BOT Schedule: Jan-May 2015

The three modules that make up the Certificate in Becoming an Online Teacher will run again in Semester 2  from January to May 2015.

Note that Module 3 requires you to have an active class of your own students to work with.

To receive the BOT certificate you must attend all face-to-face sessions and complete a range of online tasks.

Study hours in the table marked with ✓ are compulsory in order to pass the module and achieve Certificate status.

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BOT: 5 Jan-13 May 2015 (Semester 2: 12 Jan – 18 April 2015-13 teaching weeks)
Module	BOT weeks & dates	F2F sessions	Term week	Notes Holidays	Study mode
Module 1 Being an Online Learner 5 Jan (Mon) to 30 Jan (Fri)	Wk 1: 5-11 Jan	Session 1.1 (2hrs) 7 Jan (Weds) 12 – 2pm			F2f = 2 hrs ✓ Online = 6 hrs ✓ Self study = 4 Total = 12 hrs 4 weeks
	Wk 2: 12-18 Jan		1
	Wk 3: 19-25 Jan		2
	Wk 4: 26-30 Jan		3
Module 2 Designing E-tivities 2 Feb (Mon) to 6 Mar (Fri)	Wk 1: 2-8 Feb		4		F2f = 4 hrs ✓ Online = 4hrs ✓ Self study = 2hrs Mentor support = 2hrs Total = 12 hrs 5 weeks
	Wk 2: 9-15 Feb	Session 2.1 (2hrs) 11 Feb (Weds) 12 –2pm	5
	Break 16-22 Feb			19-21 Feb= CNY
	Wk 3: 23 Feb- 1 Mar		6
	Wk 4: 2-6 Mar	Session 2.2 (2hrs) 4 Mar (Weds)12-2pm	7
Module 3 Teaching with E-tivities 9 Mar (Mon) to 13 May (Weds)	Wk 1 Mon 9-15 Mar		8		F2f = 3 hrs ✓ Online = 4 hrs ✓ Self study = 5 hrs ✓ Mentor support= 2 hrs Total = 14 hrs 9½ weeks
	Wk 2 16-22 Mar		9
	Wk 3 23-29 Mar	Session 3.1 (1hr) 25 Mar (Weds) 1-2pm	10
	Wk 4 30 Mar-5 Apr		11	3 Apr = Good Friday
	Wk 5 6-12 April		12	6 April = Easter Mon/ 7 April = Ching Ming
	Wk 6 13-19 April		13	Teaching ends Apr 18
	Wk 7 20-26 April			Exams start April 23
	Wk 8 27 Apr-3 May			Exams May 1 holiday
	Wk 9 4-10 May			Exams end May 9
	Wk 10 11-13 May	Session 3.2 (2hrs) 13 May (Weds) 11am-1pm
Notes	The time for Module 3 has to be flexible to allow for implementation, evaluation and holidays. Each participant requires personal mentor time. Mentors allocated in Module 2.