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By Anne Pham and Hillary Zhong, Dickinson College DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MQIK7847 Introduction: A STEM Student’s Perspective on AI in Education As a STEM student, I’ve been thinking a lot about AI and what it can do for education. In my math
Read MoreBy Mike Dettinger, PhD, Louisiana State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/KXKM2998 Introduction Since the spring semester 2024, our Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures (WLLC) at Louisiana State University (LSU) has embraced the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into our language
Read MoreBy Natalia Ivashchenko, English Language Instructor and Exam Preparation Specialist DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/XQZU5102 Introduction Visuals have long supported language teaching. They provide context, reduce ambiguity, and invite interpretation. Yet finding the right image for a particular lesson objective can be unexpectedly
Read MoreBy Amanda Dalola and Sabrina Fluegel, University of Minnesota DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FYWH5040 When ChatGPT burst onto the educational scene in November 2022, language teachers found themselves in a familiar position: curious, intrigued, and perhaps a little skeptical. Some saw exciting possibilities
Read MoreBy Jessika Foreshee DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/TVGV3190 It was a Tuesday afternoon and I had just walked into a hot yoga class. The room was starting to fill up with fellow yogis, unrolling their mats and settling in. I had come to
Read MoreBy Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/HCOC4088 Introduction Arcade is a new feature in Padlet since February 2026. It is an AI-powered game creation platform that turns a topic, a file, a website content, or a YouTube video
Read MoreBy Gisele El Khoury, St. Lawrence University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/BZTI1063 Introduction This article presents 5 takeaways from the 2026 book The AI Illusion: Why Machines Aren’t Creative by Luc Julia (Wiley, ISBN: 9781394412174). Julia, an AI industry insider with over 35
Read MoreBy Maria Le Mura, Founder, Beyond Words DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WUQI7059 In a demo call last autumn, the Head of a World Language Department in the American Midwest asked me a question I had not been asked before. We had just finished
Read MoreBy Muhammad Ahmad, University at Buffalo DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/KZKP4254 She had barely spoken during our first session together. When I introduced the project, she sat quietly, nodding along, but saying little. I didn’t push. I had worked long enough with refugee
Read MoreBy Richard Robin, George Washington University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FTHK2466 In fall 2022, teachers across the globe woke up in a cold sweat to the debut of ChatGPT: this was the end of essay-writing, the death knell for homework, a stake in
Read MoreBy Sarab Al Ani, Yale University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/SFZP9372 Over the past academic year, I have integrated Speakology AI into my curriculum for Intermediate Heritage Arabic learners—a project made possible through the Yale Poorvu Center AI Course Revision Grant. This grant
Read MoreBy Gisele El Khoury, St. Lawrence University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/EHBU6644 Introduction Teachers often feel they must spend countless hours providing individualized, timely feedback, creating lesson plans, building quizzes, and differentiating materials for diverse learners, a workload that frequently leads to burnout.
Read MoreBy Nevine Abraham, Carnegie Mellon University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/NHSJ3527 Many novice learners of Arabic navigate layers of complexity that students of Latin-based languages rarely encounter, such as mastering a completely different alphabet system and letter connectivity while balancing the dual demands
Read MoreBy Deborah Cafiero, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer, School of World Languages and Cultures, University of Vermont DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WCKE3888 Some educators may embrace generative AI as a pedagogical revolution, while others caution about its potential to replace human thought with an automated
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