| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE CO-CHAIRS |
Nellie Deutsch, Toronto, Canada
Judy Wong, New York City, NY USA |
Read what is coming up in Tampa at the upcoming TESOL Convention. Read More |
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| LETTER FROM THE EDITOR |
Larry Udry, Divine Word College, Epworth, Iowa, USA |
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In this letter, Larry Udry previews the contributions to the newsletter and solicits new members to the Editing Team. Read More |
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| THE ELECTRONIC VILLAGE ONLINE (EVO) |
Grazzia Ma. Mendoza, UW-Madison, Wisconsin, USA |
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In this letter, Grazzia Ma. Mendoza previews the EVO Conference and highlights sessions. Read More |
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| ARTICLES |
| CHATGPT EMBRACE DON'T FEAR: PRACTICAL USES OF CHATGPT IN LANGUAGE LEARNING CLASSROOMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION |
Christina Kitson, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri, USA |
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This article explores how ChatGPT benefits both language learners and educators.
It provides an overview of ChatGPT, its advantages, as well as practical ideas for using it in language teaching. By exploring the potential of ChatGPT, this article seeks to inspire teachers to use this innovative technology. Read More |
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| UNLOCK THE POWER OF AI IN TEACHING: ENHANCE YOUR PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE |
Kareen Sharawy, Hanson College, Toronto, Canada |
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Discover the transformative power of AI in education! From personalized instruction to intelligent assessment, explore practical examples of how AI enhances teaching effectiveness and student learning outcomes in this comprehensive article. Read More |
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| TEACHER EFFICIENCIES WITH CHATGPT & CHROME BROWSER EXTENSIONS |
John Allan, New Language Solutions, Ontario, Canada |
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This article explains how browser extensions utilizing the ChatGPT model can benefit language educators through enhanced efficiency of administrative and materials development tasks. ChatGPT‘s growth and its Applications Programming Interface has the potential to flood the education technology market with AI powered tools. One of these tools is browser extensions. Read More |
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| USING CHATGPT FOR MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT: GETTING THE PROMPT RIGHT |
Heather Austin, Kansai Gaidai University, Osaka, Japan |
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AI tools like ChatGPT can aid teachers in creating educational materials, but they require precise prompts. As a generative AI, ChatGPT learns from user input and feedback to better deliver the requested information. This article provides examples demonstrating how to refine prompts for desired outputs, such as multiple-choice questions. Read More |
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| CONFERENCE REVIEW |
| PANSIG2023 |
Heather Austin, Kansai Gaidai University, Osaka, Japan |
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The JALT PanSIG 2023 Conference in Kyoto showcased the theme "Looking Forward," with an underlying theme of “Going up!” Topics covered include student interaction, positive psychology, COIL, and global education frameworks. This well-organized event, with 260 sessions and free childcare, promoted creativity and critical thinking to a high standard. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
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| FUNDRAISER FOR A TESOL AWARD IN MEMORY OF VANCE STEVENS |
| Donate to create an award in honor of Vance Stevens' legacy, founder of Webheads, EVO Coordinator, and First IS Co-Chair, & 2019 recipient of the CALL Research Conference Lifetime Achievement Award. |
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| EVO 2024 |
| EVO is accepting proposals for 2024. Info at WHAT IS EVO? Timeline at EVO24 Call for Proposals. See EVO Previous Sessions. For deadlines, see Letter from Grazzia Mendoza. |
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