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TESOL Prof Dev Opportunities

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Saved by Sandra Annette Rogers
on February 27, 2011 at 7:31:05 am
 

Independent Online Learning Opportunities

 

 

1. TESOL's Principles & Practices of Online Teaching (PPOT) Certificate

 

Have you ever thought about telecommuting for work or teaching online?  I just completed a certificate to teach online through my profession.  This yearlong course hosted by TESOL is conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire via online instruction.  What better way to learn to teach online than taking an online course!  It isn’t a very costly program.  I was able to learn enough from this course to feel comfortable in taking on a new job teaching online in 2010.

 

This course served me well, as I’m excelling at my new job!  Trends show that online classes at universities are on the rise, according to the Chronicle of Higher Learning.   This certification is for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL); however, it's open to anyone from any field.  I was able to design my Web site and learn about blogging and twittering from this certificate course.

 

In addition, I’ve been able to get three part-time jobs ONLINE!  Now, I’ve gone completely virtual.  I’m teaching ESL for a company in Israel, teaching reading online for the local university, and scoring tests online.  My nonprofit that I founded is wholly online, too.  I’ve even become an online mentor.  I started mentoring ESL instructors in Italy and mentoring individuals looking for work on LinkedIn.com. This program encourages social networking and highlights the free online tools that could be used for educational purposes.

 

Here's a list of my coursework for this certificate: Foundation course (history of online teaching, methodology and research findings), Creating and Using Multimedia Online, Teaching Reading and Writing Online, Teaching Listening Online, eCommerce for Teachers and Administrators, and a Completion course (final projects, debriefings, and summation).  I'm very proud of my certificate!

 

Check out this TESOL site to see a complete listing of the courses available:

Principles and Practices of Online Teaching Certificate Program

 

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