What is the course about?
This practical, hands-on course is for educators and other professionals who would like to experience and learn to use a variety of software and (free) online tools in order to integrate technology into their classroom, school or other learning environments (while also brushing up their own use of English). Specialised knowledge is not required, except for a basic knowledge of using Microsoft Word and using the Internet. Participants are strongly advised to bring a laptop as they will be actively using it during the week.
Frequently Asked Questions
This practical, hands-on course is for educators and other professionals who would like to experience and learn to use a variety of software and (free) online tools in order to integrate technology into their classroom, school or other learning environments (while also brushing up their own use of English). Specialised knowledge is not required, except for a basic knowledge of using Microsoft Word and using the Internet. Participants are strongly advised to bring a laptop as they will be actively using it during the week. Participants need to be at a minimum B1 level of English. This course is also known as Making Use of Technology Tools I
After registration, participants on this course programme will receive:
- a pre-course questionnaire that will help your trainers find out more about your learning needs
- a recommended reading list to prepare yourself for various aspects of the course
- information about York to prepare yourself for your cultural experience
- information about the Europass Mobility Certificate
At the end of the course, you will:
- help teachers reflect on their own teaching methods in relation to technology in the classroom today
- enable better skills in technology and ICT
- introduce an awareness of technology and ICT in the classroom today and ways of integrating ICT with teaching methodologies, using hands-on and experiential methods
- help participants experience a range of interesting tools, software and programmes (which are freely available), and to set up activities linking contemporary methodology with technology
- further develop participants’ own language skills
The course ends with an evaluation session, in which you will be asked to reflect upon the knowledge you have gained during the course.
You will also be encouraged in this session to create a Personal Development Action Plan, and select activities that you would like to try out in your own classes.
You will also be invited to join the York Associates Community, which allows networking and contact with the trainers and fellow participants from the programme, as well as learners from York Associates’ other courses.
There is also the opportunity for follow-up online training sessions to further consolidate your learning and reflect on how you are implementing what you learnt on the course into your own contexts.
If you are from a country outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you will need a visa. Students from certain countries do not need to apply for a visa before arriving in the UK. You can check if you need to apply for a visa on the UK Visas and Immigration website.
We can recommend a few accommodation options. Find out about them on our accommodation page.
If you need to cancel or defer your course:
- We understand that your plans may change quickly during this unprecedented time. If you need to defer your course, we will not charge any fees on tuition, as long as you notify us by 16:00hrs on the Friday before your course begins. We will defer your course and any fees paid for up to 12 months from your original start date. If you need to cancel your course and are unable to defer to a later date, we regret we will not be able to refund your fees unless you have given us a minimum of 4 weeks’ notice of cancellation.
- If we have arranged homestay accommodation for you, we will not charge any cancellation fees if you notify us at least 48 hours before you are due to arrive. If you notify us with less than 48 hours’ notice, you will need to pay for three nights’ accommodation
- If we have arranged hotel or self-catering accommodation for you, the cancellation conditions will vary according to the type and location of the accommodation, and we will confirm them to you individually when we send your accommodation details
- If you need to leave your course early for any reason, we may be able to offer the following options:
- You may continue your course online using a combination of virtual lessons with your trainer and self-study
- In some cases, particularly where the total course duration exceeds four weeks, we may decide to cancel your programme and refund your course fees for any unused weeks
- In other cases, we will issue a voucher for any unused complete weeks, for you to return to York Associates at a later date
- If you need to leave your accommodation early, we will require a minimum of 3 days’ notice. After this, all accommodation fees will be refunded to you
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Fast Facts
Start date(s)
April 18th 2022 / July 11th 2022 / October 17th 2022
Max. group size
12
Min. age
21
Minimum CEF level
Starting from B1
Course materials
Included
Is Erasmus+ funding available?
In York Course Formats
Price
21 hours
£395
Booking fee
£55
Testimonials
Meet the trainers
Please note that these trainers might not be the actual trainers delivering your course.
Sample Course Programme
| Session One | Session Two | Session Three | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Welcome: Introductions. Needs/Hopes Education Technology: Introduction | 1.2 Software suite: GOOGLE APPS Introduction to collaborative tasksand blogging | 1.3 Blogging: creating and posting a blog |
| Tuesday | 2.1 Using Mobile devices: Strategic and discrete use, apps, classroom and organisational issues | 2.2 Using images: libraries, creating galleries, free sources, copyright issues, etc | 2.3 Authoring software: quizzes, word searches, crosswords and language testing |
| Wednesday | 3.1 Using video: YouTube and its applications: downloading editing, subtitling, curation | 3.2 Video editing: text, transitions, animation, titles and audio | 3.3 Digital citizenship: digital literacy in the post-truth world |
| Thursday | 4.1 Podcasting (1) Uses, programmes, issues to bear in mind | 4.2 Podcasting (2) creating and publishing a podcast | 4.3 Field trip (project task) |
| Friday | 5.1 Creating and using websites | 5.2 Project activity: Planning and creating a project (field trip follow-up) | 5.3 Project Presentations Week review and evaluation |
