This series of webinar recordings is designed to help English language teachers acquire the skills, knowledge and understanding to deliver effective and engaging online and blended lessons for learners of English. The webinars are delivered by Hala Ahmed, Academic Manager at the British Council in Cairo who draws on her substantial experience in supporting teachers and teacher educators in the Middle East and North Africa region. In the first series there are eight videos, with subsequent recordings in the second series uploaded on a monthly basis.
Watch the videos
The links will redirect you to Youtube to watch video recordings of the webinars.
Ask Hala webinars - First series
| Webinar | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Ask Hala webinar #1 | Making the shift to remote teaching | Ask Hala webinar #1 |
| Ask Hala webinar #2 | Using WhatsApp and Facebook for teaching | Ask Hala webinar #2 |
| Ask Hala webinar #3 | Asynchronous platforms – Getting the most of Edmodo | Ask Hala webinar #3 |
| Ask Hala webinar #4 | Blended learning | Ask Hala webinar #4 |
| Ask Hala webinar #5 | Motivating learners in remote teaching | Ask Hala webinar #5 |
| Ask Hala webinar #6 | Selecting and designing materials for remote teaching | Ask Hala webinar #6 |
| Ask Hala webinar #7 | Supporting parents in children’s remote learning | Ask Hala webinar #7 |
| Ask Hala webinar #8 | Assessing learning in the remote delivery environment | Ask Hala webinar #8 |
Ask Hala webinars - Second series
| Webinar | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Ask Hala webinar #9 | Techniques to help learners catch up | Ask Hala webinar #9 |
| Ask Hala webinar #10 | Helping learners who can't get online | Ask Hala webinar #10 |
| Ask Hala webinar #11 | Teaching young learners remotely | Ask Hala webinar #11 |
| Ask Hala webinar #12 | How to integrate remote and face-to-face (F2F) teaching | Ask Hala webinar #12 |
| Ask Hala webinar #13 | Online Learning and students with SEND | Ask Hala webinar #13 |
| Ask Hala webinar #14 | Watching other teachers teach and how to get the most out of it | Ask Hala webinar #14 |
| Ask Hala webinar #15 | Pathways and planning for professional development | Ask Hala webinar #15 |
| Ask Hala webinar #16 | How to teach communicatively and still teach to the exam | Ask Hala webinar #16 |
Ask Hala webinars - Third series
| Webinar | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Ask Hala webinar #17 | How to create inclusive classrooms | Ask Hala webinar #17 |
| Ask Hala webinar #18 | Looking after yourself so you can look after your students | Ask Hala webinar #18 |
| Ask Hala webinar #19 | Using dialogue in the classroom for positive debates | Ask Hala webinar #19 |
Links to subsequent Ask Hala webinars will be regularly added to this page, so check back in soon.