Short online courses provide a fantastic development opportunity for those looking continuing professional development (CPD) to stay relevant in their industry, update their skills and adapt to evolving trends and technologies. Accessible and available to study at a time to suit the learner, busy professionals value them due to the flexibility, relevance, and convenience on offer.
Our online courses ‘Supporting Successful Learning in Primary School’ and Supporting Successful Learning in Secondary School provide expert guidance for non-qualified staff giving them the knowledge and confidence to work more effectively in supporting children’s learning. Participants try practical examples in their own time, discuss challenges and share best practice standards, building their very own community of practice within the course. A learning workbook is provided so they can record and reflect on their learning and apply it in the classroom.
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“Collaborating with the Online Courses Team has been one of the highlights of my professional life. The University’s team of digital learning producers are experts in their field. They work collaboratively, with close attention to detail to help experts create innovative, high quality, standalone online courses for a clearly defined, primary audience. A key objective for my courses was to provide much needed support and CPD for Teaching Assistants. We were able to evidence the positive impact on this professional audience in a variety of ways for example: 1. Generating highly positive, qualitative feedback, including learner comments such as:
2. Using the course as an opportunity to gather data from local schools to measure the short- and long-term impact of the approach and mode of delivery. 3. Both courses receiving CPD Certification Service, in addition to Certification and endorsement from The Universities’ Council for the Education of Teachers. 4. Supporting Successful Learning in Primary School being ranked Class Central’s ‘best online courses of all time.’” Helen Bilton, Professor of Outdoor Learning and Play |
