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Catherine Jeanneau @cathjeanneau.bsky.social · 15d

The School of MLAL @unioflimerick.bsky.social is offering fully-funded language #upskilling courses to registered Primary School Teachers in collaboration with Languages Connect & the Dept of Education & Youth
Duration: 24 hours, 20h online & 4h onsite
More info tinyurl.com/2wmyzejx

Catherine Jeanneau @cathjeanneau.bsky.social · Aug 22

Looking for something different to do this autumn?
Sign up for evening language classes in UL @unioflimerick.bsky.social

Choice of languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese & Spanish) & possible levels. #LanguageLearning

Info & registration ul.ie/artsoc/mlal/...

Learn a new language with us poster, promoting evening language classes at the University of Limerick. Check the MLAL website for further info and registration process

Catherine Jeanneau @cathjeanneau.bsky.social · May 28

Two fantastic days of reflection and discussions at the Digital Citizenship Education forum in Strasbourg organised by the Council of Europe. Engagement from stakeholders to shape a future road map. Glad to share my expertise and outcomes of digital citizenship projects.

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Robert O'Dowd @robodowd.bsky.social · May 8

Announcing our Erasmus+ BIP "Innovation in Foreign Language Education" for student teachers across Europe! This course combines online, international group projects and a mobility experience in León, Spain (Dec. 9-13, 2025). More info: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · Apr 18

I’m running a FREE webinar in collaboration with
Carrick-on-Shannon Education Support Centre on 1st May 2025: Advanced Techniques for Language Resource Creation. It’s online, 6:30–8:00 PM (BST / UTC +1), and open to primary and post-primary teachers.

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Catherine Jeanneau @cathjeanneau.bsky.social · Mar 13

Join us for one or several language taster session(s) during the #LLLFestival2025
Choice of languages including Chinese, Japanese, French...
✍️Registration: forms.office.com/e/2pBd7wCEgZ
#LanguageLearning
#LiteraciesforLife
@unioflimerick.bsky.social

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Catherine Jeanneau @cathjeanneau.bsky.social · Mar 6

Delighted to announce @unioflimerick.bsky.social MLAL is offering free language #upskilling courses to Primary School Teachers in collaboration with LanguagesConnect
Duration: 24 hours, 20h online & 4h onsite
Content: Lgg learning & some practical classroom application
More info tinyurl.com/2wmyzejx

visit our Upskilling courses for primary school teachers website on the UL site to find out more information

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Catherine Jeanneau @cathjeanneau.bsky.social · Feb 14

In the #ECML to prepare our team training & consultancy activities with some member states on #DigitalCitizenship: Estonia, Montenegro, Czechia.
@CoE_Education
#DigitalCitizenshipEducation
#DigitalLiteracy

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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · Jan 9

De la vocation à l’abandon : les chiffres derrière la crise du métier d’enseignant

Le nombre de candidats aux concours de recrutement des enseignants ne cesse de chuter depuis les années 1990, tandis que les départs volontaires augmentent.

www.lemonde.fr

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University of Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social · Jan 7

"Teachers were very frustrated, as the department was not telling them how to use AI – only telling them how to cite it. This was effectively putting the cart before the horse"

UL's Dr Ann Marcus-Quinn on the need for clarity around school AI policies:
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
#AI

A graphic showing a person using an AI interface

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Catherine Jeanneau @cathjeanneau.bsky.social · Jan 6

Make one of your 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ resolutions to brush up on your language(s).
Join the evening language classes provided by the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics, UL this January.
For info and registrations, check:
www.ul.ie/artsoc/mlal/...
@unioflimerick.bsky.social

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Robert O'Dowd @robodowd.bsky.social · Dec 10

This week we are welcoming at the Universidad de León student teachers and teacher trainers from 8 European countries and the US for our Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme on the theme of Innovation in Foreign Language Education.

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Catherine Jeanneau @cathjeanneau.bsky.social · Dec 10

Start of a few exciting days with student teachers from all over Europe taking part in a Blended Intensive Programme. Thanks @robodowd.bsky.social for the invitation to join the group

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Neil Selwyn @neilselwyn.bsky.social · Dec 9

Australian politicians think that they can ban all young people under 16 from using social media … I talked to Dr. Clare Southerton about what this ban might look like in practice, the mis-use of research to support it, and its implications for tech use in schools: www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/epis...

Australia thinks that it can ban young people from using social media … we have questions! - Education Technology Society

The Australian government has just announced that it will ban all young people under the age of 16 from using social media.Dr. Clare Southerton explains the background to this ‘ban’ and what it might ...

www.buzzsprout.com

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Catherine Jeanneau @cathjeanneau.bsky.social · Dec 9

Fascinating thread on the environmental impact of #AI and digital technology. Education & reasonable use are the key. #DigitalCitizenship Thanks @joedale.bsky.social

Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · Dec 8

This afternoon, I attended the fascinating online conference "Cultivating Planet Conscious Tech" by @iatefl.bsky.social LTSIG & Warwick Uni. Here's what I learned about the environmental impact of AI in language education...

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Catherine Jeanneau @cathjeanneau.bsky.social · Dec 9

See you soon

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Catherine Jeanneau @cathjeanneau.bsky.social · Dec 7

This is so important: educating rather than banning. #DigitalLiteracy

António @akwyz.com · Dec 7

Educating young people about social media would be far more effective than a ban – Finland can show us how

Why Social Media Education Beats Bans: Lessons from Finland

Learn how Finland's approach to educating young people about social media and misinformation is more effective than banning access. Discover strategies to foster critical thinking, digital literacy, and safer online behavior for the next generation.

antoniosantos.blog

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Ciara Quill @ciaraquill.bsky.social · Dec 5

Christmas gift ideas: 100 Irish websites to get your shopping sorted

A list of 100 Irish sites packed with Christmas present potential, with options ranging from handmade to heartwarming

www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Christmas gift ideas: 100 Irish websites to get your shopping sorted

We’ve compiled a list of 100 Irish websites packed with Christmas present potential, from the handmade to the ridiculous

www.irishtimes.com

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Catherine Jeanneau @cathjeanneau.bsky.social · Nov 27

On my way to Bordeaux for the 24th #IALIC conference. Exciting programme, the next few days should prove stimulating ialic2024.sciencesconf.org

Towards a plurilingual language curriculum: fostering pluricultural communication in our digital age - Sciencesconf.org

ialic2024.sciencesconf.org

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University of Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social · Nov 27

Explore our beautiful campus shrouded in freezing fog this morning
www.ul.ie
#StudyatUL #SpeirGorm

A photograph of a person cycling over a pedestrian footbridge over a river. There are many tall trees with no leaves looming out of dense fog

A photograph of a bronze sculpture on a person crouching while holding an antler in each hand. The statue is atop a tall rusted pole shrouded in fog

A photograph of groups of people crossing a silver pedestrian footbridge that spans a wide river. The bridge and the trees surrounding it are shrouded in a dense fog

A photograph of a large plaza with many groups of people walking across it and a large building in the background shrouded in fog

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Robert O'Dowd @robodowd.bsky.social · Nov 27

Really looking forward to reading this new (open access) book by Francesca Helm: Intercultural Communication in Virtual Exchange: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Intercultural Communication in Virtual Exchange

Cambridge Core - Social and Cultural Anthropology - Intercultural Communication in Virtual Exchange

www.cambridge.org

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Teresa MacKinnon @warwicklanguage.bsky.social · Nov 24

go.bsky.app/JKwXGXa

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Shannon Sauro @shansauro.bsky.social · Nov 25

This is really thoughtful and transparent.

Anna Mills @annamillsoer.bsky.social · Nov 23

My own thinking on this is far from complete. Still, my intuition tells me that refusing to guide students on ways AI can complement their learning and thinking is ultimately a dead end. I've tried to candidly articulate my reasons in a draft directed at students: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

AI and College Writing: An Orientation (Draft)

AI and College Writing: An Orientation for Students (Draft) by Anna Mills Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 license (CC BY NC 4.0) Contents Request for comments Introduct...

docs.google.com

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Catherine Jeanneau @cathjeanneau.bsky.social · Nov 24

Would love to be added, thanks

Catherine Jeanneau @cathjeanneau.bsky.social · Nov 22

We had such a blast yesterday with TY students of
ETTS Limerick, St Anne's Community college & CBS Thurles who joined us for #ThinkLanguages: the @unioflimerick.bsky.social experience for a busy day: big quiz, Arabic & Japanese calligraphy, Spanish & German hip hop dancing & an escape room.

Group of TY students attending the UL ThinkLanguages event

Students performing Spanish flamenco dancing

Four students solving an escape room task

Three students writing their name in Arabic

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