In 2021 the British Council began a diverse programme of global, open online courses aimed at supporting teachers and their continuing professional development.
The popular 4-week courses, which each have a specific teaching focus, combine online LMS-based modules, an online learning community, live online events and supporting workbook. ThornLearning has supported all aspects of the programme; including learning design, writing and editing learning content, development and production of video content, building courses within authoring tools, LMS management, learning community management, design and production of supporting social media assets, online trainer support, hosting and planning live online events, design and production of workbooks, quality assurance, the collection and analysis of course feedback and reporting.
To date, we’re proud to have enabled the following courses:
- How to teach listening (x3)
- How to motivate learners (x2)
- Climate action in language education (x2)
- Gender in language education (x2)
- How to teach speaking
- How to teach pronunciation (x2)
- Skills for remote teaching (x2)
- Teaching English to refugees and displaced learners (x2)
- Online skills for 21st century teachers (x2)
- How to teach grammar
- Focus on professional development
- Teaching English through literature
- English in the multilingual classroom
- How to teach reading
- Assessing learning
- How to teach writing
Learn more about the programme and see examples of our work on the British Council’s TeachingEnglish Training page.
