Joe Dale
@joedale.bsky.social
UK Independent modern foreign languages & technology consultant. Former host of TES MFL forum & short-listed for NAACE Impact Award 2013 for Curriculum Support
This afternoon, while waiting for my flight back to Southampton from Glasgow, I watched a fascinating and evidence-based presentation by Professor Ken Hyland at the ASEAN China TeachEnglish Online Conference 2025.
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This afternoon, while waiting for my flight back to Southampton from Glasgow, I watched a fascinating and evidence-based presentation by Professor Ken Hyland at the ASEAN China TeachEnglish Online Conference 2025.
For my second presentation at this year's @saltlangs.bsky.social Conference, I was delighted to continue exploring practical and creative uses of AI to support language learning.
November 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
For my second presentation at this year's @saltlangs.bsky.social Conference, I was delighted to continue exploring practical and creative uses of AI to support language learning.
For my first presentation at this year's @saltlangs.bsky.social Conference, I was genuinely thrilled to be back in Glasgow at Strathclyde University with all the fantastic Scottish practitioners.
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
For my first presentation at this year's @saltlangs.bsky.social Conference, I was genuinely thrilled to be back in Glasgow at Strathclyde University with all the fantastic Scottish practitioners.
On the ferry now heading to 'that' Glasgow for the @saltlangs.bsky.social Conference tomorrow. Really looking forward to seeing colleagues from across Scotland and beyond, sharing ideas, and celebrating all the brilliant work happening in languages.
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
On the ferry now heading to 'that' Glasgow for the @saltlangs.bsky.social Conference tomorrow. Really looking forward to seeing colleagues from across Scotland and beyond, sharing ideas, and celebrating all the brilliant work happening in languages.
This evening, I had the pleasure of watching Wendy Adeniji's fascinating webinar, 'From Idea to Activity in Seconds: Supercharge Your MFL Resources with AI', which was highly focused on creating pedagogically sound resources using readily available technology.
November 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This evening, I had the pleasure of watching Wendy Adeniji's fascinating webinar, 'From Idea to Activity in Seconds: Supercharge Your MFL Resources with AI', which was highly focused on creating pedagogically sound resources using readily available technology.
This evening, I was thrilled to join some world language educators from the Philadelphia area for their Annual World Language Day.
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This evening, I was thrilled to join some world language educators from the Philadelphia area for their Annual World Language Day.
This afternoon, I was delighted to participate in the Adur Network Webinar focused on Fostering Multilingualism in the UK and "Celebrating Home, Heritage and Community Languages (HHCL)".
November 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This afternoon, I was delighted to participate in the Adur Network Webinar focused on Fostering Multilingualism in the UK and "Celebrating Home, Heritage and Community Languages (HHCL)".
This afternoon, I had the honour of delivering my presentation, "Innovating with AI: Pedagogical Workflows for English Language Teaching," for the British Council China TeachingEnglish Online Conference 2025.
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This afternoon, I had the honour of delivering my presentation, "Innovating with AI: Pedagogical Workflows for English Language Teaching," for the British Council China TeachingEnglish Online Conference 2025.
Today, I delivered the second session in my four-part series, "AI for Language Teachers: A Practical Skills-Based Approach," focusing specifically on "Speaking with AI" for the dedicated in-service Modern Language Teachers of Castilla y León
November 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Today, I delivered the second session in my four-part series, "AI for Language Teachers: A Practical Skills-Based Approach," focusing specifically on "Speaking with AI" for the dedicated in-service Modern Language Teachers of Castilla y León
This week, I was back at Belvedere College in Dublin working with a lovely group of Italian and Slovak teachers who were keen to explore how AI and ChatGPT can empower them in the classroom.
October 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
This week, I was back at Belvedere College in Dublin working with a lovely group of Italian and Slovak teachers who were keen to explore how AI and ChatGPT can empower them in the classroom.
I'm delighted to announce that I'll be speaking at the 17th Annual 21st Century Learning Conference (21CLHK) in Hong Kong in person 12th-14th March 2026!
October 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I'm delighted to announce that I'll be speaking at the 17th Annual 21st Century Learning Conference (21CLHK) in Hong Kong in person 12th-14th March 2026!
At 6 am this morning, I had the honour of presenting a 2 hour PD session for the languages department at Tanglin Trust School in Singapore. This session, titled "Supercharge Your Language Teaching with AI", was tailored for a faculty of nearly 20 people.
October 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
At 6 am this morning, I had the honour of presenting a 2 hour PD session for the languages department at Tanglin Trust School in Singapore. This session, titled "Supercharge Your Language Teaching with AI", was tailored for a faculty of nearly 20 people.
Between my keynote and workshop at yesterday's World Language Conference at International School Basel, I also managed to fit in an hour-long online session for language teachers from The Consortium Academy Trust.
October 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Between my keynote and workshop at yesterday's World Language Conference at International School Basel, I also managed to fit in an hour-long online session for language teachers from The Consortium Academy Trust.
For my second session at today's World Language Conference at International School Basel, I delivered a highly practical workshop titled "AI in Action: Practical Tools for the Language Classroom".
October 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
For my second session at today's World Language Conference at International School Basel, I delivered a highly practical workshop titled "AI in Action: Practical Tools for the Language Classroom".
Yesterday morning it was my honour and privilege to open the World Language Conference at the International School Basel (ISB). The energy was palpable, especially as the turnout of 110 attendees greatly exceeded the originally estimated 60 delegates.
October 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Yesterday morning it was my honour and privilege to open the World Language Conference at the International School Basel (ISB). The energy was palpable, especially as the turnout of 110 attendees greatly exceeded the originally estimated 60 delegates.
Well, it's been an incredible 3 days! I've presented 6 separate sessions for DIPS (Developing International Projects for Schools) in beautiful (and very hot!) Valencia, as well as the first online session of my new course for the Centro de Formación del Profesorado en Idiomas de Castilla y León
October 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Well, it's been an incredible 3 days! I've presented 6 separate sessions for DIPS (Developing International Projects for Schools) in beautiful (and very hot!) Valencia, as well as the first online session of my new course for the Centro de Formación del Profesorado en Idiomas de Castilla y León
For my 6th and final presentation at DIPS Valencia, I talked about Spin It, Say It, Show It: Creative AI for the Classroom. This session was dedicated to exploring how generative AI can support engaging, student-centred activities that promote creativity and visual storytelling.
October 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
For my 6th and final presentation at DIPS Valencia, I talked about Spin It, Say It, Show It: Creative AI for the Classroom. This session was dedicated to exploring how generative AI can support engaging, student-centred activities that promote creativity and visual storytelling.
For my penultimate session at DIPS Valencia, I gave a short presentation as part of the first warm-up session of the day. This interactive, hands-on input was a plenary-style segment lasting around 25 minutes and was called "Once Upon an AI: Storytelling with a Twist".
October 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
For my penultimate session at DIPS Valencia, I gave a short presentation as part of the first warm-up session of the day. This interactive, hands-on input was a plenary-style segment lasting around 25 minutes and was called "Once Upon an AI: Storytelling with a Twist".
For my fourth session at DIPS Valencia, I ran a workshop, "Talking Tools: AI for Interactive Listening and Speaking". The core focus was demonstrating specific AI-powered tools that support adaptive and creative methods for enhancing listening and speaking skills in the classroom
October 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
For my fourth session at DIPS Valencia, I ran a workshop, "Talking Tools: AI for Interactive Listening and Speaking". The core focus was demonstrating specific AI-powered tools that support adaptive and creative methods for enhancing listening and speaking skills in the classroom
For my third session at DIPS Valencia, I delivered a high-energy 30-minute showcase titled "AI for VET: Fast, Fun and Full of Wow!". The entire aim was to demonstrate six powerful AI tools tailored for Vocational Education and Training contexts.
October 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
For my third session at DIPS Valencia, I delivered a high-energy 30-minute showcase titled "AI for VET: Fast, Fun and Full of Wow!". The entire aim was to demonstrate six powerful AI tools tailored for Vocational Education and Training contexts.
For my second session at DIPS Valencia 'Rehearse, Record, Reflect: Practising Listening and Speaking with AI', I structured the workshop specifically for VET educators to explore methods of using AI to support the practice of listening and speaking skills in vocational contexts.
October 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
For my second session at DIPS Valencia 'Rehearse, Record, Reflect: Practising Listening and Speaking with AI', I structured the workshop specifically for VET educators to explore methods of using AI to support the practice of listening and speaking skills in vocational contexts.
This afternoon, I was delighted to kick off my new online series for Centro de Formación del Profesorado en Idiomas de Castilla y León "AI for language teachers: a practical skills-based approach".
October 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This afternoon, I was delighted to kick off my new online series for Centro de Formación del Profesorado en Idiomas de Castilla y León "AI for language teachers: a practical skills-based approach".
For the opening activity of DIPS 2025 in Valencia, I launched an interactive version of the Give 3, Get 3 task to set the tone for the week and encourage early collaboration. Here's how it unfolded.
October 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
For the opening activity of DIPS 2025 in Valencia, I launched an interactive version of the Give 3, Get 3 task to set the tone for the week and encourage early collaboration. Here's how it unfolded.
Paul Raine, creator of Zengengo, got in touch with me this week to show me his new platform for language teachers. It's called LingoLesson.
October 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Paul Raine, creator of Zengengo, got in touch with me this week to show me his new platform for language teachers. It's called LingoLesson.