If you would like to reflect on the issues in designing and developing 
online language teaching and at the same time study online learning by 
learning that way yourself, then you may be interested in the University 
of London Online Education & Training course, which incorporates a special 
strand for language teachers. 

It deals with general issues of teaching online with regular practical 
tasks, and has a choice of optional topics on using the internet to enhance 
internet teaching of vocabulary/grammar/reading and writing/listening and
speaking.  These are expected to include
•       online discourse and moderating
•       computer-based assessment
•       mobile technologies
•       Real-time teaching with CHAT or video-conferencing and whiteboards
•       blogging and podcasting

Anita Pincas, course leader, and Felicity O’Dell, both from the Institu
te of Education, will be joined by Eric Baber of NetLearn Languages 
http://www.netlearnlanguages.com whose book Teaching English with 
Information Technology 2005 is our course reference.  Further specialists
will also be involved.

The next start is 13 May 2007.  We suggest you register as soon as 
possible.

The course carries 30 UK credits towards either a masters or a diploma and 
can be taken by 10 weeks distance study online.

The fee is £Stg 499, which can be paid by bank transfer, credit card or
 instalments. 

More information about the course is at the 
website:http://www.ioe.ac.uk/english/OET.htm

Enquiries to

Anita Pincas, Senior Lecturer,
Institute of Education
Tel +44 0207 612 6522
Personal Web page http://www.ioe.ac.uk/english/Apincas.htm

Short course: Online Education and Training
Full details and application form:     http://www.ioe.ac.uk/english/OET.h
tm

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