Noone can deny the importance of continuing professional development for ELT instructors.It helps teachers to stay up to date with the new methods and procedures of teaching and learning which leads to the improvement of their classes output.Learning was and is still always linked to travel but the only difference between past teachers and actual ones, seeking professional development, is that in the past educators take long real journeys .However , traveling for knowledge in the modern era can also be virtual with same or better results in various aspects.

1. Introduction to EFL teachers CPD:
Some online solutions
By M.ELBOUBAKRI
English Teacher in ISTA Ouarzazate and OEFC coordinator
elboubakri@live.fr
eflspace.blogspot.com

2. Start up !
A.CPD for EFL teachers
1.What isCPD?
2.Types of CPD.
3.Benefits.

3. B. Some online solutions
1.MOOCs:
a.Definition.
b.Advantages.
c.Providers.
2.Online conferences:
a- Definitions.
b-Benefits:
c- Practical links:
Sum up!
In this paper

7. 1.What is CPD?
 Professional development is learning to earn or maintain
professional competence such as academic degrees to formal
coursework, conferences and informal learning opportunities
situated in practice. It has been described as intensive and
collaborative, ideally incorporating an evaluative stage.
 There are a variety of approaches to professional development,
including consultation, coaching, communities of practice,
lesson study, mentoring, reflective supervision and technical
assistance.
wikipedia.org

9.  Conferences.
 Groups.
 Magazines.
 Observation.
 Pair Coaching.
 Workshops.
Continuing Professional Development for English Language Teachers in the UK © British Council 2012

10.  CPD helps teachers to keep their knowledge and skills up
to date .
 It helps them build self confidence and equips them to cope
with positive change.
 It is also benificial for teachers progression and
advancement.Therefore,CPD may lead teachers to get
higher salaries.
 Upgrades ,social,interpersonal and cross-cultural skills .
adapted from : https://www.cpdstandards.com
3- CPD benefits:

11. 1.MOOCs:
a.Definition:
 A massive open online course (MOOC )is an online course aimed at
unlimited participation and open access via the web. In addition to
traditional course materials such as filmed lectures, readings,
and problem sets, many MOOCs provide interactive user forums to
support community interactions among students, professors,
and teaching assistants (TAs).
 MOOCs are a recent and widely researched development in distance
education which were first introduced in 2008 and emerged as a
popular mode of learning in 2012.
https://en.wikipedia.org

14.  Learning happens in a more informal setting, at a place of your
convenience and often around your own schedule.
 You don’t need a degree to follow the course, only the willingness
to learn (at high speed).
 You add to your own personal learning environment and/or
network by participating in a MOOC.
 You will improve your lifelong learning skills, for participating
in a MOOC forces you to think about your own learning and
knowledge acquisition.
 You’ll learn anytime,anywhere and in your own pace.
 Most of MOOCs are free except paying for accomplishment
certificates.
https://moocguide.wikispaces.com

15. C-Free MOOCs providers:
.
Provider Type Example institutional participants Headquarters Founded
Stanford
Online Non-profit Stanford University USA 2006
WizIQ Commercial IIT Delhi, Des Moines Area Community College India/USA 2007
FutureLearn Non-profit
University of Birmingham, University of
Edinburgh, King's College London,University of
Reading, Open University, Monash
University, Trinity College Dublin, University of
Southampton
UK 2012
edX Non-profit
MIT, Harvard University, Boston University, UC
Berkeley, Kyoto University,Australian
National, University of Queensland, IIT
Bombay, IIM Bangalore, Dartmouth College,
USA 2012
Coursera Commercial
Stanford University Princeton University
Arizona State University
USA 2012

16. .
2.Online conferences:
1- Definitions:
 Web conferencing may be used as an umbrella term for various
types of online collaborative services including web seminars.
 The term "webinar" is a compound noun of web and seminar,
meaning a presentation, lecture, or workshop that is transmitted
over the web.
The term "webcast" derives from its original similarity to a radio
or television broadcast. Early usage referred purely to transmission
and consumption of streaming audio and video via the World Wide
Web. Over time, webcast software vendors have added many of the
same functional capabilities found in webinar software.
https://en.wikipedia.org

18. 2-Advantages
I’m not saying an online conference is absolutely better than a
normal, face to face conference ,but it is different, and has lots of
advantages:
Cheaper - because there is no travel, and no accommodation is
required.
-You can access it at any time you want, from anywhere with an
Internet connection.
-High level of participation typically, more people will actively
participate in an online conference than in a face to face
conference..
- Permanent record of proceedings.
http://www.online-conference.net/

19. 3- Practical links:
 https://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/
 https://www.britishcouncil.es/en/teach/online-resources
 https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/events/conferences
 http://www.macmillanenglish.com/online-conference/
 http://www.macmillanenglish.com/training-and-events/
 https://americanenglish.state.gov/

20.  Online CPD is good but attending face to face events is so
useful to teachers.
 Online CPD is cheaper,flexible.
 MOOCs are very practical for teachers who work for long
periods and have no time to participate in traditional events.
 Free webinars offer an opportunity to upgrade teachers
skills,especially those who live far from big cities and
therefore contributes in a sort of equality between certain rural
and urban areas.

21. Thank you for your attention!
Mohamed ELBOUBAKRI
English Teacher in ISTA Ouarzazate and OEFC coordinator
elboubakri@live.fr
eflspace.blogspot.com
N.B:all photos are taken from internet.