Educational Technology Stream
This initiative allows faculty to explore the transformative role of research in educational technology, focusing on areas of research such as AI, immersive and extended reality, digital learning platforms, and inclusive, equitable teaching practices. Through novel approaches to research in educational technology and its pedagogical applications, this stream offers opportunities to empower faculty and share insights in innovative educational technology research locally, nationally, and globally.
Dr. Faith Marcel
PhD, MA Ling., OCELT
Education Technology Stream Research Lead
Dr. Faith Marcel is a Professor in the School of English Language Studies and Coordinator of the TESL Graduate Certificate Program at Niagara College. She has a PhD in Language and Literacies Education from the Collaborative Knowledge Media Design Program in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning from the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Dr. Marcel is a member of the Research Ethics Board at Niagara College, and she serves as an Advisory Council Board Member for the Ontario Council of Community Interpreters.
She has over 25 years of experience in the field of language education, and her research interests include the investigation and implementation of plurilingual pedagogies and educational technologies, including Extended Realities (XR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in language learning and other academic contexts. Through her research, she also explores strategies and methods for the integration of educational technologies to promote greater engagement and meaningful interaction for all learners.
Publications and Oral Presentations
TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATIONS & INVITED GUEST LECTURES
Implications of higher education AI policies on academic integrity in language teaching and learning. Co-Presenter: Dr. Phoebe Kang Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE), Brock University, Niagara: June, 2024
Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Houston: March, 2024
How can agentive pedagogy be implemented and assessed in foreign language classrooms in asynchronous learning? Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Portland: March, 2023
Co-Presenters: Dr. Angelica Galante, Dr. Enrica Piccardo, Lana Zeaiter, John Wayne dela Cruz, Aisha Barisé
“Los protagonistas de la conversación”: The development of a digital plurilingual pedagogy for sustainable and agentive oral development European Conference on Language Learning (ECLL), London, UK/Online: March, 2022
Co-Presenters: Dr. Angelica Galante, Dr. Enrica Piccardo, Lana Zeaiter, John
Wayne dela Cruz, Aisha Barisé
Challenging the monolingual bias and empowering plurilingual voices:
A multilingual study with the PluriDigit project (Virtual Contribution) American Association for Applied Linguistics, AAAL 2022, Pittsburgh: March, 2022
Co-Presenters: Dr. Angelica Galante, Dr. Enrica Piccardo, Lana Zeaiter, John Wayne dela Cruz
Extended Reality (XR) Technologies for Experiential Learning in Language Education Niagara College TESL Program: Teaching with Technology Course: February, 2021 University of Toronto, Mississauga: Second Language Pedagogy Course: December, 2020 Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies, OISE, Toronto: May, 2020
Criando Projetos e Atividades com o Voicethread, Presented with Dr. Angelica Galante
Abraço Cultural Language Centre, Brazil: April, 2021
Engaging Tech for Vocabulary Practice in Online Language Learning
TESL North York and York Region: February, 2021
Creating Interactive Discussions via VoiceThread
Centre for Academic Excellence, Niagara College via Blackboard Collaborate: May, 2020
Creating Student-Centred Formative Assessment Tasks -presented with Nadeen Sullivan
TESL Niagara Conference, Niagara-on-the-Lake: February, 2020
Experiential Learning in Higher Education with Mixed Realities: Learner Voices
Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies, OISE, Toronto: October, 2019
Language Integration Through E-portfolio (LITE): Connecting language communities, educators, and researchers through an action-oriented and pedagogically innovative online tool
– presented with Dr. Geoff Lawrence, Dr. Aline-Germain Rutherford and Robert Price Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Conference – CALICO, Montreal: May, 2019
Interactive Tech Tools for Vocabulary Learning and Practice Tech Know Presentation: Collaborative Activities with Nearpod
Fusing Indigenous and Plurilingual Pedagogies in ESL Classrooms – presented on behalf of the LINCDIRE / LITE Project and Dr. Enrica Piccardo with Sara Potkonjak and Jayson Moore TESL Ontario, Toronto: November, 2018
Collaborative Mobile Activities for Language Learning Practice in Teams
TESL Toronto, T4T Technology for Teachers Conference, Toronto: January, 2018
Second Language Curriculum Design and Development
Invited Guest Lecture, Concordia University, Montreal: October, 2018
Experiential Learning with Augmented and Virtual Reality
TESL Ontario, Toronto: November, 2017
TESL Canada, Niagara Falls: June, 2017
Investigating AR and VR Applications for Language Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
American Association for Applied Linguistics, AAAL 2017, Portland, Oregon: March, 2017
Exploring Augmented Reality Applications for Language Learning
Connect 2016, Canada’s Learning and Technology Conference, Interactive Technology Presentation, Niagara Falls: April, 2016
T4T2016 Technology for Teachers Conference: January, 2016
TESOL International Conference, Toronto: March, 2015
TESL Ontario Conference, Toronto: October, 2014
Create and Share Online Materials with Padlet and Skitch
REALize National English Online Conference, March, 2015
Mobile Learning Tools to Inspire Creativity in Teaching and Learning
Invited guest lecture: TESL North York: April, 2016 and TESL Ontario Webinar: Feb, 2015
World Congress of Modern Languages, Niagara Falls: March, 2015
Connect, Canada’s Learning and Technology Conference, Interactive Poster Presentation via Smart Board: May, 2014
iPads for Language Learning in Higher Education
Niagara College International Dept. Faculty Professional Development Presentation: April, 2014
Interactivity and Engagement in the Classroom with iPads
Centre for Academic Excellence, Lunch and Learn Workshop, Niagara College: March, 2014
Infographics and Visualization Tools for Language Learning
TESL Ontario Conference, Toronto: November, 2013
TESL Toronto- Technology for Teachers (T4T) Conference: January, 2014
REALize National English Online Conference: January, 2014
Engage and Inspire Language Teachers and Learners with Twitter
Webinar presented via English Online Inc. and Tutela for ESL/EFL professionals nationally: December, 2013
Mobile and Tablet Applications for Language Teaching and Learning
TESL North York and York Region, North York: May, 4th 2013
Social Media for Language Professionals
Multilanguages Conference, Victoria College, University of Toronto: November, 2012
Possibilities and Potential for iPads in ESL Education
TESL Ontario Conference, Toronto: November, 2012
Bring your Learners’ Voices Together with VoiceThread
TESL Ontario Conference, Toronto: November, 2012
Tools for ESL Writing Instruction Online and with Desire2Learn
Halton District School Board, Burlington: July, 3rd 2012
VoiceThread for Language Educators
Niagara College, Welland Campus: May, 2012 / Professional Development Presentation
Success with Online Tools for Teaching ESL Writing
Bridges to Learning Conference, University of Toronto: May 2012
TESL Ontario Conference, Toronto: October 2011
Pedagogical Applications of Virtual Language Tutors
TESL Ontario Conference, Toronto: October, 2010
ONTARIO LANGUAGE INTERPRETING PRESENTATIONS
OCCI Annual 2022 Congress- Education Committee Chair Presentation Virtual Event Online: November, 2022/ Invited Speaker
OCCI Annual 2021 Congress- Impact of Transitioning from In-Person to Virtual Interpreting Virtual Event Online: November, 2021/ Presentation/ Invited Panelist
The Future of Interpreting in Ontario Glendon College, Toronto: March, 2012/ Invited Panelist
What is Professional Language Interpreting? Niagara College, Welland Campus: May, 2011/ Guest Lecturer
Interpreting Credentials Panel: Certified, Trained, Accredited, Tested… What does it all mean? Healthcare Interpretation Network, Toronto: January, 2009/ Invited Keynote Panelist
Working as a Professional Language Interpreter in Ontario
Niagara College, Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus: November, 2007/ Guest Lecturer
PUBLICATIONS
Marcel, F. & Kang, P. (2024). Examining AI Guidelines in Canadian Universities: Implications on Academic Integrity in Academic Writing. Discourse and Writing/Rédactologie, 34, 93-126. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31468/dwr.1051
Goodier, T., Koslowski, M., Marcel, F., Karamifar, B. (2022). Chapter 5: Language Integration Through E-Portfolio (LITE): Building, mediating and reflecting on the application of e-portfolio elements to promote plurilingual language education. Activating Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Language Classroom: A Plurilingual, Action-Oriented Approach: Springer. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87124-6_1
Scholze, A., Potkonjak, S., Marcel, F., Folinazzo, G. & Townend, N. (2022). Chapter 6: Scenarios for learning – scenarios as learning: A design-based research process.Activating Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Language Classroom: A Plurilingual, Action-Oriented Approach: Springer. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87124-6_6
Marcel, F. (2020). Mobile mixed reality technologies for language teaching and learning. (Doctoral dissertation) OISE, University of Toronto. https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/103360/3/Marcel_Faith_202011_PhD_thesis.pdf
Marcel, F. (2019). Mobile augmented reality learning objects in higher education. Research in Learning Technology, 27, 1-10. https://journal.alt.ac.uk/index.php/rlt/article/view/2133
Marcel, F. (2018). Niagara College VoiceThread Training Manual. School of English Language Studies, Niagara College.
Marcel, F. (2014). Infographics and Data Visualization Tools to Engage Your Language Learners
TESL Ontario | Contact, 40(1), 44-50. https://www.teslontario.org/uploads/publications/contact/ContactSpring2014.pdf