Aim of the course
This 3 day face-to-face course is ideal for anyone looking to get the most out of online video and video-recording devices in ELT.
During the course, you will develop your awareness and understanding of the potential and versatility of online video in ELT. By taking apart a number of video clips, you will gain valuable insight into the huge number of learning and teaching opportunities that sites such as YouTube have to offer. You will acquire invaluable skills, competences and ideas for lesson planning, creating your own video content, making use of video recorders in the classroom, manipulating video and managing it online. Finally, you will develop ideas and strategies for avoiding issues associated with online video, such as copyright and privacy matters.
Is the course for you?
Last year, YouTube turned 5 years old. During this short time, online video has been affecting society, business, entertainment, politics and education in diverse and unpredictable ways. Accompanying this new media is a need to reflect on the culture which arises from it, and the new literacies which it demands. This course will be invaluable for any teacher or teacher trainer who wishes to gain an in-depth understanding of online video, as well as the practical tools for using it in the classroom.
Course content
This 20-hour face-to-face course is run over three days. It will consist of the following:
- Practical workshops
- Seminars and group discussions
- A demonstration lesson
- Hands on IT training
- One written assignment
- A short pre-course assignment
Tasks are varied, dynamic and practical. You will be able to take ideas and techniques straight to the classroom. The timetable will look like this:
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Day one |
Day two |
Day three |
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Session 1 |
Introductions and course expectations |
Video texts and language 1 |
Video texts and language 2 |
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Session 2 |
The YouTube generation |
Video recorders in and out of the classroom 1 |
Video recorders in and out of the classroom 2 |
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Session 3 |
Video skills 1 |
Video skills 2 |
Video skills 3 |
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Session 4 |
Taking video apart |
Demonstration lesson |
Video principles for the classroom |
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Session 5 |
Setting the assignment |
Copyright and privacy issues |
End of course review |
(Note that in order to allow the trainer to react to participants’ needs and requests, the timetable is flexible to a degree.)
The trainer
Jamie Keddie is a Barcelona-based teacher, teacher trainer, writer and presenter. He is the founder of Lessonstream, the site that was formerly known as TEFLclips, winner of a British Council ELTons award. His publications include Images in the Resource Books for Teachers series published by Oxford University Press.
Jamie’s video training courses have taken him to Spain, Turkey, Poland, Austria, Belgium and Germany as well as his home country – the United Kingdom - where he is an associate trainer for Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE).
Assessment and certification
To pass the course and receive the certificate you will have to complete 100% of the course tasks to a satisfactory standard. The certificate will state that you have passed the course, outline the components of the course in detail and state the length of the course.
More information
If you are registering for a CertTESOL course with us simply indicate on the application form which extension course you wish to attend.
You will receive a discount of €50. If you have already completed a CertTESOL course with us, e-mail us to let us know which course you would like to do. You will have discount of €50.
If you have any questions or enquiries about this course, please don't hesitate to contact us, and a member of our team will be happy to answer you.
Watch Jamie in action
'Videotelling' from Lessonstream on Vimeo.