TESOL Online with AI Free Online Course to Enhance Teaching and Learning

#TESOL #AIinEducation #EnglishLanguageTeaching #ELT #Moodle #TeacherTraining #EdTech #FreeOnlineCourse #AItoolsforTeachers #ProfessionalDevelopment #AsynchronousLearning This presentation https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1enZEaAH6PQHEPOABsXqTbE_174l4LI1FEq5A2A9Dgs0/edit?usp=sharing introduces participants to the integration of AI tools in TESOL within a Moodle LMS environment. It highlights instructional strategies, learner support, and active engagement through free AI-powered resources, screen recorders, and interactive plugins. Participants are guided in using ChatGPT for TESOL activities, creating chatbots, generating images, and embedding multimedia content. The session also explores orientation activities, peer collaboration, grading criteria, digital badges, and certificates, providing both practical skills and a framework for effective online teaching and learning. Course Overview and Foundation [00:00] Welcome and Inner Silence (A short exercise for mindfulness before starting a lesson). [02:25] About the Presenter (Dr. Nellie Deutsch's background in English language teaching, virtual reality, and technology). [03:58] The Course Platform: Moodle LMS (Overview of Moodle 5.1, its asynchronous nature, and the two live meetings). [05:34] Teaching Philosophy and Online Work (Emphasis on support, asking questions, guiding students step-by-step, and learning through practice). [09:26] Presentation Agenda (A list of topics to be covered, including screen recorders, AI tools, and week one activities). [14:53] Learning Tips: Stress Management (The importance of practicing techniques like deep breathing and meditation for teachers). [16:56] How to Get Support (Instructions to use the weekly support forums for collaborative learning, rather than private messaging tools like Ybug/email). AI Tools, Technology, and Course Instructions [21:50] AI Tools Glossary (Introduction to the collaborative glossary where participants can add new AI tools for language learning). [24:09] Specific AI Tools for ELT (Mentions of AI bots like Tissel Online with AI and AI for ELT). [24:53] Talking Video Generators (HeyGen & D-ID) (Discussing how to create a talking video avatar for the introduction task, and a note on managing "credits"). [27:10] Mind Mapify (A Chrome extension for summarizing YouTube videos and websites as a visual mind map). [30:09] Free Screen Recorders (Reviewing favorites like Demo Creator, ScreenPal, Awesome Screen Recorder, and Camtasia, and methods to use them for free). [33:55] Copy and Paste Tables (How to easily copy and paste tables generated by AI bots into the Moodle platform). [35:10] Customizing Images with AI (Recommending image generators like Idogram and Google Gemini for course visuals). [36:31] Handling Links and the Advanced Editor (Instruction to set links to open in a new window and how to access the full Moodle editor). [38:03] Resizing Images & Orientation Videos (Directing students to the Orientation section for tutorials on resizing images and videos). Week One, Grading, and Completion [40:25] Week One Tasks and Support Forum Location (Review of the weekly activities and an explicit visual demonstration of the "Communication and Support Forum"). [42:42] Grading, Badges, and Certificate of Completion (Explaining the grading system—100 for completion—and the four digital badges that lead to a verified final certificate). [44:57] Tracking Progress (How to use the Completion Progress Block on the right side of the course to monitor finished tasks). [52:44] Final Reminder for Certificate (Urgent request to change Zoom display name to the desired certificate name before the meeting closes).