How to Write Prompts: an Easy Guide for Teachers Here’s an easy way to assess the effectiveness of your prompt – the text that goes into the large language model (LLM): Ask yourself if your students could successfully complete the…
Question Charts and Developing Learner Autonomy with AI Have you ever used Question Charts or Q-Charts as a resource for your students’ learning? Q-charts are excellent tools that can be used to practise speaking, writing, reading, and listening, and develop…
Live Session on Creativity & Breathing New Life into Language Teaching Materials, and ELT Creatives Last Thursday, Miguel Miguez from OnthesamepageELT, one of the most creative teachers and bloggers in our ELT world, and I held a live stream on…
Have you tried TextFX yet, or Get Inspired If you haven’t given TextFX a try yet, you’re in for a real treat. This isn’t another ‘save time for busy teachers’ tool – it’s more like a creative spark for language…
Games to play with AI-driven chatbots A common-sense warning: Before you assign any game with ChatGPT or an AI-driven chatbot, teach your students how to use this powerful tool sensibly and responsibly, i.e., make sure they know its basic principles…
AI Art Generators for Language Students Last Friday, I presented a number of ideas, concepts, approaches, and tools at the AI for Teaching & Learning webinar hosted by Gallery Teachers. We had an absolutely amazing discussion, exploring the potential of…
LLMs/ChatGPT for Language Teachers Last month, I was invited to talk on Using AI Tools in Post-entry English and Academic Language Contexts for the English Australia Post-entry English and Academic Language (PEAL) SIG. This post describes a few ideas I…
Webinar Hosted by Scott Thornbury, Presentation Slides, Prompts, AI-Powered CEFR Alignment February Challenge, and Some Other Resources I Haven’t Thought How to Classify Yet ChatGPT has caused quite a stir among educators worldwide. There are equal shares of skeptics and…
I want to extend a big thank you to each and every one of you who attended and participated in our today’ webinar AI-Assisted Language Instruction: To AI, or Not to AI, for taking the time to attend and for…
Are you a language teacher looking to stay up-to-date with the latest educational technology? If you said ‘NO, not tech again’, this post is definitely for you. As the saying goes, ‘know thy enemy’. Even if you’re not particularly interested…