Prof. Dr. Christian Ludwig is a visiting professor at Freie Universität Berlin. His research and teaching focuses on literary,  positive foreign language psychology, and digital media - with a particular emphasis on how these fields intersect to enhance student engagement and well-being. He will open our PCE with a thought-provoking session on born-digital literature. 

Rebecca Flämig is a Research Assistant at the University of Bamberg, Germany. Her research interests are global citizenship education, critical literacy, and the use of digital technologies in ELT. AI in combination with Virtual Reality (VR) technology provides innovative ways of engaging English language learners with literary texts in immersive and meaningful contexts. Pedagogical implications will be presented, showing how educators can integrate AI and VR to make literary experiences more interactive and motivating for language learners.

Russell Stannard is a multi-award winning Educational Technologist and founder of www.teachertrainingvideos.com. He also runs a YouTube Channel for more than 98,000 subscribers. He has won several educational awards for his work in technology and language learning including the British Council ELTons award. He is an affiliate trainer at NILE, Norwich. In his highly practical session, he will demonstrate various ways he has been utilizing AI to create reading materials across diverse literary genres, including classic literature, and related activities.