AI assistants for teachers

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[…]

Attended the TBLT Conference 2025 in Groningen

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[…]

Erasmus+ course on AI in language education with a special discount for freelance and NL school teachers.

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.[…]

Final conference of the EU project ‘E-Live’

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’[…]

Media in Education event (September 30, 2024)

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)[…]

Professional development courses offered by the EU project ‘Technology-Mediated PLurilingual Activities for (language) Teacher Education’

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’[…]

Focus on AI in EDUCAUSE Horizon Report Teaching and Learning 2023 Edition

2023 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report Teaching and Learning Edition “Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm, with new AI-powered tools such as ChatGPT opening up new opportunities in higher education for content creation, communication, and learning, while also raising new concerns about the misuses and overreach of technology” Used the report as content for Read more about Focus on AI in EDUCAUSE Horizon Report Teaching and Learning 2023 Edition[…]

TELLConsult’s 2023 course offer updated

Our 2023 course offer has been updated. Thanks to new tutor team members https://www.tellconsult.eu/course-tutors/ 15 evidence-informed courses are now available also including new course topics and venues. https://www.tellconsult.eu/2023-courses/ Looking forward to the migration of our offer on the course catalogue at the EU School Education Gateway website to the new location at School Education ec Read more about TELLConsult’s 2023 course offer updated[…]

Template project dissemination activities (summer 2022)

In June TELLConsult senior advisor Ton Koenraad attended the event organised by University of Applied Sciences, Hogeschool Utrecht dedicated to the start of the retirement of former colleague Maaike Hajer, lector at the lectorate ‘Plurilingualism & Education’. In her exit lecture Maaike gave an overview of her work, insights and (project) results related to her Read more about Template project dissemination activities (summer 2022)[…]

ErasmusPlus programme 2021 – 2027

Find our support reaction to a recent blogpost by Ilpo Halonen (Euneos) entitled ‘Incentives needed to promote digital education in Erasmus+ program’ where he concluded that ‘More incentives are needed in the new Erasmus+ programme 2021-2027 to make the Digital Education Action Plan really functioning and efficient’ https://ilpohalonen.wordpress.com/2021/07/09/incentives-needed-to-promote-digital-education-in-erasmus-program/ We at TELLConsult strongly support your view and Read more about ErasmusPlus programme 2021 – 2027[…]