What can you do to get prepared for the course?

Here are four things you can do to get prepared for the ICT and Multimedia Specialisation.

1-Use www.teachertrainingvideos.com

The programme leader Russell Stannard, runs a huge website that provides training in using many of the technologies you will need to do the ELT ( ICT and MM) modules. It recently won the British Council ELTons award for innovation. You will need speakers or headphones to follow the videos.

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com

2-A good blog to follow

Many consider Nick Peachey's technology blog to be one of the most interesting blogs on ICT. It is very practical guiding you towards a whole variety of technologies and providing you with lots of useful ways to make use them

http://nikpeachey.blogspot.com/

3-A book to read

If you are wondering how best to prepare for the course, we suggest buying Dudeney, G. and Hockly, N. (2007) 'How to teach English with Technology' Harlow: Pearson Longman and starting to read through it. It comes with a related CD ROM which has interviews and video clips which are also useful background information.

4-Listen to an interview with teh British Council and Russell Stannard at the IATEFL Conference 2010.