This is the January 2025 JALTCALL Podcasts Studio Talk with Brian Gallagher and Geoff Carr. This month we explore wellness and good practice when using our computer for long periods of time. Brian explains how to set-up your positioning and posture to avoid pain, and also we discuss some exercises to reduce health problems that come from overuse.
Part 2 explores professional development and the skills necessary going forward into the near future for teaching and learning. Recommendations for free and low-cost courses to improve your knowledge and skills, as well as some ideas for lifelong learning and places to find good resources.

JALTCALL Jan2025 StudioTalk Part 2 PD

JALTCALL Jan2025 StudioTalk Part 1

In this episode of the JALTCALL Podcast, recorded live on January 25th at the Sojo University SUTLF conference in Kumamoto, Japan, our host Robert Dykes discusses an AI Corrective Feedback Moodle plugin with Rob Hirschel. Both researchers work at Sojo University and have implemented it there. Rob Hirschel explains how the new AI plugin created by Marcus Green benefits students and can be used by anyone on the Moodle platform. Programmer and JALTCALLwebmaster Luc Gougeon adds specific details to the conversation about Open Source AI and Ollama (large language models).

JALTCALL Robert Hirschel Interview at SUTLF 2025

Japan association for Language Teaching (JALT) Computer Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group. (JALTCALL)

New tracks tagged #CALLSIG