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Dr Zoe Handley

@zlhandley.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer in Language Education and Programme Leader MA Artificial Intelligence and Technology-Enhanced Learning in Department of Education, The University of York

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Dr Zoe Handley@zlhandley.bsky.social · last yr.

Can't believe I only just learnt about Hello Barbie, Mattel's AI-powered doll. She's definitely going to make an appearance when I discuss AI ethics and privacy. Perhaps it's my age, but I'd be inviting her to a party, rather than talking about fashion. #AIED www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Hackers can hijack Wi-Fi Hello Barbie to spy on your children

Security researcher warns hackers could steal personal information and turn the microphone of the doll into a surveillance device

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Dr Zoe Handley@zlhandley.bsky.social · last yr.

Thinking about technology integration for language teachers, check our my article with Dr Maha Alghasab on the implementation of a pedagogically-driven approach on a pre-service teacher education program in Kuwait. utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/... #EdTech #TESOL #MFL

PaCKed with Technology: Pedagogically-Driven Technology Professional Development for Language Teaching | CALICO Journal

Abstract This article reports on the design and evaluation of “PaCKed with Technology”, a pedagogically-driven technology professional development program for pre-service teachers of primary English in Kuwait. PaCKed with Technology is novel in its focus on enabling teachers to identify technologies that align with second language acquisition pedagogy. Having provided teachers space to revise and develop their pedagogical content knowledge, trainee teachers are taken through two reflective cycles. The first comprises: (1) comprehension & connection, which encourages the development of pedagogical content knowledge and makes connections between technologies and pedagogical principles; (2) experience, which enables teachers to “learn with technology”; and (3) reflection, which encourages reflection based on their experience. The second comprises the same steps and provides trainee teachers the opportunity to “teach with technology.” Pre-module and post-module surveys of the teachers’ awareness of the range of technologies they might employ in their teaching, their rationale for doing so, and their Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) were complemented with qualitative interviews exploring their experience of the training. While the trainee teachers’ self-reported levels of TPACK decreased, their rationales for using technology shifted from motivating and engaging learners to reasons grounded in approaches and methods of language teaching. Interview data suggests that these changes might be explained by changes in trainees’ understanding of what it means to use technology effectively to support their pedagogical goals and approach.

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Dr Zoe Handley@zlhandley.bsky.social · last yr.

Looking forward to discussing Gen AI and applied linguistics at this LLT SIG event. See below for how to join the event.

Dr Celia Antoniou@celiagr.bsky.social · last yr.

🎉 ECRs & postgrads: Present your #GenAI & Language Education poster at our #BAAL /CUP funded seminar! 📅 6 Jun ’25 @unistrathclyde.bsky.social 🏆 4 x £100 travel awards available 📝 Apply by 22 May: lltsigbaal@gmail.com 🔗 More info: lltsigbaal.weebly.com/updates.html #StrathEdu #TESOL #AIinEd

abbi@abbis.bsky.social · last yr.

I think my discomfort with a lot of "what works" metrics contributes heavily to my interest in running "experience" and "perception" research, because we're so often guessing at WHY things do or don't appear to "work", otherwise. #academicsky

Andrew Jones FCCT@jonesedu.bsky.social · last yr.

The dialectic of educational enlightenment: Questioning ‘what works’ - critiquing the ideas of evidence-based practice and 'edumyths' with Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer! #education #research #socialtheory #edusky #uked #criticaltheory #edumyths #teaching mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/04/15/t...

Dr Zoe Handley@zlhandley.bsky.social · last yr.

For a taster the slides are now available: docs.google.com/presentation... #TESOL #studyabrod #internationalstudents #appliedlinguistics

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Online and in-person language contact during study abroad: Using the Lang Track App to explore the experiences of international masters’ students studying in the UK Dr Zoe Handley, The University of Y...

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Dr Zoe Handley@zlhandley.bsky.social · last yr.

Looking forward to presenting to the Internationalisation Practitioner Network this week. 📅 March 27 1pm-2pm UK & Ireland time Please visit the Internationalisation Practitioner Network website for details on how the session: internationalpedagogies.home.blog

Online and in-person language contact during study abroad: Using the Lang Track App to explore the experiences of international masters’ students studying in the UK
Lauren Hall-Lew@lhlew.bsky.social · last yr.

"...there is now a worry that REF2029 will enable a different injustice: that institutions can hold onto the outputs of staff they have sacked, while making it harder for them to gain new academic employment because they are no longer linked to the work they created."

The English Association@englishassociation.bsky.social · last yr.

REF2029: concerns about the implications of decoupling | The English Association : Please read this important joint letter we have written (on behalf of us, our chair @jennyrichards.bsky.social ) along with @ies-sas.bsky.social & @univeng.bsky.social englishassociation.ac.uk/ref2029-conc...

Dr Zoe Handley@zlhandley.bsky.social · last yr.

Not my expert area. But this is how we are approaching screentime at home - recommend quality content, current fave BBCs Merlin #smartphone #socialmedia #screentime www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I haven’t banned screen time for my kids – I’ve introduced binge-watching instead | Emma Brockes

Research shows that not all hours spent glued to a screen are created equal, so I’m actively encouraging nutritional content such as Young Sheldon, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Dr Zoe Handley@zlhandley.bsky.social · 2y ago

As we see the first signs of AI replacing teachers in UK schools, you might be interested in my view on whether this is really possible in language learning published in the Modern Language Journal last year: shorturl.at/wRbIE japantoday.com/category/tec... #AI #MFL #languagelearning #TESOL

UK's first AI classroom without teachers sparks debate

Britain's first teacherless AI classroom may be an "outlier", but it underlines the potential benefits and risks of a UK government drive to rollout artificial intelligence in education, exp...

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Dr Zoe Handley@zlhandley.bsky.social · 2y ago

BAAL LLT SIG i Teach with Technology webinar 4pm (GMT) on 23rd Jan Promoting diversity and inclusion in ELT: Gamification tools and the pedagogy of multiliteracies Prof Inmaculada Pineda Hernández, University of Malaga Sonia Li. Taipei Municipal Bailing High School Register: shorturl.at/BaYoD

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Dr Zoe Handley@zlhandley.bsky.social · 2y ago

Great to see this new centre for teaching and learning classics. Latin is certainly not dead and there is so much more to it including history, literature and culture that are very much still alive. #acadecmisky #appliedlinguistics #classics www.theguardian.com/education/20...

‘They see it is living’: Durham professor’s mission to get more pupils into classics

Arlene Holmes-Henderson wants all children in UK to have equal access to classical education

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