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SUMMARY:Leveraging LANGUAGE: LLMs as Tools for Learning - Kelly Webb-Davie
 s (AI Competency Centre)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251103T173000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251103T183000Z
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DESCRIPTION:While people commonly view generative AI as an idea generator\
 , one of its greatest strengths is its exceptional language capabilities t
 hat can transform how we communicate across linguistic boundaries.\n\nKell
 y Webb Davies Drawing from her experience in linguistics and academic Engl
 ish teaching\, Kelly Webb-Davies\, who is a Lead Business Technologist at 
 the AI and ML Competency Centre\, will show how AI can be used to develop 
 ideas authentically in a person’s natural voice – whether informal\, m
 ultilingual\, or spoken – and then effectively translate these into form
 al academic and professional styles. This “digital translanguaging” ap
 proach creates inclusive educational environments where diverse linguistic
  identities are valued rather than suppressed. It is part of a vision wher
 e learning assessments in the classroom can focus on students’ abilities
  to develop ideas\, instead of enforcing rigid language standards. Educato
 rs can also use AI to efficiently create tailored resources for varied lin
 guistic and neurodiverse needs\, harnessing AI’s linguistic potential\, 
 not to replace authentic expression\, but to enhance and deepen it.\n\nThe
  event will start with tea\, coffee and biscuits from 5pm\, followed by th
 e talk from 5.30.\n\nAbout Kelly\n\nKelly Webb-Davies is a Lead Business T
 echnologist at the AI and ML Competency Centre\, and her academic backgrou
 nd is in linguistics\, with degrees from the University of Western Austral
 ia and the University of Melbourne. Before joining Oxford\, she lectured o
 n phonetics and phonology at the University of Bangor and was a Trinity Di
 pTESOL-qualified English for Academic Purposes tutor and Technology Enhanc
 ed Learning and Language Lead at Bangor University International College\,
  where working with international students and responding to their specifi
 c needs informed her practice of integrating AI productively to assist wit
 h their academic and linguistic proficiency.\n\nHer focus is thoughtfully 
 integrating AI into higher education in ways that enhance communication\, 
 reduce bias\, and expand access to knowledge. She is particularly interest
 ed in how AI can be used to address the unique challenges of groups facing
  linguistic barriers and neurodivergence\, creating more inclusive and acc
 essible educational environments. She advocates for a balanced approach th
 at maintains human involvement and fosters critical thinking alongside AI 
 implementation and her work explores innovative ways to incorporate this p
 hilosophy into pedagogical and assessment design\, ensuring that AI tools 
 complement and enrich education.\nSpeakers:\nKelly Webb-Davies (AI Compete
 ncy Centre)
LOCATION:Kellogg College\, 62 Banbury Road OX2 6PN
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