Thorn Learning designed and wrote two new modules for the British Council’s online course; Project-based learning, a nine‑hour self‑study training package and complementary workbook for English language teachers.
Project overview
Thorn Learning supported the TeachingEnglish open courses team developing and writing six self-study units, the core components of Project-based learning, a digital open learning course for teachers. We also produced the supplementary workbook.
How we worked with the client
Supporting the project as a writer, Nelson collaborated closely with the British Council TeachingEnglish open courses project manager and editor throughout this project, from developing the concept and project plan, to the development of storyboards and all related wrap-around content.
Thorn Learning (Chris) designed and produced the accompanying workbook and supported the courses’ delivery through his management of the Courses for teachers (CfT) learning community (currently 100k+ members). In the CfT community on Facebook, course participants are helped to extend and apply learning within their own practice through live sessions, additional resources and daily discussions moderated by course tutors.
Services and standards
Learning design, storyboarding, workbook development and publishing, community management.
Compliance to accessibility standards for digital resources under the European Accessibility Act (Directive 2019/882). Following the technical standards for online and digital products in the European Standard EN 301 549 and Level AA of WCAG 2.1.
Maintaining the British Council approach to EDI as outlined in: Equality, diversity and inclusion policy and equality, diversity and inclusion strategy.
Main outputs
- 6 hours of quality-assured self‑study learning content, built on Articulate Rise 360.
- Printable/digital workbook to accompany and extend learning from the course.
Course structure
Project-based learning
- Understanding thinking skills (existing content) — 1 hour unit
- Engaging with projects — 1 hour unit
- Assessing learning from projects — 1 hour unit
Learn more
Visit the Project-based learning course page on TeachingEnglish to see learner testimonials, access the workbook and to join the Courses for teachers learning community.
Team and contributors
- Writer: Nelson Arditto
- Workbook design and production: Chris Thorn and Jenny Bedwell
- Learning community management: Chris Thorn
