Queen’s Continuing Teacher Education has been offering online professional development for teachers for more than 20 years. When schools and higher education institutions across the province quickly shifted to remote learning, the Continuing Teacher Education team began work to share some of their expertise on the subject.

The Tech Savvy Teacher is a free online course designed to introduce teachers, administrators, parents, and anyone who is interested, to a variety of digital tools that can be used immediately to enhance the learning experience.

The course is one of the many ways the Faculty of Education has been trying to give back to the educational community and support teachers and educators. The Faculty of Education has set up a teaching resources page and Continuing Teacher Education has been curating resources for social media and offering free course giveaways for practicing teachers.

“We know that this is a difficult time for all education professionals, and it is our goal to support the Education community,” says Barb Huffman, Director of Continuing Teacher Education . “Our hope is that this course and these resources will help support education professionals in this current situation and in the future.”

Not just for teachers

Though the course idea was originally designed for teachers in a K-12 setting, Continuing Teacher Education has adjusted it to fit the needs of anyone who is working in an education capacity.

“This course will be useful for teaching assistants, faculty members, course instructors or even students who are looking to improve their presentation skills,” says Huffman. “Around 150 people have already taken our course from all over the world, with varied backgrounds from elementary school teacher to engineer. We are working on two additional free courses that will further support designing for online learning and teaching online.

To learn more about the course and Continuing Teacher Education, visit their website.