In the context of our AI tools research for both TELLConsult’s EU project development and its professional development courses offer related to AI integration in Language Education, I attended the first webinar in the series ‘TeacherMatic Language Teaching Takeoff Webinars’ to discover how TeacherMatic can elevate lesson planning presented by Nik Peachey.Find a brief video Read more about AI assistants for teachers[…]
Having noticed the TBLT conferences taking place all over the world for years I did not want to miss the opportunity that it took place in the Netherlands this year. I greatly enjoyed this well organised event and having had the chance to getting to know the TBLT community a bit better and actually meet Read more about Attended the TBLT Conference 2025 in Groningen[…]
We are thrilled to have been informed that the project proposal ‘Data-driven Applications and Pedagogies for Language Education’ (DAPLE) has been well received as part of the KA2 Action: Cooperation partnerships in higher education (Call 2025). Find a brief summary of the project’s rationale below. Thanks to the prompt reactions and contributions by the invited Read more about EU Erasmus+ project proposal ‘DAPLE’ successfully submitted.[…]
TELLConsult has confirmed its upcoming course ‘Introduction to AI/data driven apps and methodologies to support the Language and CLIL classroom’ in the Netherlands, (Utrecht, April 27 – May 2). Partly because freelance educators in the EU and school teachers in the Netherlands cannot use Erasmus+ grants for this (edition of the) course, #5 places have Read more about Erasmus+ course on AI in language education with a special discount for freelance and NL school teachers.[…]
Hereby passing on the coordinator’s invitation message Dear colleagues, Building on the success of the first six seasons, which attracted just under 1,000 participants in total, the CATAPULT (Computer-Assisted Training and Platforms to Upskill LSP Teachers) consortium is pleased to announce that season 7 of the MOOC “Teaching Languages for Specific Purposes (LSPs)” will start Read more about EU Project CATAPULT to run another edition of its FREE MOOC for LSP teachers.[…]
On behalf of TELLConsult, associated partner of the E-Live project, I attended the project’s final dissemination event on October 15 at the Nuenens College, one of the project’s secondary partner schools.For more details about the project visit E-LIVE: Engaging Languages in Intercultural Virtual Exhange. I greatly enjoyed this well organised and most informative day offering Read more about Final conference of the EU project ‘E-Live’[…]
We attended a recent meeting of #SURF’s CoP on Media in Education https://communities.surf.nl/media-education the more since the topic ‘Using Media Assignments as Assessment Instruments’ was relevant for a number of TELLConsult 2025 courses: Assessment and the use of Video and AI. Find the English version of Erik Boon’ report about this SURF professional development event Read more about Media in Education event (September 30, 2024)[…]
The PAIDEIA Project – PAIDEIA Project, (Preparing teachers for the AI Development in Education as an Innovative Asset) is an EU-funded Erasmus+ Forward Looking research-action project aiming to integrate AI in education by guiding its gradual introduction in schools and with a focus on equipping teachers with tools and knowledge to navigate AI’s potential and Read more about EU project ‘Paideia’ published scoping study on AI in Education in the consortium’s partner countries.[…]
The Erasmus+ project TEMPLATE (Technology-Mediated PLurilingual Activities for (language) Teacher Education) has published all its results and open educational resources. They include e.g. ‘A Theoretical and Practical Introduction to Integrating Technology Mediated Plurilingual Tasks into the (Foreign) Language Classroom’ and the related ‘Guidelines for teacher trainers’. To further support language professionals and schools the project team Read more about Professional development courses offered by the EU project ‘Technology-Mediated PLurilingual Activities for (language) Teacher Education’[…]
On June 23rd, 2023, The Leiden University Language Learning Resource Centre (LLRC) organized its annual one-day conference , this year on curriculum change, also because in Dutch secondary education a curriculum reform is planned to be implemented in the next years, also concerning foreign languages. Find the programme and abstracts here. Dr. Marjon Tammenga-Helmantel, who works Read more about Attended the LLRC 2023 conference: curriculum and course design for language teaching[…]