During the AI Lang team meeting in Graz on 27–28 January 2025 it was decided that Achilleas Kostoulas will take on the project coordination, as Merilyn Meristo will move on to a challenging leadership position in another research project. Also in connection with this restructuring, Aleksandra Ljalikova has been invited to join our team as Communications Officer. We are saddened by the departure of Prof. Meristo, and we are grateful for the leadership and guidance she provided over the last year. Equally, we are delighted to be joined by Prof. Ljalikova, who has impressive experience in using digital tools and AI in language education.
During the meeting, we worked together to refine and improve the structure and envisaged content of our outputs. We expect to have an update on the project website in the coming weeks. Looking ahead into the future, we are preparing to launch a Moodle course that will help teachers and teacher educators integrate AI into their teaching. Also in preparation is a draft set of guidelines for the meaningful and ethical use of AI in language education.
Another development that we are looking forward to is the upcoming workshop, which will bring together AI experts on 25–26 November 2025. We have already laid down important groundwork for preparing the workshop, and we are looking forward to welcoming participants from across Europe to Graz!
Achilleas Kostoulas, project coordinator
• ECML project website “AI for language education” (2024-27) (available in English and French): www.ecml.at/AI-lang
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