IELTS is the worlds’ most trusted high-stakes English language assessment. Millions of tests are taken each year by people seeking to demonstrate English language proficiency for education, migration or employment. Join us for this webinar where we will discuss important updates in IELTS. This will include a review of IELTS Online and IELTS One Skill Retake, covering what it means for your students, applicants and organisation as a whole. The webinar will also touch upon the recent publication of the full IELTS Writing Band Descriptors and Key Assessment Criteria, following a review to ensure they remain fair, transparent and fit for purpose.
Course Category: Webinar
Creating Valid and Effective AI-Powered Language Tests: A Hands-On Tutorial with Jarrad
Join NEAS and Pearson for a hybrid workshop, offered both face-to-face at the Pearson office in Melbourne and online for national and international members.
Theme:
Gen-AI gives teachers easy-to-use tools to create language tests, whether it’s using DALL-E for images, ElevenLabs for audio, or ChatGPT for writing scripts. While these tools make it simpler to put together something like a listening test, they only cover part of the process. Ensuring a test is “valid” still requires consideration of accuracy, reliability, fairness, and explainability. Join Jarrad for a hands-on tutorial on creating AI-powered language tests that are both effective and valid.
Transnational Delivery 1: Expanding Beyond Borders
This webinar will explore the challenges and opportunities of delivering English language programs across different countries. In today’s globalised education landscape, maintaining high standards of quality across borders is crucial.
NEAS’ Quality Area M: Transnational Delivery sets the standards to ensure that programs delivered internationally meet the same level of excellence as those provided locally. Our presenters will share their experiences with Quality Area M, along with best practices, valuable insights, and strategies for upholding the integrity and effectiveness of your transnational programs.
Presenters:
Essential Coverage: Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) and Homestay Protection
This webinar explores how OSHC enables student success and the crucial role of liability insurance for both homestay hosts and students.
Kevin Schefe
National Sales Manager, Institutions, International Health, Allianz Partners
Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) is more than just a tick in the box for a student to arrive in Australia, OSHC can be an enabler to assisting in student success. From lowering the cost of access to GP’s, improving mental health, or finding their way home safely, Allianz Care Australia’s OSHC secures students futures.
Vanessa Collins
Professional Risks and Affinity Manager, Edgewise Insurance Brokers
The homestay environment includes some unique liability exposures that are not generally covered by standard home and contents insurance policies. Homestay Host/Student liability insurance is a specialty product. Vanessa will discuss what liability insurance is and why it is needed for the homestay environment.
Unlocking the Wild Wisdom of Nature: Lessons from the Animal Kingdom
In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape, managers are constantly seeking innovative approaches to lead, adapt, and thrive. While conventional wisdom has its place, the natural world offers a wealth of extraordinary insights that can transform the way managers approach leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making.
From the unwavering memory of elephants to the multi-faceted vision of dragonfly eyes, and the precise decision-making of jumping spiders, the presentation will delve into the exceptional wisdom of the animal kingdom. Learn how to harness the agility of squirrel planning and the strength of wolves’ pack mentality to excel in the corporate wilderness.
Whether you are a seasoned manager or an emerging leader, “Unlocking the Wild Wisdom of Nature” promises to revolutionise your management approach and help you adapt, survive, and thrive in your career.
Presenter: Dr Snezhana Chernova
Industry Webinar Series: Cambridge- Empowering Achievement: Exploring the Role of Assessment in Teaching and Learning
Empowering Achievement: Exploring the Role of Assessment in Teaching and Learning
Examinations and qualifications, whether loved or loathed, play a crucial role in the field of education. However, it is important to acknowledge that not all assessments are created or recognised equally. In this session, Allen will explore the characteristics that define a good assessment, illustrating how well-designed qualifications and exams can positively impact learning outcomes while simultaneously fostering student development, comprehension, and motivation. Additionally, the presentation will underscore the vital role of teachers in cultivating a classroom environment where students perceive assessment as positive reflections of their growth, empowering students to proudly showcase their accomplishments to the global community and explore the opportunities that these achievements unlock. Finally, Allen will be joined by Carmen who will showcase how a proactive approach in building key recognition with important stakeholders can help elevate students’ learning outcomes to new heights.
Presenters
Professional Learning and Development Manager,
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Regional Recognition Manager
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Industry Webinar Series: Duolingo- AI & The New Era of Language Assessment
The Duolingo English Test revolutionises language assessment for the modern era. This innovative test is brought to you by the world’s largest education company Duolingo, whose 500 million users undertake more than a billion lessons every day. The test is a paradigm shift in secure, efficient, and cost-effective English proficiency evaluation and is now trusted by almost 5000 institutions worldwide. Seamlessly blending the world’s best AI technology with psychometric and linguistic excellence, the Duolingo English Test redefines language testing accessibility. It’s not just a test; it’s an embodiment of Duolingo’s mission to deliver world-class education to all corners of the globe.
This session will be facilitated by the Head of Security and the Head of Assessment Communication for the Duolingo English Test and provide an in-depth and comprehensive insight into the test design, validity and security.
Presenters
Head of Security
Duolingo English Test
Mr Basim Baig is the Head of Security for the Duolingo English Test. He has an educational background in cyber security where his major focus was the use of technical innovations to secure online testing. He leads a broad team of security engineers, AI scientists and assessment scientists.
Head of Assessment Communication
Duolingo English Test
Dr Masha Kostromintina is an assessment specialist at Duolingo whose primary research area is fairness in high stakes English proficiency tests. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from Northern Arizona University. Masha’s research has been published in top-tier journals including Studies of Second Language Acquisition and Frontiers in communication.
Understanding the NEAS CPD Framework
NEAS PD is accessible to anyone in the ELT community. NEAS supports and encourages continuing professional development (CPD) by assigning CPD points to each of its PD activities.
Earning CPD through a number of the activities through NEAS validates quality learning for teachers, managers, and ELT professionals. Micro credentialing for ELT professionals and how to access and share your online badges will be explained during this webinar.
Industry Webinar Series-E2 Learning: Keeping Ahead of the Curve: Engaging your Students Online
Online learning has expanded learning opportunities to virtually anyone with an internet connection, but how do we ensure the individual learner is still at the heart of the class? Learn about the future direction of online learning and how your organisation can stay up to date with the rapidly changing online learning landscape.
Click on the lesson content to watch the webinar recording and answer the quiz to download your certificate.
Industry Webinar Series: Pearson
The Psychology of Learning Supported by the Global Scale of English
Education is so much more than teaching words on a page. For teachers, it’s also about understanding effective and efficient ways to learn, and how to reduce negative emotions in our learners to help grow their confidence and realise their goals. In this webinar, Mike Mayor, Senior Director, English Learning Research and Design at Pearson, explores the psychology of language learning and shares ways in which English teachers can use the Global Scale of English resources to set learners up for success and build the confidence that will support them on their life-long learning journey.
Watch the webinar recording and complete the quiz below to gain a personalised certificate and CPD points.
