How to Teach Online
Learn how to make online lessons and digital content in this free twelve module course from the creator of ELLLO.
About the Course
Improve your teaching skills and engage your students by learning over 50 online tools, most of which are free or freemium in this 12 module course.
Lesson 1 - Platforms Beyond the LMS Box
- Focus: Learn how to create an onilne space for your learning community.
- Tools: Blogger, Mailchimp, Teachable
Lesson 2 - Creating Videos
- Focus: Learn how to create instructional videos that engage students.
- Tools: Vyond, Screencast-o-Matic, Filmora, Flipgrid, Zoom, WeVideo
Lesson 3 - Creating Audio Lessons
- Focus: Learn how to create audio content for instructional purposes.
- Tools: Audacity, Speakpipe, Soundcloud, Rev
Lesson 4 - Interactive Assessment Tools
- Focus: Create activities to improve motivation and gauge learning.
- Tools: Quizlet, Quizziz, Google Forms, Socrative, Kahoot
Lesson 5 - Paperless Portfolios
- Focus: Learn how to create digital portfolios for various tasks.
- Tools: OneDrive, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox
Lesson 6 - Visuals for Instructional Purposes
- Focus: Make visuals to increase engagement and comprehension.
- Tools: Canva, Google Draw, Unsplash | Autodraw
Lesson 7 - Presentation Slides
- Focus: Learn the pros and cons of various presentation tools.
- Tools: Prezi, Slideshare, Nearpod, Emaze, Genial.ly, Powtoon
Lesson 8 - Task Design / Adapting Content
- Focus: Learn ways to design and adapt tasks for each level.
- Tools: Evernote, ER-Central, LexTutor
Lesson 9 - Planning / Organizing Curriculum
Lesson 10 - Content Delivery
- Focus: Evaluate various ways to share lessons.
- Tools: Wakelet, Google Class, Remind, WeTransfer, Bitly
Lesson 11 - Community Involvement / Engagement / Feedback
- Focus: How to increase engagement, participation and feedback.
- Tools: Google Forms, Xoyondo, Facebook
Lesson 12 - Live Lessons - Synchronous vs Asynchronous
To join the class you just need to sign up here.
About the Teacher
Todd Beuckens is an ESL teacher with over 25 years of classroom experience. He has an M.A. in Learning, Design and Technology from San Diego State University. He is currently based in Japan and is the creator of the following sites.
- elllo.org - English Listening Lesson Library Online.
- meels.org - Ed Tech Training for Teachers
- soundgrammar.com - Animated English Language Conversations
- spanishlistening.org - Free Spanish Language Listening Lessons
How the course works!
The course is very easy. On lesson days, you will receive an email explaining a software tool and learn how teachers can use it to make lessons or teach students. Each email has links for free video tutorials.
The course is not time or task intensive. If you have time, you can create some lessons for yourself. If you are busy, just save the email for future reference.
P.U.S.H. Your Lessons
Teachers can learn to produce, use, share and host digital and print lessons online using a variety of free tools. MEELS offers free training for teachers via five email courses, one starting each month.
Produce
Create engaging lesson materials using a variety of free tools, both online and as a downloaded software.
Use
Use your content with your students. Notice what works and what needs improvement, and then make necessary improvements on the fly.
Share
Share your lessons with your students, and other teachers and students around the world using a variety of free distribution platforms such as cloud hosting and social media.
Host
Host your lessons and retain ownership of what you create by creating your own library or lesson portal online using free file hosting services and social media platforms.