Our affiliation with English Australia means you can personalise and keep a record of your professional development activities in The Learning Circle.
Read on to learn how it works.
Recognised professional learning
The Learning Circle offers innovation professional learning to academics in English language teaching contexts. Membership includes our suite of self paced micro-courses on up to date topics, live collaborative lesson planning events and a discussion forum designed for ideas and resource sharing.
Participation in The Learning Circle has recently been recognised by Australia's peak industry body, English Australia. This means you can now personalise your learning experience and get recognition for your Learning Circle activities.
Let's have a look at how it works.
About the English Australia CPD Framework
The EA CPD framework is a tool you can use to assess and track your own professional development.
It covers 9 areas of teaching practice:
1. Language learning and language teaching methodologies 2. Understanding the learner 3. Assessment, feedback and reporting 4. Managing the lesson 5. Lesson and course planning 6. Content knowledge/knowledge of specialisation 7. Technology enhanced learning and teaching 8. Professional engagement, reflective practice and research 9. Intercultural communication
Each area is broken into four broad phases of teaching competency: Foundation, Developing, Accomplished and Lead.
You can learn more about English Australia and see the complete framework here
English Australia CPD points
In the English Australia CPD Framework system, activities are assigned CPD points according to the time and type of activity.
English Australia recommends the following as a guideline for the annual number of points:
How we've aligned The Learning Circle
All Learning Circle courses and events align with the descriptors in the English Australia CPD framework.
So you can identify the events and courses that meet your individual professional development needs.
The course or event overview outlines the learning objectives, how it aligns with the EA framework, and how many CPD points you will receive upon completion.
Our live events are worth 3 CPD points and each 20 minute self paced course is worth 1 CPD point.
You'll need to actively participate and demonstrate your understanding of the key concepts in order to complete our events and courses.
Easy record keeping
Upon completion of a course or a live event, you are issued with a certificate, containing a badge identifying the number of CPD points and the areas of the CPD framework it aligns to.
Certificates are stored for easy access in your Learning Circle Portfolio, along with your badges and personalised profile details.
This is what your profile looks like:
English Australia members
If you're an English Australia member, you can also add your Learning Circle activities in your English Australia CPD Tracker.
Click HERE to get started and follow the instructions below.
If you've previously taken a Learning Circle course and want us to re-issue your certificate with English Australia points, please login and use the contact form to get in touch.
Not a member? Sign up or get in touch to learn more about our institutional memberships.
