Geoff LaFlair

Applied linguist. R enthusiast. T1D.

[Bozena Pajak @BozenaPajak]

Are you a blend of a #linguist, a #polyglot, and a #languageEducator? Want to work in tech? Apply for this Learning Designer position at #duolingo! Use your language teaching and linguistic expertise to design language courses for millions of learners! https://t.co/PXKIEk4ElT

[Geoff LaFlair @glaflair]

Come work at Duolingo!!!!

[Bozena Pajak @BozenaPajak]

Hey linguists and language educators! Duolingo is hiring! We're looking for a course/learning designer with a strong background in #linguistics, #languages, #languageTypology, and #languageTeaching. https://t.co/PXKIEk5cbr #jobs #curriculumdesign #curriculumdevelopment

[Geoff LaFlair @glaflair]

Come work with me!!

https://t.co/h8vefomvpz

[Bozena Pajak @BozenaPajak]

Are you a Master's student graduating between Dec 2024 & May 2025 and an expert in teaching #Korean? Apply for a paid Learning Designer #internship at #Duolingo for summer 2024! https://t.co/rBhGmwptk6 #linguistics #appliedLinguistics #KoreanStudies #curriculumDesign

[Bozena Pajak @BozenaPajak]

Are you a Master's student graduating between Dec 2024 & May 2025 and an expert in teaching #Japanese? Apply for a paid Learning Designer internship at #Duolingo for summer 2024! https://t.co/8YskB2FqzD #linguistics #appliedLinguistics #JapaneseStudies #curriculumDesign

[Duolingo English Test @DuolingoENTest]

📣 Announcing our Competitive Research Grants for innovative projects related to the Duolingo English Test!

💰Submit your research proposal by 11/12 for a chance to secure one of five grants, worth up to USD $120K!

🔗 Learn more and apply at https://t.co/TNPEdgfYY9

[LTRC 2024 @LTRC2024]

🟢🟢🟢The #LTRC2024 Call for Papers is now open! We are looking forward to receiving your submissions by November 14, 2023. Presentation categories include papers, symposia, posters, demos and work-in-progress. @iltaonline @iIta_gsa https://t.co/DSHi6zpDAg

[Geoff LaFlair @glaflair]

Applications for DET doctoral dissertation awards are due October 13!

[Duolingo English Test @DuolingoENTest]

📣Attention PhD students in language assessment! Apply for the 4th Annual DET Doctoral Dissertation Awards 🏆by Oct 13 for a chance to win up to $6K & showcase your research! More info: https://t.co/RRbZNwi87E
#Duolingo #LanguageAssessment #PhD #CallForSubmissions

[Duolingo English Test @DuolingoENTest]

Congrats to the 3 winners of the DET student awards at #IMPS2023! We're proud to support the groundbreaking research Motonori Oka, Kenny Yu & Lutalo Bosa are pursuing in #psychometrics 🏆 Supporting emerging scholarship fuels our mission: education for all! 🎓👏

[Geoff LaFlair @glaflair]

If you're at #ACL2023NLP, go check out these presentations on using GPT-4 to score writing samples from my colleagues!

[Phoebe Mulcaire @PhoebeNLP]

at #ACL2023NLP ! I'll be presenting a poster at BEA on Thursday: work with @BenNaismithELT and @JillBurstein on discourse grading with GPT-4. come say hi :)

[dr. alina von davier @AlinaVdav]

We are at the @ILTAonline #LTRC2023 happily connecting with the #language testing community & with our technical advisory board members. Here we are with Eunice Jang! @SophieWodzak @DuolingoENTest

[Geoff LaFlair @glaflair]

It's been fun catching great research presentations with our board at #LTRC2023 !!

[dr. alina von davier @AlinaVdav]

It’s amazing to attend @ILTAonline #LTRC2023 and connect with our Technical Advisory Board members!! Here we are with Steve Sireci! @SophieWodzak @DuolingoENTest

[Duolingo English Test @DuolingoENTest]

Congratulations to Senior Assessment Scientist Dr. Manqian Liao! Mancy just won a Moxie for her work creating AQuAA--the innovative quality assurance system that helps us scale the #DET and make it available online, on-demand, to test takers around the world!

[Luis von Ahn @LuisvonAhn]

LOVE this thorough profile of me and @duolingo from @Carina_Chocano in the @NewYorker. Lots of good stories about my life and how the company got started. https://t.co/Wv7ChUUQVn

[Geoff LaFlair @glaflair]

Happening now at #NCME2023! @AlinaVdav and colleagues discussing implications of generative models for assessment!

[Geoff LaFlair @glaflair]

It was great meeting you at #AAAL2023 @SergeBibauw . Thanks for attending and for the great questions!

[Serge Bibauw @SergioBibauw]

.⁦@glaflair⁩ on combining automated test item generation (using LLMs like GPT3/4 and BERT) with human-in-the-loop reviews for the ⁦@duolingo⁩ English Test, on the last day of #AAAL2023

[Geoff LaFlair @glaflair]

I'm looking forward to seeing folks at #AAAL2023! Come check out our presentations and/or swing by the booth to learn more about the test and the research behind it!

[Duolingo English Test @DuolingoENTest]

Our #assessment #research team will be out in full force at #AAAL2023, presenting on everything from language assessment literacy, to maximizing measurement properties, to a new paradigm for test development. Check the program for details, and come say hi! https://t.co/Z0MnvFGAla

[Duolingo English Test @DuolingoENTest]

The #DET was built on #AI, and we’ve been using GPT-3 for years to develop test content, experiment with new item types, and ensure consistency at scale. Working with @OpenAI means we’ll continue to accelerate the pace of #innovation on our test—now powered by GPT-4! #GPT3 #GPT4

[dr. alina von davier @AlinaVdav]

I’m delighted to present at @Cambridge_Uni on March 1st! I’ll talk about #AI in education in general, and assessment in particular! #ChatGPT @DuolingoENTest