Access, Equality, Equity, and Inclusion – May 14th VirtuaTell’s 2022 Conference Scholarship Application/Fee Waiver

Access, Equality, Equity, and Inclusion and VirtuaTell’s 2022 Conference Intentionally Inclusive Practice!

Emerging Technologies in Language Learning and Teaching: Diversity, Criticality and Multimodality, May 14, 2022

Our conference theme reflects current trends and approaches in second language learning and teaching through inclusive, self-reflexive, and multimodal practices embedded in our research and our everyday teaching. This theme invites a broad consideration of related issues, including (but not limited to) the following: Smart CALL, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, language assessment, and learner’s data, Natural Language Processing, Mobile Learning, Intelligent Tutors, games and language learning, gamification, Adaptive Learning algorithms.

Our goal: To facilitate equal and equitable opportunities for attendees to take advantage of our VirtuaTell 2022 Conference presentations, workshops and seminars, including access to educational & tech resources. We hope to accomplish this through removal of any actual or potential barriers such as conference cost to facilitate equitable worldwide participation from interested attendees .

VirtuaTell’s 2022 Conference Team
Amany Alkhayat, Conference Chair
Farah Akbar, Conference Co-chair
Dr. Jasmin (Bey) Cowin, Conference Co-chair
Christian Perticone, Conference Co-chair
Dr. Ali Safivand, Conference Co-chair

VirtuaTell 2022 Conference Scholarship Application/Fee Waiver
Filling out this application will enable the VirtuaTell 2022 conference team to register you free of charge to the VirtuaTell 2022 Conference if you meet eligibility. Eligibility centers around financial needs and personal/professional hardship. This free registration is available for the first 200 applicants. Your registration does not give you membership to NYS TESOL. Submissions close May 8th, 2022.

VirtuaTell 2022 Conference Scholarship Application/Fee Waiver

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Author: drcowinj

Dr. Jasmin (Bey) Cowin, an Associate Professor at Touro University, received the 2024 Touro University CETL Faculty Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching and the Rockefeller Institute of Government awarded her the prestigious Richard P. Nathan Public Policy Fellowship (2024-2025). As a Fulbright Scholar and SIT Graduate, she was selected to be a U.S. Department of State English Language Specialist. Her expertise in AI in education is underscored by her role as an AI trainer and former Education Policy Fellow (EPFP™) at Columbia University's Teachers College. As a columnist for Stankevicius, she explores Nicomachean Ethics at the intersection of AI and education. She has contributed to initiatives like Computers for Schools Burundi, served as a resource specialist for Amity University in Uttar Pradesh, India, and participated in TESOL "Train the Trainer" programs in Yemen and Morocco. Her research interests include simulations and metaverse for educators-in-training, AI applications in education and language acquisition and teaching, and distributed ledger technologies, with a focus on her 'Education for 2060' theme. In conclusion, my commitment extends beyond transactional interactions, focusing instead on utilizing my skills and privileges to make a positive, enduring impact on the world.