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Education

1984 University of Sydney, Australia, B.A.
1985 University of Sydney, Australia,��Diploma in Education (with merit)
1991��University of Sydney, Australia,��M.A. (Hons.) (with merit)
2001��University of Lancaster, United Kingdom, Ph.D.

Courses Taught

ESOL Foundations
ESOL Methods and Communication
ESOL Practicum
Open Educational Resources and Artificial Intelligence
Innovation in Education
Grant Writing in Education

Career Specialties

Tony Eben's specialties include the following:

• Immersion Education: Teacher Preparation, Program Design, Policy, Curriculum
• Sociocultural Theory: Second Language Development, Technology and Communication
• Foreign Language Education: Foreign Language Learning in the Elementary School
• Technology Integration in the Classroom
• Applied Linguistics: Second Language Acquisition, Computer-Assisted Communication
• ESOL: Curriculum Design, Teacher Preparation

Professional and Community Activities

Books Published

Erben, T., Franco, Y., Vicentini, C., Bryant, E. (Eds.) (2023) Surviving the Pandemic: Inspirational Stories of Resilience, Passion, Growth & Success of the Florida ESOL Community - Learning to Move Forward. SSTESOL Press. Orlando.

Erben, T. (Ed.) (2020) 45 Years SSTESOL: A Chronicle of ESOL Advocacy, Research and Practice in Florida. SSTESOL Press. Orlando.

Erben, T. (Ed.) (2022) (2^nd Edition) 45 Years SSTESOL: A Chronicle of ESOL Advocacy, Research and Practice in Florida. SSTESOL Press. Orlando.

Erben, T. and Iglesias, S. (Eds.) (2017) Explorando. Introduction to Spanish. Tophat Press, Toronto.��

Erben, T., Ban, R. and Castañeda, M. (2008) Teaching English Language Learners through Technology. New York: Routledge.

Erben, T. and Sarieva, I. (Eds.) (2007) (2008 2^nd Ed.) CALLing All Foreign Language Teachers: a looking glass adventure of integrating technology into classroom practice. Eye on Education Press. New York.

Honors and Awards

2021 Frank Murray Leadership Recognition for Continuous Improvement (presented to UT for achieving accreditation with no stipulations or areas for improvement)
2020 Sunshine State TESOL Outstanding ESOL Educator of the Year
2020 Sunshine State TESOL President’s Award for Leadership & Service
2017-2018 & 2020-2021 President, Florida TESOL Association
2015 SERVE Volunteer Award, School District of Hillsborough County
2006 Honoree International Webby Award for Website SEEDS 2 – Education Category
2004-2005 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of South Florida
2005 Florida Center for Refugees & Survivors of Torture, Honored for Work in Helping Refugees Bay area, United Nations Day
2004 American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages / FDP-Houghton Mifflin Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology with IALL
2002 – 2003 President, Florida Foreign Language Association
2003 Florida Foreign Language Association “Teacher Hall of Fame” Awardee
1998 Australian University Teacher of the Year Award in Education
1997 Vice Chancellor’s Teacher of the Year Award, Central Queensland University