One year on Maria Therese Swabey, Colin Paton and Dave Rea IATEFL,Glasgow 2012

One year on

Maria Therese Swabey, Colin Paton and Dave Rea

IATEFL ,Glasgow 2012

1. Introduction to the CELTA Online

2. Feedback and results from our first

two courses

3. Course programmes for CELTA

online

4. Reflections on tutoring on the

CELTA Online

5. Q & A

Planned agenda

Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012

1. Materials development 2010 – 2011

2. Pilot April-July 2011

3. Course 2 IH London Sep-Dec 2011

4. Other centres – October 2011-

An Introduction to the CELTA Online



F2FPilot version

April 2011

Version 1.0 September 2011

Version 1.1 Summer 2012



F2FOnline 30 online units

DF collaborative online tasks

Liverooms Video

observations Assignments Online portfolio Additional

resources

• Teaching practice• Tutor feedback

• Supervised lesson planning

• Observations

Tutorials


F2F

• Teaching practice/tutor

feedback • Supervised lesson

planning• Observations

Week / Dates Online units DF tasks

Liveroom Other Teaching Practice

WEEK 0 18 Sep Orientation Module

1 LR1

WEEK 1 25 Sep Units 1-4

5 Observation 1 (online)

WEEK 2 2 Oct

Units 5-8

5 LR2Assignment 1 set

Assignment 2 set

6 Oct 18:30-20:30

Orientation to TP + SLP

WEEK 3 9 Oct

Units 9 &10

2 11 Oct 18:30 – 21:30

13 Oct 18:30 – 21:30

WEEK 4 16 Oct

Units 11 & 12

3 LR3 Assignment 1 due

18 Oct 18:30 – 21:30

20 Oct 18:30 – 21:30

WEEK 5 23 Oct Units 13 &14 3 Assignment 3 set

Observation 2 (online)

25 Oct 18:30 – 21:30 27 Oct 18:30 – 21:30


Home page


Course page


Course page


Online observation video and task


Discussion thread


LiveroomColin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012

Assignments drop boxColin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012

Activity logColin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012

Results

Pilot cohort April-July 2011: 10

students

Cohort 2 Sep-Dec 2011: 15 students

Feedback and results from the first two courses at IH London

1 A, 3 B, 2 Pass, 1 Fail, 3

Withdrawn

1 A, 6 B, 8 Pass


Trainee/tutor feedback

+ -Flexibility

Course materials

Tutor support

Observation (videos)

Collaborative tasks

TP

Time consuming admin

Technical issues (esp.

pilot)

Challenging nature of courseLiveroom sessions


Qui

z

Quiz

Quiz

Course programme • CELTA online courses - ten weeks to a year

• CELTA online course programmes have:

a) the Orientation Module (6 hours)b) 30 online input units (2/3/4 a week)c) live room sessions (7 or 8 sessions)d) online video observations (3 hours)e) live lesson observation (3 hours) f) tutorials (1 or 2 during TP)g) TP schedule (in blocks or throughout the course)

F2F




Week / Dates Online units DF tasks

Liveroom Other Teaching Practice

WEEK 0 18 Sep Orientation Module

1 LR1

WEEK 1 25 SepUnits 1-4 5


WEEK 2 2 Oct Units 5-85 LR2

Assignment 1 set

Assignment 2 set

6 Oct 18:30-20:30

Orientation to TP + SLP

WEEK 3 9 Oct Units 9 &10 2 11 Oct 18:30 – 21:30

13 Oct 18:30 – 21:30

WEEK 4 16 Oct Units 11 & 12 3 LR3 Assignment 1 due

18 Oct 18:30 – 21:30

20 Oct 18:30 – 21:30

WEEK 5 23 Oct Units 13 &14 3 Assignment 3 set


25 Oct 18:30 – 21:30 27 Oct 18:30 – 21:30


Teaching PracticeGroup TP (3-6 candidates per group)

a) teach 6 hoursb) on 8 occasionsc) at two significantly different levelsd) with an average of 8 students e) be observed by two tutors

Before starting TP candidates should:a) do Units 1- 6b) visit the centre, meet the tutors and do TP prep

Tutorials - online tutor, TP tutor, both OCT and TPT

F2F




13 week programme TP twice a week

Week / Dates Online units Liveroom TP/feedback/SLP Other

WEEK 1 Orientation Module

LR1

WEEK 2 - 3 Units 1-8 LR2Thurs Wk 2 Orientation to TP + SLP

Observation 1 & 2 Assignment 1 &2 set

WEEK 4 - 7 Units 9 - 16 LR3, LR4 Monday & Thursday Assignment 1 due Assignment 3 & 4 set Observation 3 & 4

WEEK 8 - 9 Units 17 - 22 LR5 Monday & Thursday Tutorials Assignment 2 due

WEEK 9 - 12 Units 22 - 28 LR6, LR7 Monday & Thursday

Observation 5 & 6 Tutorials Assignment 3 & 4

WEEK 13 Units 29 -30 Final resubmissions Course feedback


F2F




15 week programme TP in two blocks

Week / Dates Online units Liveroom TP/feedback/SLP Other

WEEK 1 Orientation Module

LR1

WEEK 2 - 5 Units 1-13LR2 Observation 1 & 2

Assignment 1 & 2 set Assignment 1 due

WEEK 6 - 7 Units 14 - 15LR3, LR4

Monday to Friday Observation 3Tutorials

WEEK 8 - 12 Units 16 - 26LR5 Observation 4 & 5

Assignment 3 & 4 set Assignment 2 & 3

WEEK 13 - 14 Units 27 - 28 LR6, LR7 Monday to Friday

Observation 6 Tutorials Assignment 4 due

WEEK 15 Units 29 -30 Final resubmissions Course feedback


Information

www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/celta-online/(information, FAQs)

www.esolcentrenet.org(information, sample course programmesRegistration form, CELTA handbook)

www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL03C75AAF56E281A4&feature=plcp(video)

http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/celta-online/

http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/celta-online/

http://www.esolcentrenet.org/

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL03C75AAF56E281A4&feature=plcp



- Communication with TPTs was via email/phone/Skype- OCT read TP feedback and plans after each TP and built a profile of trainees- OCT did all of the ‘stage’ reports in consultation with TPTs- OCT did all the marking, with the TPTs doing shadow marking

Overview of the first course IHL• A 13-week course• 10 participants• TP in 2 blocks of 4 weeks• ‘Simulation’: OCT was in different centre to

TP tutors:

• A sense of ‘isolation’ for OCT and trainees

• The lack of ‘flexibility’ in the course• Building rapport and a working

relationship with trainees• Effective communication with TPTs• Absence of ‘experiential learning’

Pre-course: Concerns

• A sense of ‘isolation’ for OCT and trainees

• The lack of ‘flexibility’ in the course

• Building rapport and a working relationship with trainees

• Effective communication with TPTs

• Absence of ‘experiential learning’

• OCT worked 2 hours/day on course; F2F tutorials could help trainees

• The online CELTA has flexibility of revisiting key units

• Rapport building done via ‘live rooms’, discussion forums and emails

• Greater objectivity and efficiency in communication

• Replaced with wide range of video clips of ‘real teaching’; no apparent impact on TP

Pre-course: Concerns

Q & A

Any questions?


Thank you!

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One year on Maria Therese Swabey, Colin Paton and Dave Rea IATEFL,Glasgow 2012