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Description
This poster presents a practical classroom project that integrates the Canva AI website builder into secondary English language teaching to support learner autonomy. Based on autonomous learning principles, the project addresses a common challenge in lower secondary classrooms: many students struggle to remember vocabulary and to develop consistent self-study habits. To address this issue, I designed a vocabulary review system using interactive mini-websites created with Canva AI tools. The websites allowed students to review vocabulary at their own pace through short multimedia tasks, vocabulary games, and instant feedback activities. The project was implemented over one academic year with two sixth-grade classes, and classroom observations together with formative assessment results showed noticeable improvements in student engagement, vocabulary retention, and independent learning habits. In this session, participants will learn how generative AI tools can support rapid and affordable educational website design without requiring coding skills. The poster will present simple design guidelines, examples of student-created websites, and practical evaluation methods that teachers can adapt to their own contexts. Overall, the project offers a scalable, resource-efficient approach to extending language learning beyond the classroom through accessible, AI-supported tools.
Biography
Ngo Thi Minh is a lower secondary school English teacher in Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam. With a strong passion for education and youth development, she has spent over a decade working to support students not only in improving their English proficiency but also in developing essential 21st-century skills.
In 2016, Minh completed the Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL) online course, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State in partnership with the University of Oregon. She went on to earn her MA in English Language from Hanoi University in 2018.
Her professional interests include designing meaningful extracurricular activities, integrating educational technology into language classrooms, and creating opportunities for student collaboration and autonomy. Minh believes that learning happens best when students are empowered to take an active role in their own progress.
Beyond the classroom, she has been actively involved in community-based English education projects since 2010, notably as the leader of the Community English Club (CEC) at the School of Foreign Languages, Thai Nguyen University. As a 2016 alumna of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), she continues to engage in projects that connect language learning with community impact and youth leadership.
| Affiliate type | Vietnamese public school |
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