Welcome
Following from the success of last year's online workshops, once again, the TnT/PD Workshops will be online, September 11th. They will be run in two streams - Technology in Teaching and Professional Development.
The Call for Abstracts runs from June 1 to July 31, 2026.
All sessions will be recorded and made available to attendees for 3 months after they are uploaded.
Technology in Teaching (TnT)
The current and future reality for language teachers is technology in and surrounding our community of practice. Now, this can be seen negatively or positively. Teachers, learners, and by extension all those connected to the language education field face the challenge of selecting appropriate tools and learning how to use them. The aim of these TnT Workshops is to help participants in attendance navigate their way through the exciting array of educational technologies available, select those that are appropriate for their context, and learn how to effectively make use of them in their educational environments. The TnT workshop leaders, are experts with the techniques and technologies they will demonstrate, will offer guidance on using specific technologies, and share ways to best integrate the technologies with language teaching and education practices.
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Professional Development (PD)
The technology-based presentations are our digital offering, while the PD workshops are our more analog offering. At these workshops you can learn more about, for example, data analysis approaches for your research study, writing abstracts, developing ideas for research studies, how to enhance your resume, troubleshooting a thesis or dissertation proposal, career planning, etc. Technology may be a dominant feature in our lives as the global pandemic forced educators and learners alike to develop new cyber competencies. The times also pushed educators, learners, researchers, etc. to hone their other competencies. The PD workshops are JALTs way to provide additional support to our community of practice.
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Conference Team
Conference Chair - Wayne Malcolm
Conference Coordinators - Robert Remmerswaal and Luc Gougeon