STARTALK Summer 2014 – Become an Effective Online Language Teacher

About this Course

This STARTALK program is designed for K-16 world language instructors who have prior knowledge and experiences related to blended/online teaching. The program emphasizes the STARTALK TELL Alignment (STELLA), an evolving framework to increase Teacher Effectiveness in Language Learning (TELL). It is particularly valuable to integrate the teaching strategies, self-assessments, and tools available in STELLA within blended/online teaching contexts, to increase the quality of instructional content, student assessments, and connected engagement. This training will enable participants to design more effective blended/online experiences for students.

In order to “sustain” blended/online language instruction, our training program focuses on two domains under the TELL Advance Student Learning heading: The Learning Experience, and Performance and Feedback. A number of TELL concepts and tools will be incorporated in our training, providing a framework for teachers to structure and evaluate their online teaching as a part of their ongoing professional growth. We believe strengthening trainees’ self-awareness and development in these TELL areas is a valuable step in fostering highly effective and capable online language educators.

This innovative workshop is delivered entirely online. It involves asynchronous work (self-paced tasks) as well as some synchronous interactions (live, coordinated) with instructors and peers. There is no face-to-face meeting or residential component requiring travel. You can participate from the comfort of your home or office, provided you are highly motivated, set aside the required time to stay on schedule, have the necessary computer hardware and accessories, and have the needed degree of technology/computing skills. All training is provided in English, but tasks and lesson design activities will address the languages participants teach.


Requirements

There is no face-to-face meeting or residential component requiring travel. You can participate from the comfort of your home or office, provided you set aside the required time to stay on schedule, have the necessary computer hardware and accessories, and have the needed degree of technology/computing skills.

Please note that the course requires the use of a GMail-powered account.
(GMail or a university/organizational account that uses the GMail platform and tools)

This course is intended for educators who have some familiarity with blended/online teaching who wish to solidify their approach to instructional design and evaluation. The following steps must be taken in order to join this program:

  1. Sign-up with a GMail-powered account to obtain a CLASSRoad user ID. If you already have a CLASSRoad user account, login and update your Profile with a GMail account.
  2. You will receive an email with a link to a Pre-Program Questionnaire. Complete it in order to apply to the program.
  3. Once your eligibility has been confirmed, you will receive an Enrollment Code that you can use to join the course.
  4. Access to course materials will be made available on June 9 2014, one week before the June 16 2014 start date.

 


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Course Availability
Archived

Course Instructors
Bobby E. Hobgood, Ed.D.
Instructional Associate
Barbara Lindsey
Instructional Lead
Lauren Rosen
Instructional Associate
Thomas Sauer
Instructional Associate

Subject
World Languages and Cultures

Audience
Teachers

Level
Intermediate

Language of Instruction
Arabic

Target Language(s)
Arabic, Chinese

Course Credit
Certificate

Course Cost
Free

Course ID
TELL 100


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