The ELT Buzz Digest
May 26th. All the "buzz" in English language teaching.
Dear Teachers,
Find our digest of “buzz” in English language teaching below.
My recommendation this week? Several. First, I really want to recommend teachers to listen to Dr. Emmanuel Maggiori. It’s a great podcast and he, like myself, has feet in both IT and Education. He offers a unique perspective of the winners/losers and what AI (actually very little of this - most is machine learning, I’ll let him explain) truly is and can and can’t do. Secondly, tooting my own horn. See my article below, on my personal blog - Educational Paint by Numbers. Alfie Cohen’s latest blog is really good too. All here in our new format digest to keep you informed!
All The Best. David - ELT Buzzer-In-Chief
English Language Insights: “abandon:” polysemy, etymology, more targeted verbs semantically, current usage, sociolinguistic registers. “abandon” is a … Read full story
Why Are We In a Rush To Replace Teachers With AI?
This post is the fourth in the Beyond ChatGPT series about generative AI’s impact on learning. In the previous posts, I discussed how generative AI … Read full story
How to Prevent Another Leonardo da Vinci Republishing this before it gets lost! Google did declare the web is dead! Soon, you’ll never find great … Read full story
A Look Back: "What I Cannot Create, I Do Not Understand”
(I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. Read full story
The problem of a system of "indefinite future reward”
While there’s been significant attention and worry regarding the mental health of school-aged children, perhaps we should be even more worried about … Read full story
EVENT: Save the date: Webinar: June 19th, Dr. Sarah Hopkyns: Decolonising Ed. Read full story
The Siren Song of "Evidence-Based" Instruction - Alfie Kohn
May 23, 2024 The Siren Song of “Evidence-Based” Instruction By Alfie Kohn I’m geeky enough to get a little excited each time a psychology or education … Read full story
Generative AI is Best at Something Teachers Need Least
Here's why customizing word problems isn’t generative AI’s killer app. Whenever anyone lists the most promising uses of generative AI in a kid’s … Read full story
The Wizard of Oz - Chapter 1, The Cyclone | Digitally Restored Narration With Illustrations.
The Wizard Of Oz is an acclaimed book by Frank Baum. It has enchanted readers for generations and here we bring the original back to life, restored for the d... Read full story
ChatGPT is at odds with what education is for - The Boston Globe
Last week’s demo of OpenAI’s latest voice chatbot created so much hype (It can translate languages in real time! The initial version sounded like a … Read full story
Publication date: August 2023. Source: International Journal of Information Management, Volume 71Author(s): Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Nir Kshetri, Laurie … Read full story
A Look Back: An Effective Five-Minute Lesson On Metacognition
(I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. You can see them all here) Read full story
Letter #41. How the Leash Chokes the Spirit
How would you feel about being monitored and controlled continuously “for your own good”? Dear friends, Some years ago, at a talk I was giving in … Read full story
The Tiger. William Blake. A Project Gutenberg Restored Original.
In 1794, Songs Of Innocence and Experience was published. It is a classic of world literature and William Blake, its author, to be the genius he was. ... Read full story
4 Ways to Support Long-Term English Learners
As students continue building up their academic English skills, teachers can offer a variety of structures to meet their specific needs. I started my … Read full story
