Presented ‘Towards EdTech Evaluation Framework development in Modern Language Education’ at the EUROCALL 2026 conference in Belfast. It is one of the results of the research with respect to AI-powered lesson planning tools I did with Leontes Henriquez as part of our GenAI-SIPD style (Schulze & Hubbard, 2026) collaborative professional development venture we started last Read more about EUROCALL CONFERENCE 2026[…]
In reaction to the start of this post by Rose Luckin… ‘The Dot-Com Bowl. The Crypto Bowl. Now the A.I. Bowl.In 2000, more than a dozen internet start-ups bought Super Bowl adverts. Pets.com, Epidemic.com, Lifeminders.com. Most shut down within months when the tech bubble burst.In 2022, crypto companies spent $54 million on Super Bowl spots. Read more about Interactive Whiteboards, AI and the Rhythms of Educational Innovation[…]
The framework for learner-centred and verifiable language models (in education) published by Hans Visser and shared in this post aligns well with one of the projects we are currently working on: ‘Supporting Discipline-specific Teacher Digital Agency development with respect to AI-assisted Instructional Design’ that aims to develop and validate a framework that will enable educational Read more about ‘Supporting Discipline-specific Teacher Digital Agency development with respect to AI-assisted Instructional Design’[…]
Attended Prof Laurence Anthony’s presentation this morning on this exciting topic. This session was part of this year’s edition of Corpus Linguistics & Applied Linguistics research online event Under the motto that better understanding of AI applications will help us in the current utopian vs. dystopian discussion to select pathways to employ the technologies involved Read more about Symbiosis of Generative AI and Corpus Linguistics: An Integrated Approach for Research and Education[…]
Latest course confirmation:Course #9Getting better results when using AI for lesson planning and materials production.
This post was triggered by messages today on Dutch national Television and other NL media, such as NOS, IPON and DutchNews.nl presenting the NEON Project. This initiative aims to develop a cooperative educational publishing organization facilitating schools to develop their own textbooks through a new publishing initiative. This will give them greater control over the Read more about The NEON project and (AI-Powered) Lesson Planning Tools: supporting Curriculum in Transition[…]
Key contents of the iTILT resources collection from both EU project ITILT editions are now LIVE again at https://cirittl.org/itilt-resources/ thanks to Cardiff School of Education and Social Policy. We’re thrilled to announce the re-launch of access to a collection of resources developed during the two editions of the EU-funded iTILT projects—Interactive Technologies in Language Teaching. Read more about Resources of the Interactive Technologies in Language Teaching projects (iTILT 1 + 2) accessible again.[…]
AI summary of Linkedin Post by Matthew Wemyss Estonia, the famously tech-savvy country, has given us one of Europe’s largest baseline studies on student AI use. Surveying over learners (ages ) before formal AI literacy was introduced, the results confirm what many teachers already suspected: our students are way ahead of the system. This isn’t Read more about ‘Generation AI’ Is Already Here: 5 Critical Insights from Estonia’s Student AI Study[…]
Another great post by Achilleas Kostoulas, on behalf of the Research Literacy of Teachers project (ReaLiTea). The article clearly aims to stimulate practitioners ‘to see research not as something distant or intimidating, but as part of what it means to be an engaged, reflective, and autonomous professional’. It offers a clear insight into the interrelated Read more about Empowering Language Teachers: The Research Literacy Framework[…]
This LinkedIn message by Barend Last and the reactions it generated triggered us to share our latest activities dedicated to contributing to (language) teachers’ AI literacy development. In the current EdTech storm (driven by a bigger group of Tech companies than just Apple and Microsoft I experienced in my early days as educator) I noticed Read more about Reviewing AI-powered Lesson Planning Tools[…]