Chris Farrell
Teacher, trainer, and Education Management in Dublin, Ireland
About Me
Chris Farrell is the Head of Training and Development for the CES Group. He is the Head of the Celta Centre in CES Dublin and a Delta Trainer. He is a committee member for TDSIG in the area of Scholarly Publications. He is the founder and co-ordinator of the Trinity Irish Research Scheme for Teaching. He is the Chair of the English UK TD Advisory Board. He often speaks at International events on behalf of both CES and Eaquals and lectures in the ALC in UCD.
My Education
- 2015-2020: Various Courses Inc: Trainer Development Course (NILE); From Teacher to Trainer (NILE); Action Research (IH); Becoming a Delta Trainer (NILE); Teaching English Online (Cambridge).
- 2014: Cambridge Delta (International House London
- 2005: Certificate in English Language Teaching (CES Dublin)
- 2001-2005: BA History and Politics; MA Early Modern History (University College Dublin)
My Experience
March 2020-Current
Various Consultancy Roles
- INTO, NILE, Trinity College London
- Cengage: Advisory role on the future of ELT and adapting course books for online use
2015-Current
Head of Training and Development, CES Group (UK, Ireland, and Canada).
- This role involves the coordination, supervision, and quality assurance of all of the training provision in CES
- Creation and delivery of TD provision across a group of language institutions.
- Observing and diagnosing individuals to create bespoke development paths.
Committees and Boards
- 2019-Current: English UK: Chair of Academic Advisory Board
- 2017-Current: IATEFL TDSIG: Committee member and Editor of TD Academic Journal
- 2017-2018: Eaquals: Academic Blog Editor
Conferences 2019-20
- Plenary: IHWO Academic Conference 2019; International Language Symposium Brno.
- Workshops: English UK Conference; ELT Ireland Conference; EUK Scotland Conference; IATEFL Conference; Eaquals; ELT Forum Bratislava; IH Barcelona Conference.
- Webinars: ‘What does a fully online school look like?’; ‘Exploiting the online classroom: blending synchronous and asynchronous learning’ (Both English UK); ‘Supporting Teachers in the Online’ (English UK and Eaquals).