COD 2010 - D054

Widen your classroom with blogs

Teachers willing to learn how to integrate blogs in their daily teaching.

4 sessions, start: 03-May

Course detail

Year: 2010
Level: Distance
Language: English
Status: Ended
Lugar: A distancia
Facilitator/s: Ms. Jennifer Verschoor
Print course
ESSARP Schools
ARS
Exams Schools
ARS
Non affiliate
ARS 260.00

Sessions

Sessions Dates Schedule
1 03 May 2010 Online session
2 10 May 2010 Online session
3 17 May 2010 Online session
4 24 May 2010 Online session

Facilitator/s

Jennifer Verschoor

Jennifer Verschoor graduated from St. Andrew's Scots School. She holds a degree in Literary, Technical and Legal Translation as well as a Bachelor's degree in Educational Management, English Teaching and ICT in the Classroom validated by Trinity College London. She holds an MA in Virtual Environments and a Specialization in Education and ICT offered by the Ministry of Education in Argentina. She is the co-author of My First Digital Journey, an ebook published by The Round in December 2012. Currently she is working for the British Council in Argentina and Chile, ESSARP, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Cambridge English and SimpleK12 giving teacher training courses on the integration of ICT. She has been hired by SBS International to co-moderate TIC en el AULA, nominated for an ELTon Award in 2013 under the category Local Innovation.
Teachers willing to learn how to integrate blogs in their daily teaching.
This is a four-week completely on-line course starting on May 3rd where participants will learn how to integrate blogging and different Web 2.0 tools in their teaching in order to enhance their daily teaching activities using blogs.

During the course we want to unite English teachers from different backgrounds and continents and show them the benefits of learning online and collaborating by joining participants from Argentina and Switzerland and encouraging interaction through the blogs.
Week 1: Introducing Blogging.

Week 2: How to use blogs to open our classroom doors to the world.

Week 3: Understanding blogging.

Week 4: Rounding Off.
A private Ning has been set up.

Participants will be able to work at their own pace, completing weekly tasks and reflecting on what they have done and learned so far. Live on-line sessions will also be offered – times to be agreed once the course begins.
Week 1:
Reading: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7006.pdf
Blogs in Education

Week 2:
Reading: The structure of collaborative tagging

Week 3:
Reading: 7 things you should kow about RSS
What is an RSS feed and how can I subscribe?

Week 4:
Reading: 50 Useful Blogging Tools for Teachers
100 Best Blogs for Teachers of the Future
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