The ELT Buzz Digest
All the "buzz" for the week of July 2nd.
Dear Subscribers,
Find this week’s rundown of education and ELT related “buzz” below.
My review tip of this week? This survey. A good reflective activity - which one of these uses of AI would you label as “cheating”? Also, tooting my own horn - a post I wrote about the Freedom To Teach. Do you have such freedom? We need it more than ever in today’s world.
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Regards. David - ELT Buzzer-In-Chief
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