has been involved in coursebook writing for teens, young adults and adults for over 20 years. She has recently been involved in writing two coursebook series for Cambridge University Press, Uncover for secondary schools and Evolve for adults. She is particularly interested in the transition from physical classrooms to online classrooms and the challenges and opportunities this change has brought to teachers all over the world.
Lindsay Clandfield
Lindsay Clandfield is an award-winning writer, teacher, teacher trainer and international speaker in the field of English language teaching. He has written more than ten coursebooks, and worked most recently on the new course Evolve from Cambridge University Press. Lindsay has co-written various methodology books for teachers, notably Dealing with Difficulties and Teaching Online (Delta Publishing). His most recent methodology book was Interaction Online (Cambridge University Press) which he co-wrote with Jill Hadfield. Lindsay is also the creative force behind various web projects including the e-publishing collective The Round and the sci-fi/adventure materials website Extreme Language Teaching and, most recently, the podcast The TEFL Commute.
Uncover
Evolve
Interaction Online
You can find out more about him at his website www.lindsayclandfield.com.
Tickets for all workshops in the Best practice for blended and online English teaching series can be purchased from Eventbrite. How to register and access your workshop(s)
Frequently asked questions
All workshops will be delivered via Zoom. Please make sure you install Zoom before the workshop to make sure you can join. You can do this at https://zoom.us/ We strongly encourage you to use a laptop or computer rather than a mobile device as this will ensure you can view shared documentation and participate in group discussions.
How will the workshops be delivered?
The workshops are designed for teachers who: • teach learners at secondary level or above • have a minimum language level of B2.
Who should attend?
Two types of certificate are available. • For each live session you attend you will receive a certificate of attendance. These will be provided by email within 3 working days of the session. Please note that if you watch the recording but did not attend then you won’t be eligible to receive a certificate. • A certificate of completion will be provided if you attend workshops on at least seven of the eight topics in the series. Eligible participants will receive their certificate of completion by 4 November.
Will I receive a certificate?
When you have paid for your series ticket, you will be sent details of how to register for the workshops you want to attend. If you register for both workshops on a topic then you will be able to attend them. Please note that the input for both sessions will be the same and even if you attend both sessions, you will only receive one certificate of attendance for the topic.
If I buy the series ticket, can I attend both the morning and afternoon workshops on the same topic?
The presentation sections of all workshops will be recorded. If you have bought a ticket for an individual workshop then you will be sent a link to the recording. If you have bought a series ticket then you will be sent links to the recordings of one workshop session on each topic. This will include any workshops that you were not able to attend. Please note that the group discussions are an important part of each session and you will not receive a certificate if you just watch the recording. Certificates will only be awarded to teachers who take part in the session.
Will I be sent a link so that I can re-watch my workshop(s)?
If you have purchased one or more individual tickets, it may be possible for you to upgrade to a series ticket so that you can attend the remaining workshops at a reduced cost. Please contact elttraining@cambridge.org so that we can help you to organise this.
I bought a ticket for one or more individual workshops, but I’ve decided that I would now like to attend the whole series. Can I upgrade my ticket to a series ticket?
If you’re unable to attend your workshop, you can apply for a refund via the ticketing platform (Eventbrite). Refunds must be requested at least 24 hours before your workshop is due to start. If you are unable to attend but do not apply for a refund, then you will receive a link to watch the recording of the workshop. Please note that if you watch the recording but did not attend then you won’t be eligible to receive a certificate.
I’ve registered for a workshop but unfortunately can’t attend, what are my options?
If you do not attend your workshop, then you will receive a link to watch the recording of the workshop. Please note that if you watch the recording but did not attend then you won’t be eligible to receive a certificate.
I registered but missed my workshop, what are my options?
Contact us:
If you have a question which isn’t answered above, please email elttraining@cambridge.org
A certificate of attendance for each workshop that you take part in A certificate of completion if you attend workshops on at least seven topics Links to recordings of the presentations from all eight workshops
A series ticket gives you access to all eight workshops, along with:
1. Visit Eventbrite using the link below and follow the simple steps to buy your ticket 2. Use the link in your confirmation email to visit the registration pages and register for your preferred time slot for each workshop 3. Two hours before the start of each session you’ve registered for, you will receive an email with your Zoom link
How to order your series ticket:
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How to order:
1. Review the programme and choose the workshop(s) you would like to attend 2. Visit the relevant Eventbrite page(s) using the links below and follow the simple steps to purchase 3. Two hours before the start of your workshop(s), you will receive an email with your Zoom link
You can also choose to register for individual workshops on specific topics of interest. Buy individual tickets and you will receive: A certificate of attendance for each workshop that you take part in Links to the recording of presentations from the workshop(s) you attend
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*Please note British Summer Time ends on 25 October. Please check local times to ensure you do not miss your workshop. To read our full terms and conditions click here
