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Free webinars, all year round

ASOCOPI's webinars are a great way for teachers to stay up to date and continue their professional development. They are completely free — and you can also receive an attendance certificate by making a donation and supporting the association.

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Generative AI: New Questions on ELT Academic Writing and Knowledge Production

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 · 5:00 p.m. · Free, online.

Sandra Ximena Bonilla Medina is a tenured professor and researcher in the Master's programme in Applied Linguistics to the Teaching of English at Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. She holds a Ph.D. in Education and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics, leads the ESTUPOLI research group and serves as editor of the Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal. Her research focuses on language education, interculturality, technology, race and social justice.

Javier Armando Sierra Gordillo is an English professor, researcher and academic consultant based in Bogotá. He holds an M.A. in Applied Linguistics and teaches at Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas and Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He is a member of the ESTUPOLI research group, and his research focuses on teachers' subjectivities, Critical Race Theory, raciolinguistics and multimodal discourse analysis.

Poster of the webinar Generative AI: New Questions on ELT Academic Writing and Knowledge Production, August 26, 2026

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Recorded webinars

Every session ASOCOPI has recorded, from the most recent one back. Search by topic or by speaker.

46 recorded webinars
DateTopicSpeaker
25/06/2026 Heliconias Dreamers: Rural Teachers Dreaming, Teaching, Resisting ELT Otherwise Cristian Camilo Reyes Galeano Watch
28/05/2026 Colombian Teaching Experiences Abroad: Intercultural Insights for Language Education Maryury Useche León and Jony Torregrosa Watch
20/05/2026 OER for Phonological Awareness in Bilingual Contexts: A Multicultural Approach to Spanish Digraphs Carol Ximena Bolaños Prieto Watch
30/04/2026 From Wishful Thinking to Active Doing: Turning Motivation into Classroom Practice Lina Beatriz Barrero-Molina Watch
25/03/2026 Designing for Translanguaging: Affect, Ungrading, and Classroom Power in a Colombian Language Center Laura Manuela Trujillo Díaz Watch
26/02/2026 Antiracist Pedagogy in ELT: Opportunities beyond Challenges Jonathan Delgado-Ochoa Watch
04/12/2025 Language Ideologies: Some Reflections for English Language Teachers Taisa Pinetti Passoni Watch
19/11/2025 Mapping meaning: exploring the role of places and artifacts in teacher identity Pablo Enrique Acosta Acosta Watch
05/11/2025 The translanguaging self hypothesis: a gba-inspired framework for digital and ai-enhanced pedagogy Zhisheng Wen Watch
25/09/2025 Teaching english as an act of healing and hope Carmen Helena Guerrero Nieto Watch
28/08/2025 Enseñar investigación: estrategias desde la experiencia de una docente universitaria Silvia Lucia Molina Higuera Watch
08/08/2025 Challenges of teaching and researching coloniality in multilingual contexts Olga Camila Hernández Watch
01/07/2025 Lone-star lessons: journeys in public school education in texas Yamit Caviedes-Roa Watch
29/05/2025 Seals of biliteracy and other animals Andrés Bernal-Suárez Watch
16/05/2025 Colombian language journal network Omaira Vergara-Luján Watch
02/05/2025 Play, click, teach: gamification & digital tools for english teachers Maritza Sanabria-Huertas Watch
28/04/2025 Teach in the usa with a j-1 visa Kelly Hayes Watch
19/02/2025 Gamifying in-class flip Andrea Cardona-Márquez Watch
16/02/2025 How to write a good abstract for academic events María Eugenia Guapacha and Orlando Chaves Watch
03/07/2024 World language odyssey Amanda Minillo Watch
30/05/2024 Materials development: the importance of contextualizing Colombian hidden realities Jhonatan Vásquez Guarnizo Watch
17/05/2024 Constructing a critical reflective practice: a personal journey Astrid Núñez Pardo Watch
21/03/2024 The proficiency playbook: key practices that improve student language outcomes Amanda Minillo Watch
29/02/2024 Breaking down walls: fostering global colaboration and communication with Google Workspace Hugo Poveda Watch
26/02/2024 Introduction to ELI at the University of Utah Brian Parrot Watch
26/02/2024 English language students-teachers ‘practicum experiences for becoming teachers Edgar Lucero Babativa Watch
02/10/2023 Teachers’s voices: experiencing decolonial criteria for ELT materials Astrid Núñez Pardo Watch
19/09/2023 Fostering children’s participation with didactic material in the pre-school classroom Maria Carolina Restrepo Watch
31/07/2023 Creativity in foreign language classroom Diego Ojeda Watch
31/07/2023 Using digital storytelling to enhance language development as a reflective task Juan Rios Watch
25/05/2023 Reboosting digital assessment practices Jonathan Delgado Ochoa Watch
25/05/2023 Reflective practice: the key to your PD Shélynn Riel and Anna Ciriani-Dean Watch
10/04/2023 Artificial intelligence: the truths and future in the educational context Kaithie Ramírez and Juan Carlos Torres Watch
27/10/2022 Gamifying our English classrooms: lessons from a team of gamer-teachers/teacher-gamers Casrlos Andrés Sánchez and Juan Camilo Mazo Watch
19/08/2022 Storytelling as part of your EFL curriculum to boost class engagement Lorena G. Ojeda Watch
02/08/2022 Developing materials for critical interculturality Luz Ahida Aguirre Watch
14/05/2022 Socio-emotional learning in EFL: going beyond the verb "to be" Carolina Rodríguez Buitrago Watch
24/03/2022 The importance of culture learning in EFL education Blake Márquez Watch
24/02/2022 Understanding the learning profile Adriana Paola Bendek Watch
30/09/2021 Interfaces between task-based assessment and task-based instruction Frank Gilardo Watch
26/08/2021 Back to the classroom…is this status quo? Hames Forero Watch
24/06/2021 My flipped teaching practice: a pandemic journey Juliana Díaz Gamboa Watch
25/09/2020 Our brain at work: reading and writing in EFL Claudia Suescún Watch
30/07/2020 Resisting culture hegemony through teacher generated materials Astrid Núñez Pardo Watch
24/05/2020 Record: my home desk is my new classroom: transitioning from schools to remote and virtual teaching Raúl Alberto Mora Watch
20/05/2020 Advice for new online teachers and how technology is actually your friend Diana Margarita Araque Watch

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