When do I have to be online to do my course work?

When you do the course work is decided entirely by you. Pairs and groups usually communicate via email, although you can also arrange to meet up in the VLE's chat room at certain times to do your pair/group work - some people do this, and some don't - it's up to you and your task partners. You need to complete a series of tasks by the end of each week (deadlines are usually on the weekend). Some people do tasks little by little during the week, some do  everything in one day - it's up to you how you organise your time for the tasks during each week. The only time you need to log on at a certain time is when we have a chat (and these are not obligatory) - we always negotiate the chat times (each chat lasts approx one hour – we hold them regularly throughout each course) to suit everyone. Note that participants on our courses are usually practising teachers, with full teaching or training workloads, so we are very much aware of the need for flexibility with workloads, and are here to help with any issues that may arise with having to travel unexpectedly for work, etc.