ELT Buzz Digest - Feb. 3rd
All the "buzz" in English language teaching this week.
Dear Teachers,
Our weekly digest of things, readings and more for educators, especially language teachers.
My tip this week is this podcast I just found out about. It’s a good episode with advice on teaching abroad. It’s focused on International schools but offers tips for any teacher thinking of heading abroad to teach.
Please check and support if you can - our Lesson Library. And so much else!
Best,
David - ELT-Buzzer-In-Chief
Over 90% of faculty say GenAI is killing critical thinking - Univ. News
Do Meta-Analyses Really Show ChatGPT Improves Learning? A Reality Check
An Honest Review of Preply for New Tutors - ELT Experiences
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Thursday 29 January - Newsletter Katherine Bilsborough
How Gen Z Uses Gen AI—and Why It Worries Them - HBR
Inside an AI start-up’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books
When two years of academic work vanished with a single click - AI Fiasco
How To Be Successful Teaching Abroad: Podcast
Ep178. ft. Nicole Alves - Your English is Better Than Your Score (Part 1)
Paper: AI Destroys Institutions - Peter Greene
OECD Report On Digital Learning And AI
English works globally despite our grammar rules, not because of them.
Autoethnography for language teacher education programs: Connecting identities, ideologies, and experiences - Wiley Library
Shared Knowledge and the Ratchet Effect - Education Next
Video Lesson Of The Week - Winter Olympic Sports
I think what will happen is what's been happening all along. A slow erosion of authority/truth and education becoming more cosmetic, less rigorous. Tech is enabling and eroding the traditional structures whereby authority once held. No experts anymore, just a huge swath of swamp water.
Wow, the part about AI destroying institutions really stood out to me. It makes you wondr what the future holds for education and beyond. So much to consider!