english and tech Kat Robb

Growing and learning in this digital age

Menu

About
Contact
Instructional Technology
Publications
Talks
Videos

Search for:

Nothing Found

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

Search for:

Recent Posts

Our expectations of digital language learning partners
Enthusiasm to learn is emotionally driven
Less is more: the argument in defence of HCI for speaking skills
AI vs EQ
Don’t make me laugh!

Archives

Archives

Categories

AI
An app a day!
Chatbots
Ed Tech
General
Reflections
Robots
Teacher development
Teaching ideas
Workshops & Talks

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 37 other subscribers.

Email Address

Twitter Feed

Tags

#iELT15 AI Android app Apps Audio Cambridge exams chatbot chatbots EAP Erica HCI human-computer interaction Humanoid Robot IATEFL Innovate ELT instant messaging iPad iPhone iPod iPod Touch Ishiguro learning Mac MALL Mobile mobile phone Mobile phones Nao Pepper Pronunciation Reading Reflective Practice robot Robots Siri Smartphone Smart phones Technology Video Visual WeChat Windows Windows Phone Writing

english and tech Kat Robb

Our expectations of digital language learning partners
My current investigation into speech interfaces as language-learning partners is revealing that one of the main problems companies are facing when developing these tools is that they do not behave how they would like them to. This refers to the product often lacking the necessary layers of programming necessary to design a bot that can […]
Enthusiasm to learn is emotionally driven
Enthusiasm can be displayed in different ways and it can also be present in a learner, but they do not show any visible signs of being enthusiastic to learn, they are simply enjoying the learning and keen to learn. My current research investigation focuses on how learners demonstrate their enthusiasm when interacting with a speech […]
Less is more: the argument in defence of HCI for speaking skills
Less is more, or is it? I was taught from a young age that the wise man is the one who observes and says very little. However, for foreign language learners I think it is quite the opposite, and the more they try to speak and express themselves orally the more they can practise and […]
AI vs EQ
According to The Oxford Dictionary, intelligence is the ability to learn, understand and think in a logical way about things, and the ability to do this well. Emotional intelligence, otherwise known as emotional quotient (EQ) is the ability to manage and understand emotions. I am making a parallel between AI and EQ because I strongly […]
Don’t make me laugh!
The role of humour in conversation We know it feels good to laugh and it is argued scientifically that humour in general can decrease emotional distress and anxiety in stressful situations (Nijholt, 2003; Szabo, 2003). In addition to the feel good factor, several studies argue that another function of humour is to create solidarity among […]
Teaching & learning in the Covid-19 era
There is a reason why The Open University is still going strong some 51 years after it was founded in 1969; it was created for the specific purpose of distance learning, and based all its principles on sound pedagogy to reach the learning objectives they set out. Distance learning and online teaching and learning are […]
Is EdTech trying to reinvent the wheel?
I attended the Digital Learning Colloquium at Cambridge last week, and it was a fascinating insight into the future landscape of EdTech painted by a broad spectrum of attendees from different backgrounds: product development, research, academia, consultants, product design, and the odd ELT teacher and trainer. While there were clear threads of discussion regarding the […]
What does it mean to be human?
With the surge of interest and investment into AI, the question at the forefront of my mind is ‘What does it mean to be human?’ The apparent obsession with AI is to replicate human intelligence on all levels, but the problem I have with this is that I don’t think we fully understand what it […]
What does 2020 mean for Ed Tech?
A new year AND a new decade, so what does 2020 mean for Ed Tech? Twenty years ago we were getting to grips with communicating via email. Ten years ago iPhones had already been around for three years, but their price bracket pitched them out of reach for the majority of mobile phone users. So […]
Hello, can I help you?
Facebook messenger bots can be set up and working within an hour. It is no wonder then that text-to-text chatbots have replaced the automated customer service answer machines in many sectors of industry. The chatbot can be programmed with a training corpus of customer service complaints in the form of recognisable input data, and possible […]

Proudly powered by WordPress · Theme: Suits by Theme Weaver