I am an Associate Professor at Touro University, a Fulbright Scholar, an SIT Graduate, a U.S. Department of State English Language Specialist (2024) in Assessment and Artificial Intelligence, and a former Education Policy Fellow (EPFP™) at Columbia University, Teachers College. I regularly write on ‘Insights at the Intersection of AI and Education,’ for Stankevicius. At the heart of my professional journey is a commitment to transformative education, grounded in integrating concepts like Lynda Miller’s philosophy of abundance, which counters Ruby Payne’s notion of a Culture of Poverty (2005). This philosophy of abundance emphasizes viewing experiences as assets filled with positivity and optimism, particularly valuable in an often dystopian-seeming world. Aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 4, I have contributed to initiatives like Computers for Schools Burundi, TESOL “Train the Trainer” programs in Yemen and Morocco. As an educator in the Fourth Industrial Revolution era, I prepare future teachers by incorporating innovations in education to shape worldviews and cultivate an adaptable skillset for Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous (VUCA) environments. My research explores simulations for educators-in-training, AI in education and assessment, educational Metaverse applications, and educational transformation for language educators.
“Rather than remain fixed in familiar practices, we will need to harness an agile, growth-oriented mindset. Now is the time for courage, vision, and perseverance.”
Dr. Jasmin (Bey) Cowin
I am happy to share my virtual workshop session: “Structured Prompting for Teachers of English as a New Language/English as a Foreign Language” for Everyone Academy – Morocco, moderator: Aziz Soubai March 11th, 2024
The Zoomlink with passcode is nested in the PDF.
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