Brent G Warner

@BrentGWarner@mstdn.social
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Community College ESOL Professor 🎙 Co-host of The #DIESOL Podcast & #HigherEdTechpodcast. ⌨️ Blogging at TESOL.org 🎓 '21 #HigherEd IT Influencer via @EdTech_HigherEd
The DIESOL Podcast - Developing Innovation in ESOLhttps://www.DIESOL.org
The HigherEdTech Podcast - Tech Integration in College & Universityhttps://www.TheHigherEdTechPodcast.com
Common Hashtags#EdTech #HigherEd #HigherEducation #TESOL #ESL #ELL
Brent G WarnerDec 28, 2023
I’m smitten with this book by Sheila Thorn who does a thorough takedown on “teaching listening” and really clarifies that what the vast majority of #TESOL Ts do is actually “Learning English through listening” rather than “Learning to listen in English”. She’s very careful not to completely dismiss all practices most #ELTs use in their classes for listening activities, but does clarify that most of what we’re doing isn’t doing what we think it’s doing. Fascinating and well-reasoned work here!
Brent G WarnerOct 16, 2023
I almost skipped this video on Translanguaging vs Code Switching because I wasn't feeling particularly political, but when the reveal comes at around the 10 minute mark it becomes clear of why he laid out the fairly extensive foundation first. EXCELLENT work and explanation by Mike Mena
https://youtu.be/Xv6cXSna4RY?si=lfZ3ME3YFj83nhni
TRANSLANGUAGING IN 15 MINUTES | Otheguy, Garcia and Reid - "Clarifying translanguaging..." (2015)

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Brent G WarnerSep 13, 2023
Eleanor ReesSep 12, 2023

I keep seeing people saying they are happy to use AI text generators as sources of factual information, because they're confident that when the thing generates an inaccurate answer they'll easily spot it.

Speaking from my experience of 20+ years of professional fact-checking: the errors you can spot easily are not the ones you need to worry about.

Show threadBrent G WarnerSep 12, 2023

@martin I see what you're saying. I always bounce back and forth because I think if people are providing value, they should be compensated for it - and I DEFINITELY understand teachers need supplemental income. But yeah, I'd be fine without the "I'm an ex classroom teacher now working for XXX" all the time.

BTW, openedtech.global looks cool! I'm signing up for the newsletter now!

Show threadBrent G WarnerSep 12, 2023
@grant_h I do follow Edutooters, but what I'm really wondering is if there will be "a place" where everybody will come together like Twitter was, or will everybody end up dispersed across multiple competitors? It seems like the latter.
Show threadBrent G WarnerSep 12, 2023
@ZingerLearns Yeah, that's a great point. In my experience Mastodon, while I really wish it could become the post-twitter place, probably won't get beyond the people who are extra nerdy and willing to dive in. The learning curve is too steep for the average teacher and the idea of servers and where you should be are a big turn off. I love the idea of decentralized, but simplicity will always win.
Show threadBrent G WarnerSep 12, 2023
@martin Yes, people have been saying this! I don't really understand how communities get built there, though, except if they're posting under the same video. Am I missing something?
Brent G WarnerSep 11, 2023

I’m really struggling with where I want to be socially in the post-Twitter eduverse.

Obviously any question asked directly on a platform will be biased toward people ON that platform, but still I want to know: where are you finding engaged teachers these days?

Brent G WarnerJun 22, 2023

I’m proud to be a contributor to this collaboration between Microsoft EDU and TESOL on using MS Learning Accelerators with MLLs 🔥🔥🔥

The Learning Accelerators have a lot of very cool ways for students to build on their language skills - absolutely worth checking out:
https://www.tesol.org/resource-center/tesol-guide-to-using-microsoft-learning-accelerators-with-multilingual-learners-of-english/
#ESL #ESOL #EFL #ELT #TESOL #ELL #MLL #LanguageLearning #MicrosoftEDU

TESOL Guide to Using Microsoft Learning Accelerators With Multilingual Learners of English | TESOL | International Association

TESOL | International Association
Brent G WarnerJun 9, 2023
13 Outstanding AI Tools for Students besides ChatGPT https://medium.com/@smraiyyan/13-incredible-ai-tools-for-students-besides-chatgpt-fd892551ee25