First Virtual Mini-Conference

A two-day event bringing together educators, researchers, graduate students, and early-career scholars to exchange knowledge, present research, explore emerging ideas, and engage in meaningful interdisciplinary dialogue. Free, online, and open to all. Each presentation is 20 minutes plus 10 minutes of questions, and both days end with a group debriefing. Certificates of Presentation and Attendance are issued. Friday 30 October, 9:00–11:00 a.m. Eastern 9:00 Betul Iscan, University of Massachusetts Amherst: Student Loan Debt Over Time for People with Disabilities 9:30 Ashlee Davis, California State University, East Bay: Ontological Domination: Toward a Black Feminist Theory of Perpetual Adjustment, Cultural Abandonment, and Internal Sovereignty 10:00 Carolyn Peterson, University of Massachusetts Amherst: Language, Learning, and Disability: Cross-National Perspectives on Assessment, Inclusion, and Support for K–12 Multilingual Learners 10:30 Group debriefing and discussion Saturday 31 October, 9:00–11:00 a.m. Eastern 9:00 Ameena Kidwai, Taibah University: Book presentation: Teaching English in the Age of AI: The BALANCE Model 9:30 Samar Ezzat Wahba, Lancaster University: The Implementation of Active Learning in Higher Education in Egypt: A Case Study 10:00 Khadija Hamidani, Multimedia University: Beyond Triangulation Strategy: Unlock Insights on 'Integration' in Mixed Methods Research 10:30 Group debriefing and discussion