https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/staff/jozef-colpaert/my-website/
Researcher, consultant, evaluator, keynote speaker (in English, French, Spanish and Dutch)
My disciplines
Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Systems Design, Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
My current research topics
Motivational language tasks, natural language processing, educational engineering, distributed design of multimodal learning environments, transdisciplinarity, Open Data, contextualization.
My current/recent service
Emeritus professor with occasional assignment at the University of Antwerp
Editor of Language and Motivation (Castledown Publishers, launched October 2024)
Adjunct Professor in the Mitch & Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education, Ontario Tech University, Ontario, Canada (1 November 2024 until 31 October 2027)
Honorary Editor-in-chief of Computer Assisted Language Learning (Taylor & Francis, 2002 – 2023; 2022 Journal Impact Factor 7.0)
Member editorial board with a.o. Technology in Language Teaching & Learning, Journal of Computers in Education, Forum for Education Studies, and Multimedia-Assisted Language Learning
Reviewer for a.o. Language Learning and Technology, ReCall, CALICO Journal, British Journal of Educational Technology, Journal of Computers in Education, Educational Research Review, Journal of Technology and Chinese Language Teaching, Educational Technology and Society, International Journal of TESOL & Education and System.
Member of the external follow-up committee of the Practice-oriented Scientific Research Project (PWO) on the impact of AI on the learning culture in foreign language education (2025-2027, UCLL University of Applied Sciences, https://www.ucll.be)
Organizer International CALL Research Conferences 2002 - 2022
Co-founder LatinCALL
Owner LinkedIn Group Computer Assisted Language Learning (3,200 members)
Owner LinkedIn Group Language and Motivation
My recent/upcoming publications
Colpaert, J. (2025). Words Of Wisdom: Lessons from EdTech Hype: Jozef Colpaert on AI today. The University Grapevine for University English Language Teachers, 25(1), 4-7. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oGI4uUy39Tj_kUGuobUmVjya1m9acTuJ/view
Wu, J. G., Zou, D., Colpaert, J., & Wang, M. (2025). Guest editorial: Virtual reality in teacher education: Innovations, opportunities, and challenges. Educational Technology & Society, 28(1), 335-337.https://doi.org/10.30191/ETS.202501_28(1).SP01
Colpaert, J., & Cerpentier, A. (2025). Impact of Context. In G. Stockwell & Y. Wang (Eds.), Cambridge handbook of technology in language teaching and learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Link
Moons, F., Vandervieren, E., & Colpaert, J. (2025). Checkbox grading of large-scale mathematics exams with multiple assessors: Field study on assessors' inter-rater reliability, time investment and usage experience. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 85. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2024.101443.
Colpaert, J. (2024). On the rationale behind Language and Motivation. Language and Motivation, 1(1), 1–4. https://www.castledown.com/journals/lam/article/view/102424
Verbogt, S., Colpaert, J., & Vandervieren, E. (2024). De vinger aan de pols houden : ontwerp van extern geanalyseerde externe feedback gericht op de transfer van leren van technische vaardigheden in musiceren. Antwerpen, Universiteit Antwerpen, Faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen, Departement Opleidings- en Onderwijswetenschappen. 573 p.
Colpaert, J. (2023). Don’t mention the pandemic. Foreword to K. Sadeghi, M. Thomas & F. Ghaderi. (2023). Technology-Enhanced Language Teaching and Learning: Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic. Bloomsbury. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/technologyenhanced-language-teaching-and-learning-9781350271012/
Moons, F., Vandervieren, E., & Colpaert, J. (2023). Semi-automated assessment of handwritten mathematics tasks: Atomic, reusable feedback for assessing student tests by teachers and exams by a group of assessors. Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Social Sciences, Antwerp School of Education. 202 p.
Colpaert, J., & Stockwell, G. (Eds.) (2022). Smart CALL: Personalization, contextualization, & socialization. London: Castledown Publishers. https://doi.org/10.29140/9781914291012
Colpaert, J. & Stockwell, G. (2022). Smart CALL: the Concept. In J. Colpaert & G. Stockwell (Eds.), Smart CALL: Personalization, contextualization, & socialization. London: Castledown Publishers. https://doi.org/10.29140/9781914291012
Colpaert, J., Wang, Y., & Stockwell, G. (Eds.) (2022). Proceedings of the XXIst International CALL Research Conference. London: Castledown Publishers. https://doi.org/10.29140/9781914291050
Colpaert, J. & Spruyt, E. (2022). Conceptualization of a language task design model for mental acceptance and motivation. In A. Potolia & M. Derivry-Plard (Eds.), Virtual Exchange for Intercultural Language Learning and Teaching. London, UK: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Virtual-Exchange-for-Intercultural-Language-Learning-and-Teaching-Fostering
García Esteban, S. & Colpaert, J. (2022). Integrating the Global Competence with Telecollaboration in CLIL Teacher Training. Revista de Educación a Distancia. Núm. 69, Vol. 22. Artíc. 2, 30-Ene-2022. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/red.49128.
Moons, F. Vandervieren, E. & Colpaert, J. (2022). Atomic, reusable feedback: A technology-mediated solution for assessing handwritten math tasks? Computer & Education Open. Elsevier. Published online. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666557322000143
My recent/upcoming events
Invited keynote "The role of context in the design of L1 learning environments", ARLE IFTE 2026, (X. Fontich): Barcelona, 25-27 June 2026 (https://sites.google.com/view/arlebarcelona2026/home).
Invited Master Forum (with Glenn Stockwell) "Teacher education and professional development: on the role of global findings, local policy and self-regulation" at ESBB 2025, National Dong Hua University, Hualien, Taiwan, 30 October - 1 November 2025 (https://2025esbb.ndhu.edu.tw/).
Invited keynote (A. Davoodi) "Towards an ontological specification of technological added value: match or patch?" at TELIC 2025, The University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa, USA, 28 November 2025.
Invited talk "Niet AI is het probleem, wel de manier waarop we denken", Onderwijsbeleidsdag Universiteit Antwerpen, 23 October 2025.
Invited talk "Hoe intelligent moeten leerkrachten (nog) zijn?", proclamation Educational Masters, Antwerp School of Education, Universiteit Antwerpen, 10 September 2025.
Co-Chair of TELL sub-conference at the 32nd International Conference on Computers in Education, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines, 25-29 November 2024.
Invited seminar "How to determine the added value of new technologies for the language learning, teaching and testing process?", BAAL LLT SIG (Language Learning and Teaching Special Interest Group of the British Association of Applied Linguists) seminar series, University of Granada, Spain, 20 November 2024.
Invited online talk "How should language teachers cope with the new wave of AI hype?”, TELL SIG of Division of Information and Education, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan, 14 November 2024.
Invited lecture "Current issues in CALL research design: AI, motivation and transdisciplinarity", Zhejiang University, China, 3 November 2024.
Workshop "Getting published in CALL", XXIInd International CALL Research Conference, Waseda University, Tokyo, 13-15 September 2024. (https://call-research.org/conferences/call2024/)
Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the XXIInd International CALL Research Conference at Waseda University, Tokyo, 14 September 2024.
Invited keynote (G. Stockwell), "Transdisciplinarity: the next transition in CALL?", XXIInd International CALL Research Conference, Waseda University, Tokyo, 13-15 September 2024. (https://call-research.org/conferences/call2024/)
Co-promoter public defense Sanne Verbogt, "Ontwerp van extern geanalyseerde externe feedback gericht op de transfer van leren van technische vaardigheden in musiceren", University of Antwerp, 29 May 2024.
Invited lecture (E. Ho), “How to determine the added value of new technologies for language learning and teaching at university level?”, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China, 8 January 2024.
Invited lecture (A. Jean), “How to Get Published in International Peer-Reviewed Journals: the Four Stage Design Process”, Chinese National Higher Education Research Institute (CNHERI), Jinan, China, 18 December 2023.
Invited keynote, “How to determine the added value of educational technology in a scholarly way?”, The 3rd International Conference on Educational Technology and Administration,(EduTA2023), Guilin, China, 2 December 2023.
Invited lecture (W. Li), “Design as a scholarly way to determine the added value of technology in the language learning, teaching and testing process”, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 25 November 2023.
Member International Advisory Committee WorldCALL 2023, "CALL in Critical Times", Chiang Mai, Thailand, 9-13 November 2023. (https://worldcall2023.org/)
Invited lecture (Ch. Zheng), “The Four-stages Design process for international peer-reviewed publications”, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, 27 October 2023.
Invited workshop: "How to get published in applied linguistics: introducing the four-stage design process", Academy of Academic Growth, Nanchang, China, 27 September 2023.
Co-promoter public defense Filip Moons, "Semi-automated assessment of handwritten mathematics tasks", University of Antwerp, 6 September 2023.
Invited seminar "How to determine the added value of emerging technologies for language learning, teaching and testing?", VTL Project (Promoting a Dynamic Pedagogical Model of Asynchronous and Synchronous Virtual Teaching and Learning to Enrich Students’ Virtual Learning Experiences), The Education University of Hong Kong, 20 June 2023.
Invited guest speaker "How to choose the most appropriate technology for my multimodal language learning environment?", Technology in Language Learning and Teaching Webinar Series, RIBILT, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, 10 February 2023.
Featured speaker "Educational Engineering as Research Method for English Scholars", English Scholars beyond Borders, International TESOL Conference, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 10 December 2022 (https://itc-2022.tdtu.edu.vn/ ).
Invited keynote “Designing multimodal learning environments for transcultural communication in a globalized world”, International Congress on English Language Education and Applied Linguistics (ICELEAL2022), Education University of Hong Kong, 9 December 2022. (https://www.eduhk.hk/lml/iceleal2022) .
Invited keynote “Blended learning, Vygotsky and the pandemic: about Trojan horses in CALL research.”, Third International Conference on TESOL & Education (ICTE), Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2 December 2022 (https://i-jte.org/icte/).
Member doctoral jury Muzakki Bashori, "The Benefits of Automatic Speech Recognition-based Language Learning Systems: Learning English in Secondary School in Indonesia", Radboud University Nijmegen, 1 November 2022.
Invited plenary "Blend, flip or design: the terminology problem in educational technology", LET-IN 2022, 6-8 October 2022 (https://letinrd.org/conferences/international-let-in-2022-conference).
Invited workshop "Motivational task design in an educational engineering approach" (online), Van Lang University, Ho-Chi Minh, Vietnam, 29 August 2022.
Organizer XXIst International CALL Research Conference “Smart CALL”, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 8-10 July 2022 (www.call2022.org).
Invited keynote, “Educational engineering as a research method for designing and evaluating multimodal learning environments”, ICALT2022, the 22nd IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, Bucharest, 1-4 July 2022 (https://tc.computer.org/tclt/icalt-2022/).
Invited keynote, “The future of CALL Research”, 1st APSCE International Conference on Future Language Learning (https://www.eduhk.hk/ICFULL2022/), 1-3 July 2022. Online.
Invited workshop “Ontwerpen van motiverende taaltaken – een Educational Engineering benadering”, Onderwijsdag GO! CVO Antwerpen, 15 February 2022.
Invited keynote “Motivational task design for language learning in multimodal environments”, International Conference on TESOL & Education (ICTE), Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 22 January 2022 (https://i-jte.org/icte/).
Chairman doctoral jury defense Paola Harris “Diseño de un entorno interactivo para la enseñanza bilingüe en la primera infancia”, Universitat Politècnica de València, 9 December 2021.
Chair of the External Review Panel for the periodic review exercise 2021/22 of the MATESOL programme at the Education University of Hong Kong (https://www.eduhk.hk/matesol), 1 December 2021.
Invited keynote: “Blended learning, flipped classrooms, 21st century skills, digital natives and other Trojan horses in education”, ULEAD 2021 -15th International Congress of Research in Education, Çanakkale (Turkey), 26-28 November, 2021 (http://ulead2021.ulead.org.tr/).
Invited keynote: “Leerkrachten als designers van multimodale leeromgevingen”, Seminarie GO! Scholengroep Invento, Oostende, 21 October 2021.
Invited keynote “Motivational task design in multimodal learning environments”, NTELT 2021, Vancouver, Canada, 22 September 2021 (https://ntelt.com/). Online conference.
Invited keynote “Multimodality as a transdisciplinary concept: from technology to psychology”, INTE 2021 (International Conference on New Horizons in Education), Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus, 2-3 September 2021 (https://www.int-e.net/). Online conference.
Invited seminar “E-learning and 21st century skills: motivational task design for multimodal learning environments” at “Quality Education Fund Project (Primary) 2020/21” dissemination event at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 27 August 2020. Online seminar.
Track Program Chair ICALT 2021– 21th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, July 12 – 15, 2021 (https://tc.computer.org/tclt/icalt-2021-track-8-tell/). Online conference.
Invited keynote “The role of Open Data and Corpora in the Contextualization of the Language Learning and Teaching process ”, International Conference on Technology-enhanced Language Learning and Teaching & International Conference on Corpus-based Language Learning and Teaching 2021(TeLLT & CoLLT 2021), Hong Kong, July 7-9, 2021 (https://www.eduhk.hk/lml/telltcollt2021/). Online conference.
Honorary chair 4th Pedagogy and Practice in Technology Enhanced Language Learning (PPTELL 2021) conference, National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), 28-30 June, 2021 (https://pptell2021.tcsl.ntnu.edu.tw/index.php). Online conference.
Invited keynote “Multimodality as a transdisciplinary concept: the case of contextualization”, 4th Pedagogy and Practice in Technology Enhanced Language Learning (PPTELL 2021) conference, National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), 28-30 June, 2021 (https://pptell2021.tcsl.ntnu.edu.tw/index.php). Online conference.
Invited keynote “From Emergency Remote Teaching to Multimodal Learning: an ecological design perspective”, Integrating online and offline language teaching: Research, practice and praxis Symposium, Dalian University of Foreign Languages (China), 26 June 2021. Online conference.
Invited seminars “Smart CALL: role, shape and affordances of personalization” & “Smart CALL: role, shape and affordances of contextualization”. Visiting scholar Education University Hong Kong, 7-10 June 2021.
Invited keynote “Designing language tasks for acceptance, identification and self-regulation: the role of autonomy”, 11th World Conference on Innovation and Computer Science (INSODE-2021), 11th World Conference on Educational Technology Researches (WCETR-2021) and 9th Global Conference on Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching (LINELT-2021), Kyrenia, North-Cyprus, 29 April 2021. (http://www.linelt.org/). Online conferences.
Chairman doctoral defense Fernando Rosell Aguilar “Evaluating the use of mobile technologies for language learning purposes”, Universitat Politècnica València, 5 February 2021.
Invited paper with Evelyn Spruyt (M. Schroeven): “Toward a task design model for telecollaborative language learning”, Sint-Rita College Kontich, Belgium, 3 December 2020.
Member Program Committee ICCE 2020, 28th International Conference on Computers in Education (TELL), 23-27 November 2020, Online Conference. (https://icce2020.apsce.net/)
Invited plenary “Towards a hypothetical model of the natural language decoding process based on Information Theory” (G.V. Sadykova) at Kazan International Linguistic Summit “Challenges and Trends in World Linguistics”, 20 November 2020. Online conference.
Invited plenary “Towards a transdisciplinary approach: how do applied linguistics and related disciplines interact in Computer Assisted Language Learning?” (G.V. Sadykova) at Kazan International Linguistic Summit “Challenges and Trends in World Linguistics”, 16 November 2020. Online conference.
Online presentation with Evelyn Spruyt: “Naar een designmodel voor mentaal aanvaardbare en motiverende taaltaken: het TECOLA project”, Europese Dag van de Talen, EPOS Vlaanderen, 24 September 2020.
Invited keynote (B. Bai) “Towards a methodological design process for writing tasks” at “Enhancing secondary students’ English writing through 3C-based (Collaboration, Creativity and Critical thinking) activities, self-regulation strategies and e-learning tools” project dissemination seminar at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (online), 21 August 2020. Online conference.
Member Program Committee ICCE 2019, 27th International Conference on Computers in Education, Kenting, Taiwan, 2-6 December 2019.
Invited paper with Evelyn Spruyt (M. Schroeven): “Toward a task design model for telecollaborative language learning”, Sint-Rita College Kontich, Belgium, 5 November 2019.
Member Programme Committee SLaTE 2019 (ISCA Workshop on Speech and Language Technology in Education 2019), Graz, Austria, 20 – 21 September, 2019.
Paper with Phil Hubbard: “Transdisciplinarity as a solution for the complex multidisciplinarity of CALL”, EuroCALL 2019, Louvain-la-Neuve, 29 August 2019.
Workshop (A. Boulton) “Research methodology in CALL journals: do’s and don’ts”, EuroCALL 2019, Louvain-la-Neuve, 28 August 2019.
Organizer XXth International CALL Research Conference “Social CALL”, Education University Hong Kong, 10-12 July 2019 (http://www.call2019.org).
Paper with E. Spruyt: “Toward a task design model for mental acceptance and motivation: a transdisciplinary approach”, Education University of Hong Kong, 10-12 July 2019 (www.call2019.org).
Invited keynote (Y. Lan): “From virtual to smart learning environments: personalization, socialization and contextualization” Second PPTELL Conference, National Taiwan Normal University, 3-5 July 2019 (http://pptell2019.tcsl.ntnu.edu.tw/) .
Research visit Universidad de la Sabana (L. Cuesta), Bogotá, Colombia, 27-28 May 2019.
Paper with Phil Hubbard: “CALL as transdisciplinary endeavor: toward a respected community”, CALICO conference, Montréal, Canada, 22-24 May 2019 (https://calico.org/calico-conference/calico-2019/) .
Editorial board meeting CALICO Journal, Montréal, Canada, 22 May 2019.
Invited keynote (M. Chen) “Transdisciplinarity in CALL”, TEFL conference, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan, 17-18 May 2019 (https://etra.thu.edu.tw/) .
Seminar “The real challenges in CALL: Open Data, Contextualization and Transdisciplinarity “, Griffith University (Y. Wang), Brisbane, Australia, 5 April 2019.
Seminar “Open Data and Contextualization of the Language Learning Process”, Education University of Hong Kong (Qing Ma), Hong Kong, 2 April 2019.
Promoter doctoral defense Lin-Chin (Jim) Cheng: “A Study of Applied Tai Chi Movements in Marimba Playing”, Royal Conservatoire Antwerp & Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts, Universiteit Antwerpen, 6 March 2019.
Paper with Evelyn Spruyt “Toward a task design model for mental acceptance and motivation: a transdisciplinary approach” at Third International Conference on Language Education and Testing “What a Feeling: Language Education and Emotions”, Universiteit Antwerpen, 26-28 November 2018. https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/conferences/language-education-and-emotions .
Member Scientific Committee third International Conference on Language Education and Testing “What a Feeling: Language Education and Emotions”, Universiteit Antwerpen, 26-28 November 2018. https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/conferences/language-education-and-emotions .
Program Committee member of the Technology-Enhanced Language Learning (TELL) sub-conference of ICCE 2018, Ateneo de Manila University, the Philippines, 26-30 November 2018. http://icce2018.ateneo.edu/
Paper “Towards a new task design model: a research-based approach for telecollaboration and beyond.”, 5th WorldCALL Conference, Concepción, Chile, 13-16 November 2018. www.worldcall5.org.
Symposium with Marta Gonzalez-Lloret & Ursula Stickler “Getting Published in CALL Journals”, 5th WorldCALL Conference, Concepción, Chile, 13-16 November 2018. www.worldcall5.org.
Member International Advisory Committee and Conference Programme Committee of the 5th WorldCALL Conference, Concepción, Chile, 13-16 November 2018. www.worldcall5.org.
Invited workshop Instructional Design and Educational Engineering (C. Mondou), I-Site, Université de Lille Nord-Europe, 16-30 October 2018.
Invited keynote (Yu-Ju Lan) “Transdisciplinary approaches for designing multimodal learning environments” at 1st Pan-Pacific TELL 2018, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, 4-6 October 2018. http://pptell2018.tcsl.ntnu.edu.tw/index.php?inter=keynotes.
Invited panel (Yu-Ju Lan) “Prospects of TELL/CALL in global views” at 1st Pan-Pacific TELL 2018, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, 4-6 October 2018. http://pptell2018.tcsl.ntnu.edu.tw/index.php?inter=program.
Invited panel (Yu-Ju Lan) “Academic research and publication: the road to excellence” at 1st Pan-Pacific TELL 2018, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, 4-6 October 2018. http://pptell2018.tcsl.ntnu.edu.tw/index.php?inter=program.
Jury member defense Ward Peeters: “The Networking Power of Web 2.0 in the Foreign Language Classroom: Affordances of the Online Peer Interaction Process”, Universiteit Antwerpen, 28 September 2018.
Organizer XIXth International CALL Research Conference “CALL your Data”, Bruges, 4-6 July 2018. www.call2018.org.
Presentation “Collaboratief ontwerpen van multimodale leeromgevingen”, Colloquium ‘Samen onderwijs vormgeven’, Universiteit Antwerpen, 19 June 2018.
Invited keynote (De Bao Xu) “Open Big Data for Language Teachers”at TCLT10 (http://www.tclt.us/tclt10 ) , National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, 1-3 June 2018.
Member Scientific Committee TISLID 2018 (Technological Innovation for Specialized Linguistic Domains), Ghent University, Belgium, 24-26 May 2018.
Invited lecture (M. Qing) “Research Design and the Publication Process”, Education University of Hong Kong, 17 April 2018.
Invited lecture (M. Qing) “The place of mobile learning in a multimodal learning environment”, Education University of Hong Kong, 18 April 2018.
Invited speaker (I. Braeuning) “Towards a methodological approach for designing learning environments: focus on task design”, Workshop Digitalisation of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Universität Konstanz, Germany, 22-23 February 2018. http://uni.kn/international/digitalisation