"Grammarly Premium is storming Iowa State in the upcoming semester to offer students and faculty an opportunity to improve their writing skills." Check out our feature from the Daily and learn more about our pilot project! ow.ly/XBzx50xXCDM

Big congratulations to ALT doctoral student Taichi Yamashita, who moved on to candidacy today by passing his oral prelim. Great work presenting an interesting, complex, and well-designed dissertation proposal. Now go get that data! Carol Chapelle ISU App. Linguistics Iowa State University Department of English

Since ISU has switched to virtual learning for the rest of the semester, we wanted to share a few tips for online classes. Access your free Grammarly premium account by following the link in our bio!

Some tips for virtual class success as we finish the spring semester online! Remember to take it easy on yourself and focus on what works for you!

Meet our new spotlight instructor! Amy, an ISUComm and AdvComm instructor, implements Grammarly Premium in her courses to help her and her students succeed.

Call for papers issued for special issue of Language Learning & Technology on Automated Writing Evaluation to be guest-edited by Volker Hegelheimer and yours truly. Please share! lltjournal.org/item/3145 Language Learning & Technology Volker Hegelheimer ISU App. Linguistics Iowa State University Department of English

Our Grammarly evaluation (co-authored with Taichi Yamashita) has been accepted by Language Learning & Technology but won't appear in the journal until 2022. You can see a pre-print here: researchgate.net/publication/34… ISU App. Linguistics Iowa State University Department of English Language Learning & Technology

Hey, Iowa State Drumline! It's 9:42 and my six-year-old is trying to get to sleep. We're all the way up in Northridge and it's still a heck of a racket you're making. How about calling it a night?!

My youngest sister Christy and her family really need some support. Anything anyone's willing to contribute would be very much appreciated. gofundme.com/f/support-chri…

Conspiracy theorists threatened to shoot me and slit my wrists for talking about the tragedy at Sandy Hook. They defaced pictures of my beautiful Dylan. They demanded to see images of his dead body. I need you to sign the petition today to reject these hoaxers. -Nicole

Conspiracy theorists threatened to shoot me and slit my wrists for talking about the tragedy at Sandy Hook. They defaced pictures of my beautiful Dylan. They demanded to see images of his dead body. I need you to sign the petition today to reject these hoaxers. -Nicole

My study of L2 student engagement with AWE/Grammarly, which focuses on the dimensions of language learning and human-automation trust, will appear in the Journal of Second Language Writing. See a preprint version here: researchgate.net/publication/34…

My recent article in JSLW can be accessed for free through the journal website for the next 50 days. authors.elsevier.com/a/1codv_O733UI…

Congratulations to Taichi Yamashita for a successful defense of his Ph.D. dissertation today! Well done, Dr. Yamashita!

This year's PhD commencement was modest, with grads almost outnumbering the audience, but even so, it was great to be able to place the hood on Taichi Yamashita, my first advisee, and to congratulate Phuong Nguyen, another excellent ALT grad. Iowa State University Department of English ISU App. Linguistics

Did a webinar this morning for the British Association for Applied Linguistics's special interest group on testing, evaluation, and assessment. Great questions and discussion. Thanks for the invitation to share my work with you! #BAALTEASIG baalteasig.co.uk/newtechnologie…

If you want to send some financial support to Ukraine, my friends at Grammarly (based in Kyiv) have shared these links to reputable organizations in the country. grammarly.com/stand-with-ukr…

Huge congrats to Jenna Bertilson on passing her oral exam for the MA TESL/AL with flying colors. Her creative component, "A Teacher’s Guide to Implementing Collaborative Writing in ENGL 101B," will be recommended reading for all future instructors on the course. ISU App. Linguistics

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