Catherine Jeanneau
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Catherine Jeanneau
@cathjeanneau.bsky.social
Passionate about language learning and teaching. PhD student. Research in EdTech, digital literacy and digital citizenship
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
September 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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/...
August 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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.
May 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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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...
May 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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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.
April 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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
March 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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
March 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
In the #ECML to prepare our team training & consultancy activities with some member states on #DigitalCitizenship: Estonia, Montenegro, Czechia.
@CoE_Education
#DigitalCitizenshipEducation
#DigitalLiteracy
February 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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De la vocation à l’abandon : les chiffres derrière la crise du métier d’enseignant
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
January 9, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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"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
January 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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
January 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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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.
December 10, 2024 at 9:57 AM
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
December 10, 2024 at 8:37 AM
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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
December 9, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Fascinating thread on the environmental impact of #AI and digital technology. Education & reasonable use are the key. #DigitalCitizenship Thanks @joedale.bsky.social
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...
December 9, 2024 at 7:06 AM
This is so important: educating rather than banning. #DigitalLiteracy
December 7, 2024 at 11:11 AM
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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
December 5, 2024 at 12:23 AM
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
November 27, 2024 at 11:32 AM
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Explore our beautiful campus shrouded in freezing fog this morning
www.ul.ie
#StudyatUL #SpeirGorm
November 27, 2024 at 10:35 AM
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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
November 27, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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November 24, 2024 at 12:11 PM
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This is really thoughtful and transparent.
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
November 25, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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.
November 22, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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Call for papers for a conference on digital linguistics and education in the magnificent city of Valencia next june: cilidi.webs.upv.es/en/ I look forward to attending and giving a keynote on the challenges facing Virtual Exchange in the new global educational landscape.
November 20, 2024 at 11:58 AM