7 INTRODUCTION FOR INSTRUCTORS In this document, we present the guiding philosophy and the seven instructor standards, each of which has a set of more detailed performance indicators (PIs) to provide clearer descriptions of what the standard entails. The PIs have a text that explains them, along with suggestions for reflecting on how they link to an instructor’s own teaching. We also include two or more “Can-Do” statements for each PI to help instructors determine whether they meet them. The full set of Can-Dos is listed in Appendix A. A set of vignettes providing illustrations of how the standards and PIs can be realized in actual teaching situations are in Appendix B, and a glossary is Appendix C. A list of the standards and PIs is in Appendix D. This version of the standards (1.2) includes additional references to AI, especially generative AI (GenAI). The terms are not interchangeable, but what people see tends to be GenAI. Since the Avenue TELL standards project began in early 2023, we have witnessed a rapid expansion of the use of GenAI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini in language teaching and learning. We are also seeing “embedded GenAI” that expands capabilities in a wide range of browsers and other apps, such as email and Microsoft Word. Although GenAI tools are not the only AI tools in use, they are very important for instructors, program administrators, learners, and teacher educators to be aware of and to use efficiently, effectively, and ethically. Although it would be tempting to do so, at this point, we are not proposing a separate standard for integrating GenAI. The standards themselves remain the same, but we have added GenAI-focused performance indicators (PIs) and Can-Dos, as well as enriched the PI text descriptions to include more GenAI guidance. This is because we believe that AI will become more and more interwoven with many of the aspects covered in the seven existing standards. We anticipate that later versions of the standards will have even more to say about this rapidly shifting area of technology-enhanced language teaching and learning. UNESCO, ISTE, and the Canadian government also offer guidance which we anticipate they will update on a regular basis. CC-BY-NC-SA 2025 New Language Solutions Avenue Instructor Standards for Technology-Enhanced Language Learning, version 1.2 Be curious Think about what might work; think about why it might not be a good choice. Try it and think about what did and didn’t work. Give it more than one chance. Guiding Philosophy Implement the Technology Standards by engaging constantly in thoughtful consideration, healthy skepticism, and reflective practice, balanced by a willingness to suspend judgment and persist in the face of initial frustration.
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