Events

Thursday 20 February 19:00 – 20:00 newest developments in Artificial Intelligence, and our questions and thoughts about AI in teaching and beyond.

Saturday 8 February 14:00 – 17:00 AGM followed by swapshop.

Saturday 8 June 10:00 – 12:00 online workshop with Hugh Dellar. In this classroom-rooted session we’ll be looking at the things that make good listeners good: knowing language, hearing the language you know, and the ability to automatically match meaning to sounds. We’ll explore practical examples of how we can develop these skills through our choice of input through micro listening tasks and much more.

Saturday 8 June 10:00 – 12:00 online workshop with Hugh Dellar. In this classroom-rooted session we’ll be looking at the things that make good listeners good: knowing language, hearing the language you know, and the ability to automatically match meaning to sounds. We’ll explore practical examples of how we can develop these skills through our choice of input through micro listening tasks and much more.

Saturday 3 February, 10:00 – 13:00, vh Ulm. In-person workshop with Jeff Aristy. Through a blend of interactive exercises, group
discussions and fresh perspectives on the science of failing, this workshop
will explore our relationship with failure and provide a systematic framework
to help us fail well.

Monday 22 January, 16:00, on Zoom. Informal get-together and catch-up for ELTAU members.

Saturday 3 February, 10:00 – 13:00, vh Ulm. In-person workshop with Jeff Aristy. Through a blend of interactive exercises, group
discussions and fresh perspectives on the science of failing, this workshop
will explore our relationship with failure and provide a systematic framework
to help us fail well.

Thursday 9 November, 17:15, on Zoom. Informal get-together and catch-up for ELTAU members.

In this workshop we will:
look at case studies & derive best practices
expand our teaching toolkit with methods from art &
performance theatre
discuss the challenges of individualistic learners and
how best to help them
explore how to balance the need to learn and
communicate efficiently with the desire to control the
aesthetics of the language we use.
Saturday 7 October
11:00 – 14:45, Ulm
with Sarah Plochl

A description of what AI natural language processing tools (such as ChatGPT and DeepL) are and where they stand currently.
· Successes and limitations – examples of what it currently can and can’t do.
· What we should be wary of…
· How to face the challenges that AI bring to the profession and future-proof ourselves
Saturday 29 April
9:30 – 17:45, Ulm
with James Quartley and Tanja Murphy-Ilibasic