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

Planned agenda Introduction to the CELTA Online Feedback and results from our first two courses Course programmes for CELTA online Reflections on tutoring on the CELTA Online Q & A Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 2

An Introduction to the CELTA Online Materials development 2010 – 2011 Pilot April-July 2011 Course 2 IH London Sep-Dec 2011 4. Other centres – October 2011- Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 3

F2F An Introduction to the CELTA Online Pilot version April 2011 Version 1.0 September 2011 Version 1.1 Summer 2012 Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 4

F2F Online An Introduction to the CELTA Online Tutorials Teaching practice Tutor feedback Supervised lesson planning Observations 30 online units DF collaborative online tasks Liverooms Video observations Assignments Online portfolio Additional resources Tutorials Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 5

F2F Teaching practice/tutor feedback Supervised lesson planning 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 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 Assignment 3 set Observation 2 (online) 25 Oct 18:30 – 21:30 27 Oct 18:30 – 21:30 F2F Teaching practice/tutor feedback Supervised lesson planning Observations Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 6

Home page Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 7

Course page Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 8

Course page Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 9

Online observation video and task Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 10

Discussion thread Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 11

Liveroom Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 12

Assignments drop box Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 13

Activity log Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 14

Feedback and results from the first two courses at IH London Pilot cohort April-July 2011: 10 students Cohort 2 Sep-Dec 2011: 15 students 1 A, 3 B, 2 Pass, 1 Fail, 3 Withdrawn 1 A, 6 B, 8 Pass Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 15

Challenging nature of course Trainee/tutor feedback - + Flexibility Course materials Tutor support Observation (videos) Collaborative tasks TP Time consuming admin Technical issues (esp. pilot) Challenging nature of course Liveroom sessions Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 16

Quiz 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)

Teaching Practice Group TP (3-6 candidates per group) a) teach 6 hours b) on 8 occasions c) at two significantly different levels d) with an average of 8 students e) be observed by two tutors Before starting TP candidates should: a) do Units 1- 6 b) visit the centre, meet the tutors and do TP prep Tutorials - online tutor, TP tutor, both OCT and TPT

F2F Teaching practice/tutor feedback Supervised lesson planning 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 LR2 Thurs 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 Tutorials  Assignment 2 due WEEK 9 - 12 Units 22 - 28 LR6, LR7 Observation 5 & 6 Tutorials  Assignment 3 & 4 WEEK 13 Units 29 -30 Final resubmissions Course feedback F2F Teaching practice/tutor feedback Supervised lesson planning Observations Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 20 20

F2F Teaching practice/tutor feedback Supervised lesson planning 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 1-13 LR2 Observation 1 & 2 Assignment 1 & 2 set  Assignment 1 due WEEK 6 - 7  Units 14 - 15 LR3, LR4 Monday to Friday Observation 3 Tutorials WEEK 8 - 12 Units 16 - 26 LR5 Observation 4 & 5 Assignment 3 & 4 set  Assignment 2 & 3 WEEK 13 - 14 Units 27 - 28 LR6, LR7 Observation 6 Tutorials  Assignment 4 due WEEK 15 Units 29 -30 Final resubmissions Course feedback F2F Teaching practice/tutor feedback Supervised lesson planning Observations Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 21 21

Information www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/celta-online/ (information, FAQs) www.esolcentrenet.org (information, sample course programmes Registration form, CELTA handbook) www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL03C75AAF56E281A4&feature=plcp (video)

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: - 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 -Introduce myself and my CELTA experience. -Also my involvement with CELTA Online. My reservations 23

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’

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

Q & A Any questions? Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 26

Thank you! colin.paton@ihlondon.com dave.rea@ihlondon.com mtswabey@yahoo.co.uk Thank you! Colin Paton, Dave Rea, Marie Therese Swabey 2012 27