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Artificial intelligence - opportunities and challenges

Who is this webinar for?

Please note the content of this webinar is not aimed at teachers, and is specifically for Teacher Educators who have a role in supporting the professional development of English language teachers.

What is this webinar about?

Nik Peachey, Director of Pedagogy at PeacheyPublications, discusses some of the opportunities and issues around the recent controversial developments in artificial intelligence and their potential impact on language learning and teacher education. He draws on his recent research into ChatGPT and its applications within language teaching and suggests practical ways that both teachers and teacher educators can exploit the benefits of this new generation of AI technologies whilst being aware of its potential to disrupt many of the established norms that have been the mainstay of classroom education for centuries.

When?

Recorded on 9 May 2023 12.00 - 13.00 (UK time). See what time this is in your location.

About the speaker

Nik Peachey is Director of Pedagogy at PeacheyPublications, an independent digital publishing and consultancy company that specialises in the design of digital learning materials for teachers and trainers. He has been involved in Education since 1990 as a teacher, trainer, educational consultant and project manager. He has more than 25 years experience of working specifically with online, remote and blended learning environments. He has worked all over the world training teachers and developing innovative and creative products. He is a two-time British Council ELTons Innovations award winner and has been shortlisted six times. His books include:

ChatGPT in the Language Classroom
Team Building Activities for the Remote Classroom
Digital Tools for Teachers
Thinking Critically through Digital Media
Digital Video - A Manual for Language Teachers
Hacking Creativity
He also co-edited Creativity in the ELT Classroom and Creativity and the Sustainable Development Goals for the British Council

He is editor of the Edtech & ELT Newsletter.

You can find out more about what he shares at:

Twitter: @NikPeachey

LinkedIn: Nik Peachey

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Supporting material for this webinar

Pre-webinar reading: Read Nik Peachey's blog post:
'AI writing tools and education: what teachers need to know in 2023'

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