February 21, 2024: Artificial Intelligence is making its way into North American institutions of higher learning. ConverSolo Inc., the AI language learning software company, reports that it has been contracted by Montmorency College, Vanier College, and the University of Sherbrooke, all Quebec-based institutions, to develop AI-powered learning materials through its Bokomaru Publications business division. READ MORE: https://conversolo.com/?page_id=270
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Virtual Writing Tutor Membership Plan Options
Virtual Writing Tutor has 3 levels of membership. Members can check 3000 words at a time, save text and feedback, translate feedback into 70 languages, create hypertext narratives and essay outlines, send PDFs with voice recordings, track errors, play error correction games, post essays to forums for additional feedback, with more features on their way.
Read on »Keith Boeckner Award 2019
I’m proud to be this year’s Keith Boeckner Award winner for my contribution to the English Second Language community in Quebec, Canada. The award was issued by Société pour le perfectionnement de l’enseignement de l’anglais, langue seconde, au Québec (SPEAQ). Here’s a list of other winners of this award. See my other awards here. In
Read on »Institutional Recognition Award, 2019, at Ahuntsic College
August 16, 2019, I received an institutional recognition award for excellence in developing pedagogy at Ahuntsic College, Montreal, Canada. In my case, I was recognized for my contribution to computer assisted learning with the Virtual Writing Tutor. See my other awards here.
Read on »Grammar Checker Testimonials
This semester, I asked students what they thought of the Virtual Writing Tutor Grammar Checker as a learning tool for their English course at Ahuntsic College in Montreal. You can learn more about the VWT here. A number of them replied using our internal messaging system (MIO) in either French or English. I have blurred
Read on »AQPC Mention d’Honneur 2019
Great news! You may remember that I won the TESL Innovation Award in June 2017 and the Sesquicentennial Pin for Leadership in Education in November 2017, but now Ahuntsic College, my college, has bestowed on me the teacher of the year award for 2019. It is called the AQPC Mention d’Honneur. See my other awards
Read on »About the Virtual Writing Tutor Grammar Checker
For a list of Virtual Writing Tutor features with video tutorials on how to use them, see here. This article is about the motivation to build and use the Virtual Writing Tutor for pedagogical purposes. Until recently, I had been correcting student errors by hand, returning assignments a week or two later. Like other teachers,
Read on »Reviews, Interviews, and Grammar Checker Articles
Here is a list of articles that were published recently about the Virtual Writing Tutor grammar checker: The Impact of Virtual Writing Tutor on Writing Skills and Attitudes of Omani College Students by Amal Aamir Al Badi, Mohamed El Tahir Osman, & Abdo, M. Al-Mekhlafi EFL Magazine interview with Nicholas Walker by Sharyn Collins 10 Reasons to
Read on »Sesquicentennial Pin for Leadership in Education 2017
On November 25th, 2017, the Honorable Melanie Joly awarded me the Sesquicentennial Pin for Leadership in Education. The pin has a maple leaf at its center and is made from silver and copper recovered from the roof of the House of Parliament in Ottawa, See my other awards here.
Read on »TESL Canada Innovation Award 2017
On June 9th, 2017, TESL Canada awarded my Actively Engaged Series of ESL textbooks with the TESL Canada Innovation Award. See my other awards here. The Awards Committee said this about my three books: The Actively Engaged series for intermediate level students in academic preparation and college level English courses integrates reading and listening activities with grammar
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