TSTT 2025 On-Site Sessions Schedule
Conference Program Overview
30 May 2025 | ||
Time | Action | Location |
| 12.00-14.00 | TSTT 2025 Conference Registration | C205 |
| 14.00-15.40 | Opening Ceremony | C205 |
Conference Organisers Gamze Korbek, Ph.D. Charles University & Suleyman Erkam Sulak, Ph.D., Ordu University | C205 | |
Vice Dean for Foreign Relations, Faculty of Education, Charles University Mgr. Tomáš Klinka, Ph.D. | C205 | |
Head of the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Education, Charles University Doc. PhDr. Petr Chalupský, Ph.D. | C205 | |
Dean of Pedagogical Faculty Charles University, Charles University doc. RNDr. Antonín Jančařík, Ph.D., | C205 | |
Rector of Ordu University Prof. Dr. Orhan Baş | C205 | |
Ambassador of Turkey to the CR Metin Feyzioğlu, Ph.D. | C205 | |
Keynote Speech doc. RNDr. Antonín Jančařík, Ph.D. “Teaching the Teachers of Tomorrow” | C205 | |
| 15.40-16.00 | Coffee Break | Second Floor |
| 16.00-17.00 | Keynote Speech Rhian Webb, Ph.D. “Pandora’s Box Has Been Opened: AI in ELT-what do teachers need to consider?” | C205 |
| 17.00-18.40 | Session I – Gamification & Creative Approaches in Education Session II – AI, Digitalization & the Future of Teaching | C205-C106 |
| 18.40-19.00 | Reflection & Discussion | C205 |
| 19.00 | Welcome Drink | |
| 19.30-22:00 | Frequency Healing Symphony & Pan Magic Flute | Klášter minoritů sv. Jakuba, Malá Štupartská 6, Praha 1 |
31 May 2025 | ||
Time | Action | Location |
| 9.00-9.15 | A Solo Baglama Recital by Assist. Prof. Ahmet Serdar Yener | C205 |
| 09.15-10.15 | Keynote Speech Luis Javier Pentón Herrera, Ph.D. “Language Teachers and the Digital World: Meeting the realities of tomorrow” | C205 |
| 10.15-10.40 | Coffee Break | Second Floor |
| 10.40-12.20 | Session III – Reflective Practice & Inclusive Teaching Session IV- Language, Literacies & Multimodal Pedagogies | C105-C107 |
| 12.20-13.20 | Lunch Break Please note that lunch is not provided by the conference. Participants are free to enjoy their lunch at any restaurant they like. Below are some suggestions in the city centre for those who would like to try Czech cuisine. | |
| 13.20-14.30 | Workshop I – Integration of IOT into Education: The Physical Reality in Education Workshop II – Distant Reading for Future Teachers: A Workshop on Corpus Literacy in Secondary Education | C205-C107 |
| 14.30-15.00 | A solo flute recital by Assoc. Prof. Bahar Sarıboğa Akca | C205 |
| 14.30-15.00 | A Turkish Tango and Waltz Performance by Assoc. Prof. Bahar Sarıboğa Akca and Assist. Prof. Yusuf Çetinkaya | C205 |
| 15.00 | Conference Closing | C205 |
| 17.00 | Official Reception Hosted by the Embassy of Turkey | |
First Day
May 30, 2025 – Friday
SESSION I & II17.00-18.40 |
SESSION I – Gamification & Creative Approaches in Education – C205 | |
| Chair: Vera Tauchmannova | |
| Presentation 1 (online) | “From Humanities to STEAM: Gamified Learning and the Development of Digital Competencies in the Classical High School” Daniela Canfarotta & Manuela Pipitone |
| Presentation 2 (online) | “Challenges for Educators in Implementing Innovative Teaching Methods. How Design Thinking, Gamification, and AI Tools Support the Development of Transferable Skills” Malgorzata Malecka-Tomala |
| Presentation 3 | “Play as a Didactic Strategy: Reflecting on Gamification in Teacher Education” Martin Kuruc, Barbora Jaslovská & Peter Ostradický |
| Presentation 4 | “Motivation Through Play: Gamification as a Bridge Between Theory and Practice in Inclusive Education” Dušan Damián Brezány & Martin Kuruc |
| Presentation 5 | “EFL Administrators’ Well-being and Their Professional Resilience: Ecological Insights for Teacher Training” Elif Aydin Yazici |
SessIon II – AI, DIgItalIzatIon & the Future of Teaching – C106 | |
| Chair: Gamze Korbek | |
| Presentation 1 | “The Role of Digitalization in Communication Education: Reflective Approaches to Theory and Practice” Eda Özcan Yılmaz, Esra İnce, Arzu Kalkan |
| Presentation 2 | “AI-Supported Teaching: A Smart Assistant That Saves Time” Erdal Ozyurt |
| Presentation 3 | “Blue or Red Pill: Reimagining the Educator’s Role in the Age of GenAI” Barbora Hamplová |
| Presentation 4 (online) | “Pre-service English Teachers’ Tendency to Integrate ChatGPT into Exam Routines: A Metaphor Analysis” Sevcan Bayraktar Çepni, Şakire Erbay-Çetinkaya |
| Presentation 5 (online) | “A Qualitative Study on ELT Instructors’ Firsthand Experiences with AI Integration in English Writing Classes” Sevcan Bayraktar Çepni & Asst. Prof. Dr. Gökhan ÇEPNİ |
| Presentation 6 (online) | “Unpacking the Role of AI in Transforming English Language Teacher Professionalism” Şakire Erbay-Çetinkaya & Servet Çelik |
| Presentation 7 | “Challenges in Intercultural Leadership: An Overview of the SHUTTLE project and the Incorporation of AI in an HE Context” Michael Diaz |
Second Day
May 31, 2025 – Saturday
SESSION III & IV10.40-12.20 |
SESSION III – Reflective Practice & Inclusive Teaching – C105 | |
| Chair: Bara Dockalova | |
| Presentation 1 | “Problems of a novice teacher in Montessori school in the Czech Republic” Martina Matějíček Rozsypalová & Hana Hyklová |
| Presentation 2 (online) | “Teacher Candidates’ Teaching Experience within the Framework of Ecological Systems Theory Gülşen Öztürk |
| Presentation 3 (online) | “Reflective Learning Diaries in Higher Education: Fostering Deeper Learning Beyond AI” Juliana Crespo Lopes & Ana Julia de Souza Schuindt |
| Presentation 4 | “Teacher Attitudes on Gifted Students – Arab Israeli Case” Fathi Shamma & Tom Pessah |
| Presentation 5 (online) | “Creating Inclusive Classrooms by Applying the Principles of Universal Design for Learning” Regina Karveliene & Inga Budryte |
| Presentation 6 (online) | “Videocapsules and Multiple-Choice Analytical and Reflective Tasks to Enhance Mathematical and Didactic Competence in Primary Education Teacher Training Students” Esperanza López Centella & David Molina Muñoz |
SESSION IV- Language, Literacies & Multimodal Pedagogies – C107 | |
| Chair: Fathi Shamma | |
| Presentation 1 | “Synaesthesia, AI, and Language Learning” Dorota Hrycak-Krzyżanowska |
| Presentation 2 (online) | “Advancing Pre-Service ESOL Teachers’ Instructional Practice Regarding Academic Discourse” Brian Hibbs |
| Presentation 3 | “Tracking L2 Student Writing Development through PGA: A Case of Two Communicative Genres” Xhevdet Rusinovci |
| Presentation 4 | “Emphasis on C-Culture – Teaching about one’s cultural aspects using CLIL method” Věra Tauchmanová |
| Presentation 5 (online) | “From Artefacts to Understanding: A Constructionist Approach to Supporting Meaningful Learning in Digital Learning Environments” Adebayo Adebiyi |
WORKSHOPS | |
| C205 | “Integration of IOT into Education: The Physical Reality in Education” Semih ORKUN, Fahri YILMAZ, Selcuk OZDEMIR & Pinar ERDINC |
| C107 | “Distant Reading for Future Teachers: A Workshop on Corpus Literacy in Secondary Education” Kai Löser |
Pivnice Štupartská Pasta Fresca PLATZ café & restaurant |