CALICO offers hands-on workshops at our annual conference and also throughout the year. These are often (co-)organized by our special interest groups, but at our annual conference, any member can propose a workshop that is of interest to our community.
Current Schedule of Events and Upcoming Online Workshops
February 2025
February 7th — Online Workshop
Friday, February 7th, 2.5 hours length – 10:00am-12:30pm PT/12:00 – 2:30pm CT/1:00-3:30 ET/6:00pm-8:30pm London
Finding the Right Tool for Your Task
Workshop Leaders: Ursula Stickler and Joe Hopkins
The ICT-REV team has been collaborating with the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) for over a decade to generate an online, searchable inventory of freely available tools for language teaching. Using the ICT-REV inventory, we will show workshop participants how to locate and evaluate a suitable tool for different teaching tasks. Participants will share their findings and – ideally – continue to contribute to the further development of the inventory beyond the workshop.
REGISTER FOR WORKSHOP: https://calico.org/product/online-workshop-finding-the-right-tool-for-your-task/
February 28th — CALICOffee Talk #3
‘Prompting Voice-Enabled Chatbots for Student Speaking Practice,’ Ryan Detwiler, founder and CEO of eslvideo.com, will present two tools for L2 learning incorporating AI, NeoEnglish and ChattyBots. We will also get to try the apps ourselves. 🙂
⏰: 2-3 pm ET / 1-2 pm CT/ 11 am-12 pm PT
📍: Teams. Please pre-register using this link: https://shorturl.at/wi3oc
March 2025
Friday, March 24, CALICO AI SIG Reading Circle
We will discuss selected chapters from the following book:
Chapelle, C., Beckett, G., & Ranalli, J. (Eds.). (2024). Exploring AI in Applied Linguistics. Iowa State University Digital Press.
• Introduction Chp. 1: Paths for Exploring AI in Applied Linguistics
• Chp 13: Exploring Open AI in Language Teacher Professional Development
• (extra) Chp. 2: Integrating AI Tools into Instructed SLA
We invite you to read the above chapters prior to our discussion.
Event details are below:
⏰: 11am PT/1pm CT/2pm ET
📍: Register in advance on Zoom
In December 2024 the AI SIG hosted Carol Chapelle who led a lively discussion about AI in applied linguistics and beyond, and this event continues this discussion by digging into some of the chapters of this new book. This event is hosted and led by the CALICO AI SIG.
You can expect some get-to-know activities and guiding discussion questions, and an open space to share and learn, meet new people, and reconnect with colleagues.
Download the book here: https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/plugins/books/154/
April 2025
Friday, April 4 — Online Workshop — Game-based Learning Using Group Projects
Workshop Leader: Mahmoud Amer
This workshop will demonstrate how game-based learning and students’ created projects can function as high impact learning experiences that promote deeper connections with course content. The presenter will share examples projects that promote collaboration, communication, and team building. By the end of the session, participants will be able to 1) create games they can fit within their curricula through open-access technology, including games that promote active learning, 2) think creatively to craft learning experiences that both engage and challenge students, and 3) embrace a new reality that exploits multiple technologies and repurposes existing ones.
More details TBA and registration will be available.
Previous Events Archive: 2025
Previously Offered Online Workshops
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we grasped the opportunity of experimenting with distance collaboration technologies to meet up as a community and offer fully online workshops. These workshops happened during specific weeks of the year and were also intended to be as ‘hands-on’ and practical as the face-to-face workshops at our conference. Participants could attend no matter where they were located, and still get to interact with workshop leaders and other attendees.
The documents below give an idea of the online workshops previously on offer. Currently, we are offering online workshops again. You can reach out to info@calico.org if you have any questions or suggestions.