The brief
What is this course, and who is it for?
This is a showcase course by Apollo Accreditation, the UK and EU course development and accreditation consultancy, built for teachers, lecturers and trainers. It shows how we design for schools and academies, and every activity below works in your browser.
The problem it solves
Plenty of CPD describes good practice and leaves no time to try it.
Here each live session models one technique, teachers use it with a class that week, and the next session starts with what happened. Based on Black and Wiliam's work on formative assessment. A short reflection log gives evidence for CPD records.
What learners can do afterwards
- Use four quick ways of checking understanding in a lesson
- Write a hinge question that shows who has misunderstood
- Adjust the lesson on the spot, based on what they see
- Keep a reflection log that counts towards CPD hours
The learners
Who takes it, and why do they finish?
- Who takes it
- Teachers, lecturers and trainers
- Who usually buys it
- Head teacher, deputy head for teaching and learning, or academic director
- Where they take it
- Live online for the workshops, and in their own classroom in between
- Why they finish it
- Each session uses what they tried with their own class that week.
Try it
What does the engagement look like?
These are working copies of activities from the course. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.
Inside the course
What do learners see on screen?
Each activity part way through, as a learner sees it after the first choice.
Course map
How is the course structured?
Module by module, with the type of engagement in each and the time it takes.
| Module | What learners do | Engagement | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live workshop 1 | Why 'Any questions?' doesn't work, and four alternatives | Live class: poll, whiteboard, breakouts | 90 |
| Try it in class | Use one technique with a class this week | Self-paced task and reflection log | 60 |
| Hinge questions | Writing wrong answers that tell you something | Self-paced unit with worked examples, Level 3 | 60 |
| Tried it this week | Share what happened and reply to two colleagues | Discussion board | 45 |
| Live workshop 2 | What we learned, and planning a unit with checks built in | Live class and planning template | 90 |
About 345 minutes in total. Levels 1 to 4 are our four eLearning interaction levels. To see which level fits your own module, use the eLearning level finder.
Specification
What is in the specification?
| Who takes it | Teachers, lecturers and trainers |
|---|---|
| Who usually buys it | Head teacher, deputy head for teaching and learning, or academic director |
| Format | Blended: 2 live workshops and 3 self-paced units |
| Length | 6 hours of CPD over four weeks |
| Interaction level | Level 3, Scenario, built to CPD standard |
| Engagement | Live virtual classroom, Flip cards, Discussion board |
| Assessment | Reflection log and discussion posts as evidence of CPD hours |
| Certificate | Branded completion certificate when the course runs on our platform, or your platform's own |
| Tracking | SCORM or xAPI package, with completion and scores in your learning platform |
| Accessibility | Captions, keyboard navigation and screen reader support built in |
| Languages | English in this showcase. Other languages translated and checked by a native speaker |
| Updates | Each cohort, with examples from the previous group |
How we would build it
How would you get a course like this?
The same five steps for every course, with one named person running your project.
- Free course diagnosticSend us the material you have. After a short call we send a written note on what it needs, within a few working days.
- Scope and scriptWe pair our learning designers with someone who has worked in your sector. You review and approve the script before anything is built.
- BuildBuilt in our own authoring tool, with captions and keyboard navigation included. As a guide, four to six weeks per interactive module.
- Test and changeWe test the package on your platform before you sign off. Two rounds of changes are included.
- Launch and trackCompletion and scores in your platform, or ours. Want CPD Certification later? It is already built to that standard.
Evidence
What can you track?
- Attendance and participation in each live session
- Reflection log entries, as evidence of CPD hours
- Discussion posts and replies
- End-of-programme confidence survey
Your version
Can you build this with our content?
- Your branding, your policies and examples from your own workplace
- SCORM or xAPI for your learning platform, or hosted on ours
- Captions, keyboard navigation and screen reader support as standard
- Translated versions for staff or students who work in other languages
- Built to CPD standard, so it can go forward for CPD Certification when you're ready
Adapt it
Where else does this course work?
The same design, rewritten for the people and risks of another setting:
- Further and higher education lecturers
- Corporate trainers
- Sports coaches
- Healthcare educators
Questions
Common questions about this course
Can it count towards CPD hours?
Yes. It is built to CPD standard, and the reflection log records what each teacher did, so it can go forward for CPD Certification.
How long would it take to build a course like this?
As a guide, an interactive module takes four to six weeks from when we receive your material, and a straight conversion two to three. This course has 5 modules, so we plan it in stages, and you review each script before we build it.
Will it work on our learning platform?
Yes, in most cases. We hand courses over as SCORM or xAPI packages, which nearly every learning platform accepts, and we test the finished package on your platform before you sign off. If you don't have a platform, it can run on ours.
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