
Welcome to 'Teaching pathways: Online skills for 21st century teachers'
Enhance your understanding of digital citizenship and your ability to help learners protect themselves online, be kind to others and assess information they find.
In this free 4-week online course, you will learn about the following:
- Your and your learners' digital footprint
- The impact that your and your learners' words and actions can have online
- How to differentiate between different types of digital media
About the course
- Module 1: Digital footprint
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The aim of this module is to help you as a language teacher know how you leave a footprint or trail as you navigate your online life and why you must be aware of that footprint and its influence on your and your learners' futures.
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- define basic vocabulary related to digital footprints
- identify ways you leave trails online - Module 2: Digital empathy
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The aim of this module is to help you as a language teacher think about yourself and your learners as part of the online community and how your words and actions can have a positive impact on that community
By the end of the first unit of this module, you’ll be able to:
- identify ways you communicate with your online communities
- recognise the benefits and risks of online relationships - Module 3: Critical thinking online
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The aim of this module is to help you as a language teacher differentiate between different types of digital media and guide your learners to think critically about the information they encounter online
By the end of the first unit of this module, you’ll be able to:
- identify different types of digital media
- use strategies to search for information online
- understand how to access and share content legally.
Start dates and duration
This course is no longer available for enrolment. New dates for the course will be announced in 2023.
Cost
Free
Certificates
For participants who successfully complete all tasks and achieve a score of 70% or above in the online exercises, there will be a downloadable certificate of completion at the end of the course.
Level of English required
Minimum CEFR B1
How do I access the course after I have enrolled?
- On a desktop or laptop computer
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- Log in to your free TeachingEnglish account.
- If you have enrolled in the course, you will see 'MY PORTFOLIO' in the menu bar at the top of the page next to the Home button.
- Move your mouse over MY PORTFOLIO to see the drop-down menu.
- Click on ‘My courses’ to access your training.
- On a mobile device
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- Log in to your free TeachingEnglish account.
- Tap the three horizontal lines next to the home button to open the menu.
- Below ‘Home’, you will see MY PORTFOLIO and ‘My courses’ below. Tap on MY PORTFOLIO if you don’t see ‘My courses’.
- Tap on ‘My courses’ to access your training.
Support and troubleshooting
If you have signed up for this course and have problems accessing your learning, please make sure you are logged in, then click or tap the link below:
https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes
If you are accessing from a mobile device, please see the following additional guidance:
- Accessing your online course on a mobile device (PDF)
- Accessing your online course on a mobile device (Video)
If you are still having problems accessing your course, please see the advice below:
- I can't register for the course
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Please make sure you have created a free TeachingEnglish account or that you are logged in to your existing account. If registration is available, you will see instructions for 'How do I register for this course?' at the top of this page. If registration is not available, you will see the message 'This course is not available for registration'.
- I can't access the course. I am logged in to my account, but when I click or tap 'My courses' from MY PORTFOLIO I just go to my profile page
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Check that you are not logged into your TeachingEnglish account on a different device or browser. Log out of your account on all devices and browsers, and log in again. Click or tap 'My courses' from MY PORTFOLIO. You should be taken to your training course. If you still can't access your course, log out, clear the cache on your browser and log in again.
- I can't get my certificate
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Certificates are available to participants who complete 70% of the course material. To access your certificate, go to the course platform where you have done your training. Click or tap 'My awards'. If you have completed 70% of the course, your certificate should be available to download.
- The name on my certificate is wrong
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On the course platform where you access your training, please use the 'Help' button to request a new certificate. Names on certificates are taken from your personal details in your free TeachingEnglish account. To change your name, click or tap on your name to edit your profile. Update the details on your profile page and save the new details.
Comments
Registering for the course
Hi Reem,
These instructions below should get you into the course :). Remember that they work from the first course day scheduled, becasue the course is 'available' from that date. The first step is for you to either log into your existing account with us, or create one and log in if you haven't got one. I hope you enjoy the course!
Best regards,
Anne
TeachingEnglish team
How do I sign up for the course?
- STEP 1: Click or tap Create a free account or log in to your existing account. You need to be logged in to visit the course website.
- STEP 2: After you have logged in, click or tap to visit our course website to see all available courses.
- STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
- STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins.
Hi
https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes?_ga=2.125699…
Try enrilling here
Problem with registration
Hi. I am finding it difficult to register. When I log into my account I see other courses but not the 1 I want to register in. I can't see my portfolio option.
Could you please help?
Course start date 19th July
Hi Houcine,
The course starts on the 19th July, if you can see other courses on your profile now it means it's working fine, and you'll be able to join us on the 19th.
Anne
TeachingEnglish team
Portfolio
Hi Malak,
Check that you are not logged into your TeachingEnglish account on a different device or browser. Log out of your account on all devices and browsers, and log in again. See if you can see your portfolio, Click or tap 'My courses' from there. You should be taken to your training course from the day it starts (19th July). If you still can't access your course, log out, clear the cache on your browser and log in again.
Hope that helps and you can start the course on the 19th!
Anne
TeachingEnglish team
helpful course
I teach online classes. I think this course gonna be useful for me and other online teachers. tnx for providing us such a course.
Really its a good…
Really its a good opportunity for me to learn
Teaching pathways online skills for 21st century teachers
Enrolled,
Thanks.
I haven't been able to register.
I have tried registering for the course but it has not been successful because my image is said to have been sent for moderation.
Moderation
Hi MrSlaih,
I imagine you will hear from them soon ( try logging in again after 2/3 days). Remember that the course starts on the 19th July, if you haven't heard anything new use the help button to remind them and you'll be able to join us on the 19th. If you haven't heard write back here :)
regards,
Anne
TeachingEnglish team
Thank you can't wait for the…
Thank you can't wait for the course.
Thanks to you too!
Thank you for joining us Neera!
Anne
TeachingEnglish team
Thank you It’s pleasure to…
Thank you
It’s pleasure to join this event
We thank you for your kind cooperation with us
Thank you very much
I can't find where to enroll…
I can't find where to enroll the course. I have been trying many times but still can't see where to entroll. Please help me to enroll the course before it starts. I have already logged in but I can't my portfolio too.
Hello,dear sir
How shall I know if I register successfully or not?
Course start
Hi Alaa,
If you have created an account, make sure you are logged in. Then you will see a tab next to the Home button on the top of this page that says "My Portfolio" - if you click on this and then "My courses", this will take you to the courses homepage. From here you can click on "Explore all courses" (a green tab on the right) - you will be able to see all the available courses, and can click on "Enrol in activity" for the course that interest you.
Hope that helps, hope you enjoy the course!
Anne
TeachingEnglish team
Big Thank You
Hello everyone,
I am happy to join this.
Najeeb Muman
Thanks BC to give online free course.
Hello everyone!
I'm excited to join this course.
Plz tell me What’s the time…
Plz tell me
What’s the time of the course
Course times
Hi Afra,
The course is a self access course which is open for a few weeks - the educators are present on the course to answer comments and question through chats and there will be some 'live' sessions which will be advertised through the course channels.
Hope you enjoy the course!
Anne
TeachingEnglish Team
Hello and Thanks
Hello, I´m so happy to join this course. Thanks to BC for the opportunity.
I don't know why but I can't…
I don't know why but I can't enter the course
Thanks