"GPT detectors are biased against non-native English writers" Researchers tested the performance of 7 AI detectors on 91 essays that had been written by Chinese students as part of their Toefl exams, and 61% were incorrectly labelled as “AI-generated".  cell.com/patterns/fullt…

"Online schools are growing in popularity among children who say mainstream school is not for them. Now, the government is asking online providers to apply for accreditation, which means they will be inspected by the schools watchdog Ofsted." news.sky.com/story/teen-des…

My new paper "“The quality of learning depends on the quality of the Wi-Fi”: The views and experiences of EAP students during emergency remote teaching" published in the International Journal of English for Academic Purposes is out! liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/ij…

Are you a current or previous teacher in England? Would you like to participate in my colleague's research on the impact of the support networks in teachers' careers' decisions? Details in the attached flyer.

Interesting AI exercise by the OU.

Fantastic talk today at Southampton Education School with Ming Ming Chiu on "Helping vulnerable, diverse students detect and combat fake news via artificial intelligence dashboards" His team's latest research is definitely worth a read: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Great talk on "Digital Realities: Embracing Translanguaging as the Future of EAP" from Kelly Webb-Davies BALEAP_TELSIG

It's been an early start to be in Brighton today for #IATEFL2024 I'm looking forward to a week of TEFLing.

#iatefl2024 off to a great start with a plenary session on GenAI: "The AI factor: have we figured it out yet?" with Vicky Saumell💻📚🌎, where she discussed how the different TESL stakeholders are using GenAI and how it's impacting their roles.

Today at #IATEFL2024 talking about online communities of practice in EAP remote programmes.

Great presentation today with Luis Carabantes: "Context matters: a sociocultural framework for materials design" #IATEFL2024

Fantastic presentation today from Priscila_Riffo at #iatefl2024 on the EFL pre-service teachers' professional identity dilemmas during their last stage practicum in Chile. #teacheridentity #TEFL

Fantastic talk from Gonzalo Pérez Andrade at CGE Southampton on "Responding to the multilingual reality of UK schools: Lessons from a researcher-practitioner collaboration". An important conversation on the recognition of self as multilingual, co-learning, and context-specific practice.

And we're off #EUROCALL2024 🥳 AI in higher education writing instruction: state-of-the-art with Carola Strobl and Marilize Pretorius from the University of Antwerp UAntwerpen Eurocall

Presenting at #Eurocall2024 in 20 mins: "Engagement matters: teachers' perceptions of and experiences with student engagement in an online EAP programme." Come join me if you're in the conference! Eurocall

#BAAL2024 has started with Julia Shell from University of Leeds talking about spoken language and social (in)justice in education

Thank you to everyone who came to my #BAAL2024 talk yesterday on "Collaborative Learning in Crisis: The Significance of Online CoPs for EAP Educators" where I represented Southampton Education School #EAP #CoPs #OnlineEducation

🚨 EAP: Emotional Academic Pratice event 20/11/24 1-3 (UK time) reserve your place: forms.office.com/pages/response… Visit padlet for recordings, abstracts and add your comments padlet.com/kp927354/eap-e… Please share with colleagues and networks who may be interested in attending!

I'm excited to share my latest publication with Eurocall: "Engagement Matters: Teachers’ Perceptions of and Experiences with Student Engagement in an online EAP programme". ocs.editorial.upv.es/index.php/Euro… #EAP #OnlineLearning #DigitalL2Education #StudentEngagement #DigitalPedagogy