Teacher and AI: a meetup for language teachers

☕️ On October 18 we invite language teachers for tea to figure out where AI saves time and helps you grow, and where its outputs need to be double-checked. Three stories from people who work with AI every day

🗓 Sunday, October 18, 11:00–14:00
📍 Novi Sad, coworking MAXIMUM

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What we'll discuss

1️⃣ AI writes a lesson in 20 minutes. Why it's still bad and how to fix it
— Margarita Mester, founder of the online school English4Devs

AI can generate exercises quickly, but without a lesson objective you end up with a set of attractive tasks that don’t teach anything. Margarita will show what to give to AI, what to keep for yourself, and how to check the result before bringing it to class

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2️⃣ Your own methodologist: can you trust AI to analyze your lesson
— Sergei Arkhipov, AI engineer, has taught at university for 20 years, co-founder of Jazion

AI can act as an observer in a lesson, but it praises any attempt and suggests what the teacher already does. We’ll talk about trust and how to make it question its conclusions and improve them so the suggestions actually help you grow

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3️⃣ How to use AI when learning a rare language, like Serbian
— Aleksandra Vulin, linguist specializing in teaching Serbian

Aleksandra often argues with what her students have learned from AI about Serbian. And she has to double-check the exercises AI creates. How can you effectively teach a rare language with AI?

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Agenda

After each talk there will be discussion and a coffee break

• 11:00–11:10 — arrival and introductions
• 11:10–12:00 — Маргарита Местер: talk and discussion
• 12:10–13:00 — Сергей Архипов: talk and discussion
• 13:10–14:00 — Александра Вулин: talk and discussion

The meeting will be in Russian. No prior experience with AI is required: it will be useful both for those who use it every day and for those who are just exploring it. Tea, coffee and the warm company of colleagues. Come with your questions and stories about how AI has helped you or let you down

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Free admission, donations welcome