TextFX: PLAYING WITH WORDS
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…
LANGUAGE GAMES TO PLAY WITH ChatGPT
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…
IMAGINE: 5 ACTIVITIES FOR LANGUAGE STUDENTS
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…
Generate, Simplify, Elaborate and Modify
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…
ChatGPT & ITS USES IN LANGUAGE TEACHING: WEBINAR WITH SCOTT THORNBURY, PRESENTATION SLIDES, PROMPTS, LINKS & MORE
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…
AI-ASSISTED LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: USEFUL LINKS
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…
ChatGPT PROMPTS FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS
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…
A HAPPY NEW YEAR GIFT FOR OUR SUBSCRIBERS!
As the year comes to an end, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your support and engagement. To show my appreciation, I have a special gift for you: for the month of January, you can download…
HOLY JOLLY AI-GENERATED CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES
*I wrote this post a year ago, so some things in the world of AI have changed. If you haven’t found ‘the’ idea, try our Five-Minute Activity Generator. Add information relevant to your class and include Christmas in the topic.…
CAN YOU TEACH WITHOUT TECHNOLOGY?
Let’s get ready to rumble! Fight, fight, fight, fight! It’s EdTech Vs Good Teachers: Who Wins and Who Loses? These days we receive so much training on the ‘how-tos’ of using technology, mostly represented by tech tools for creating online…
