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Training course “Foresite”
Designing and improving online support for language teachers
4-8 july 2011, CIEP (Sèvres-France)

Language teacher training is becoming increasingly modular. It is being provided both through distance learning and face-to-face courses requiring trainers to be more flexible and creative in how they design courses, but also requiring them to have a firm grasp of ICT in order to stay abreast of these changes.
In order to respond to this changing situation, the Centre international d’études pédagogiques is providing a new training course: Foresite. It will take place for the first time on 4-8 July 2011 in Sèvres, on the outskirts of Paris. Developed as a follow-up to the SAEL project it has been specially designed for European language teacher trainers to help them design and improve training courses using ICT.

Course objectives
Foresite aims to allow European language teachers trainers:

• Gain a better understanding of recent innovations in online training and support websites;
• Improve training course design;
• Develop ICT skills (Moodle, CMS, Web 2.0 tools);
• Implement successful evaluation strategies;
• Apply quality assurance principles to training courses.

Tailored approach to training
The Foresite training course will combine theoretical and practical approaches concentrating on five key topics. Each day will start with an introductory lecture given by a European expert who will present the current state of research and other contemporary issues.
Each lecture will be followed by two workshops allowing participants to deepen their existing knowledge, experiment and exchange about the design of their own training courses and the uses of appropriate ICT tools. Workshops will be planned based on an approach tailored to participants’ needs (survey before the course, groups according to level of skill) to facilitate the sharing of experiences (forum about ICT tools in language teachers training, working groups, conclusions in plenary). Each workshop will empower participants to use ICT tools according to their specific needs and expectations.

European training course
This training course will be led by a team of European experts who will share their expertise and their knowledge in this field.
Times for formal and informal discussions are planned during the session to encourage the sharing of experiences and the creation of a network of Language Teachers Trainers at a European level.
The main working language of the seminar will be English. The majority of the workshops will be provided in French and in English.

Practical information
This training course is aimed at language teacher trainers. A minimum knowledge of ICT tools and some knowledge of English are required in order to be able to participate satisfactorily.
Registration is open on the Foresite website until 24 April 2011.

Conference fee
Two options are available:

• Option A : 870 € - This includes the training fee and accommodations (full board) for five days.
  
  
• Option B : 595 € - This includes the training fee and lunches and coffee breaks for five days.

To find out more about the Foresite training course: www.for-e-site.eu