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The LaV Gamification Initiative: Gamifying our research and teaching practices
May 6, 2026 By Raúl Alberto Mora and Tatiana Gómez-Ramírez In this webinar, Raúl Alberto Mora, an associate professor in the School of Education and Pedagogy at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellín, Colombia, and Tatiana Gómez-Ramírez, the founder and general manager of ELT Think Tank, introduced their LaV (Language and Victory) project and their findings. This project based on the idea of using gaming skills into the classroom to enhance student engagement and cont
May 12


Multilingual Creative Writing for Critical Engagement and Metalinguistic Awareness
April 8, 2026 By Janan Chan (陳臻) In this webinar, Janan Chan (陳臻), a doctoral student in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education at McGill University, presented different ways to build students' multilinguistic awareness through creative writing. Chan offered four activities that can be adapted in class to engage students in critical reflections on their own language use and linguistic and cultural upbringings. Through these activities, Chan proposes shifting writ
Apr 14


Translanguaging art. Using creative and arts-based methods to support transformative, non-deficit approaches to language learning and teaching
February 4, 2026 by Dobrochna Futro In this webinar, Professor Dobrochna Futro, a Lecturer in Education at the University of Glasgow, presented a number of art-based activities that enhance language learning through translanguaging practices. These multimodal learning activities also help create a more inclusive learning environment that meets the needs of the multilingual realities of today's classrooms. Professor Futro shared projects that she has led and co-led in various
Feb 4


Translanguaging in Action: Fostering Multilingual Learner Identity Through Me Mapping
Jan 13, 2026 In this webinar, Dr. Antoinette Gagné, Professor Emerita from OISE/University of Toronto, introduced participants to Me Mapping as an effective pedagogical approach for nurturing positive multilingual learner identities and supporting language learning. She described how Me Mapping invites students to create multimodal artifacts that reflect their linguistic backgrounds, key life stages, and multiple identities, etc. Dr. Gagné also engaged the participants in
Jan 22
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