Learning Technologies in EAP
Our Learning Technologies in EAP course is an online programme designed to help EAP teachers
feel more confident and capable using technology in their classrooms and with their students.
10 weeks
This is a fully online course which you can take at your own pace. Study during the week when it is convenient for you
3-4 hours a week
We understand you are busy and don’t expect you to work too many hours to complete the course
Practical syllabus
The focus of this course is on developing practical technology skills to take immediately into the classroom.
Interactive
Through forums, interactive content and drop-in sessions with the tutors, you’ll feel part of a learning community
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FAQs about the course
If you are an EAP teacher, see value in using technology but lack the confidence to go into the classroom and try things out, this course is for you.
Or maybe you’ve tried using technology with students in the classroom but things haven’t gone as successfully as you hoped.
This course will give you the confidence and skill set to use technology comfortably in class and to advise students on how they can use technology outside the classroom for self-study purposes.
Please note that this is a practical course, so it is strongly recommended that you only take the course if you will actually be teaching students during it.
This will make it far more meaningful as you can try out things on a weekly basis and share your experiments with the other people on the course.
No, the purpose of this course is to focus on technology tools that can be integrated into both online courses (using Zoom etc) or face to face ones. Indirectly, we hope that you will get ideas from the course that will enhance your online teaching, but it’s not the main focus.
The course is 10 weeks’ long and the course modules are released on a Friday at 10.00 (UK time)
We estimate around 3-4 hours a week. We understand that you have busy working lives and we don’t want to pile too much on top of that. We also hope that it integrates well with your teaching, so some of those hours are a natural part of what you do anyhow.
Generally, no. The idea behind the course is that you can work through it at times in the week that are suitable for you, whether that’s early morning, evening or weekends. There are only two times during the course where you may need to be online at a specific time. Around three weeks into the course we give you the option of an online one to one chat with one of the tutors to discuss progress. Also at the end of the course we run a webinar to sum up the course and share experiences. And both of those are optional anyhow, so it’s really your choice.
You need to complete all the modules and contribute reasonably to the course forums. In module 4 there will be a collaborative task with other members of the course that you will need to complete and at the end of the course there is a short final individual assignment for you to complete. If you do all these things, you will finish the course successfully and qualify for a certificate. There is no assessment/pass mark as such as we view this as a formative and developmental course.
Yes, you will, issued by the ELTC, University of Sheffield. However, there are no credits attached to this course, it’s purely developmental. Please note though that to receive the certificate, you need to complete all the final assignment and contribute regularly to the course forums.
In some form, yes. You will be given permanent access to a self-study version of the course containing most of the content and you will be able to access the course forum via a special group set up.
Course aims and syllabus
- to develop confidence in using a range a technology tools in the EAP classroom
- to be able to make principled decisions about when and what technologies to use in the classroom.
Topic: Getting Connected
Description:
This unit is designed to introduce you to the course and to the other participants you will be working with. You will also be introduced to one tool, Padlet, that can be used with your students both inside and outside the classroom.
Sub-topics:
- Who’s on the course
- Welcome to the forum
- What does teaching with technology look like?
- Trying things out
- Reflecting on your experiences
- Reading and resources
Topic: Exploring online tools
Description:
This unit is designed to introduce you to two online tools – Socrative and Quizlet – that can be used for a variety of purposes in EAP. You’ll also explore a framework that helps us analyse our technology more effectively.
Sub-topics:
- Using Socrative to check understanding
- Using Quizlet to develop vocabulary
- Discussion: using Quizlet and Socrative in an EAP context
- Exploration: using the SAMR framework to evaluate technology use
- Preparing to teach with Quizlet and Socrative
- Reading and resources
Topic: Using video
Description:
This unit is designed to explore how you can use video in the classroom to develop students’ listening skills. You will also consider how the concept of the flipped classroom can be integrated into our lessons.
Sub-topics:
- Using video with Edpuzzle
- Using video with Videoant
- Using video with TED ED
- Discussion: using video in an EAP context
- Exploration: flipping the classroom with video
- Preparing to teach a video lesson
- Reflection: reporting back on using video in class
- Reading and resources
Topic: Get the most from your VLE
Description:
This unit is designed to help you reevaluate your use of the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), identify tools that your VLE has and work in a collaborative to come up with suggestions for ways to exploit it.
Sub-topics:
- Group task: researching your VLE
- Reviewing VLE terminology
- Exploration: identifying uses of a VLE
- Reading and resources
Topic: Cloud learning
Description:
This unit explores how we can use cloud documents such as Google Documents, Microsoft Office online and others to create collaborative writing and speaking opportunities for students.
Sub-topics:
- Using cloud documents as a discussion tool
- A picture of your workspace
- Discussion: using cloud documents in an EAP context
- Exploration: pedagogical and technical knowledge.
- Preparing to teach a lesson with cloud documents
- Reflection: experiences of teaching a lesson with cloud documents
- Reading and resources
Topic: Mobile phones and apps
Description:
This unit will focus on mobile phones, probably the most ubiquitous piece of technology in today’s world. We’ll explore our attitudes towards these devices and identify possible ways they can be used in the EAP classroom.
Sub-topics:
- Final course assignment
- Discussion: the pros and cons of using mobile phones
- Practical ideas for using mobile phones with students
- Discussion: how to use mobile phones in an EAP context
- Preparing to teaching a lesson with mobile technology
- Reading and resources
Topic: Corpus tools in the EAP classroom
Description:
This unit is designed to familiarise you with the role of corpus linguistics and how it relates to EAP. It also explores a variety of practical corpus tools that help you get useful data about words and texts as well as help you design tasks to engage your students in class.
Sub-topics:
- Some background to corpus in the classroom
- Text analysis with corpus tools
- Discussion: using corpus tools in the EAP classroom
- Exploration: analysing a lesson of a teacher using corpus tools
- Preparing to teach a lesson using corpus tools
- Reading and resources
Topic: Wrapping up and moving forward
Description:
This unit is designed to wrap up the course, review what you’ve learnt on the course and look to the future. You’ll also learn how the course participants can stay in touch and continue to develop as EAP teachers interested in technology.
Sub-topics:
- Sharing web resources through Diigo
- Final assignment submission
- Course feedback
Scholarship course places
As part of our commitment to supporting teachers without the financial capacity to pay for the course, we offer 3-5 free scholarship places on each course we run.
Please note that these places are only available for teachers OUTSIDE the UK, USA, Australia and Canada and candidates are chosen based on their suitability and appropriacy for the course. If you wish to apply, please click the button below:
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