Missed our Blended Cert ICT taster session? Here's a quick catch up!

In case you didn't make it along to our session taster this week, here are some of the essential facts we learned about the upcoming Blended Cert ICT course at IH London:

• It's currently the only teaching with technology course certified by Trinity College.
• Teachers who take the course range from recent CELTA grads looking to continue their education to Directors of Studies who want to implement more technology in their schools. There is truly something for everyone on this course.
• You don't need any previous technical knowledge, and even IT wizards who take it have always ended up with some new tricks up their sleeves.
• There are three modules to the course, the first of which is taught completely face-to-face. Module One includes:
• Keeping your computers safe (nobody likes a virus)
• Understanding different kinds of file formats (do you know your MP4s from your WMVs? your JPGs from your GIFs?)
• Working with images (how do you get that high-res picture off your digital camera to fit on a web page?)
• Using audio (hey, that might come in handy for pron practice ... hmmmm)
• Video (can I really use free, low-tech tools to teach in my classroom? -- Yes! See below)

Get your teaching toolbox ready!

The above animation is just one of the many free, easily accessible tools you'll have in your "teaching toolbox" at the end of the course, and that toolbox gets a little more full after every session. One of the best things about the Blended Cert ICT is that it's very practical and very hands on. Every week you'll have new ways to quickly and easily add a little technology to your teaching, whether it be to spice up an existing lesson or keep a running online record with your students of what they've covered over the duration of the course.

More tips and examples from the course coming over the next few weeks.

How to join the next course

Learn more about the Blended Cert ICT course and apply online or contact Colin Paton, our Head of eLearning, with your questions.

The next course starts on 15 October and spaces are filling up. Book now to make sure you don't miss out.