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Our next scheduled workshops are for September 2010. We are planning a workshop on web 2.0 tools that are useful for teaching. This will look at tools from moodle to jing and explore how they are used in teaching.
We also plan a workshop on the dogme approach as well as a workshop that shows one approach to time management.
From August 2010, we will start accepting enrolments for the workshop.
All workshops will be offered free of charge.

Course Conditions

All IH Online Teacher Training Course fees are subject to the following payment rules and course participation cancellation policy.
Full payment of the course fee must be received within 15 days of invoice and at least two weeks before the course start date. Participants enrolling on a course less than 2 weeks before it is due to start must pay immediately. Non receipt of payment prior to the course start date may result in the loss of the participants place on the course.
Participants who cancel their attendance on a course 30 days or more before the start date will be charged a £25 cancellation fee and refunded the rest of their course fee. Those who cancel less than 30 days and up to 10 days before the start date of the course will receive a refund of only 50% of the course fee. Participants who cancel less than 10 days before the start date of the course will forfeit their course fee in total and no refund will be given.

Recent Feedback

"Sharing your experiences is always something positive as it often doesn’t happen in the daily work situation, as everybody is just too busy." "I learnt I enjoyed working online, it was the first course I had done like this and it was better than expected"
"I learnt loads – particularly useful were tips on classroom management techniques from other teachers to use with students with special needs (and in fact all students!)"
"I particularly liked input sessions on phonology, vocabulary, discourse analysis and all 4 skills. These sessions were especially informative and accessible and proved to be of immediate use."
"I think it was a very good course, hard work but very useful. I can see it not only in my teaching, but in the comments I make on the lessons I observe and in the lesson planning sessions with inexperienced teachers."
"excellent course notes: succinct, informative, helpful"
"We had great tutors and it was a pleasure to work with them. If I had any questions, our tutors answered them very carefully and in detail."
"I am extremely enthusiastic about this course. I was told that the course was good by a former course participant, but it has surpassed all expectations."
"I just want to say thanks to everyone who took part in creating this course and those involved in doing this particular COLT. I have benefited a lot from it."
"This is a great course that I would recommend to anyone even vaguely intrigued by what online learning is about…or totally adverse to it (I am sure they would change their mind!)"



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International House (IH) is one of the largest language school networks, teaching 25 languages in over 145 schools in more than 50 countries worldwide.
'We run innovative teacher training courses. Find out more about International House here.

IHWO Director of Studies Course Online:

Course objectives
The International House DoS certificate course is designed for experienced teachers who are interested in being trained to take up a position as a Director of Studies in a language school and teachers who are taking their first steps into academic management.
The course aims to give an overview of what can be expected in a DOS's job, and sessions are designed to give participants the opportunity to experience being in the role of a DOS. It aims to provide an introduction to the theory and practice of being a DOS in an International House school through an interactive and participatory programme of seminars and task work.
Course content
The course has 16 modules (of differing length) usually covered over a 12-week period. It is expected that a participant on this course can dedicate a minimum of 5 hours week to doing the tasks. The course covers areas ranging from 'the transition from teacher to DoS', 'Communication', through to 'recruitment' and 'motivating staff'.
Mode of assessment
There is no assessed component to this course but in order to gain a certificate, participants are expected to take a full part in each module.
We expect you are
- an experienced teacher preferably with the a diploma qualification
- about to enter or recently entered a post as an academic manager
Dates of the course
13th March 2010 to mid-June 2010
16th October to 30th January 2011
Cost
£250 for IH staff
£500 for non-ih staff
If you are paying as an individual please note that 17.5% VAT will be added to your invoice.

Location
The course is run online and requires regular / daily access to the Internet with a good connection.
Tutors
The course is run by qualified online tutors who have experience both of academic management and teacher training.
Time commitment
This course is designed to be completed within 50 hours (including online and offline work); on the basis of approximately 1-2 hours a day. However, you are under no obligation to visit the course as frequently as this and you may prefer to do more work at weekends rather than on a daily basis - however please note some of the tasks require group work and have deadlines.
How to apply
Click here for an application form.
If you have any questions please email (shaun.wilden@ihworld.co.uk).