The ELT Buzz Digest - September 2nd
All the "buzz" in English language teaching this week
Dear Subscribers,
In my own reading this week, it’s been a virtual carpet bombing of articles describing the Ai takeover of education. I’m skeptical. Who pays the bills to get these articles printed, who are the hype masters? Of course, teachers are checking out Ai but I still see a lot of teaching (my own included) as basic brick and mortar stuff (but so important). Beware of those with talk of “revolution” or “takeovers”. I remember ML, mobile learning, the MOOCs, then the Flipped Classroom. I could go on and further back … We are all adults, I value each of our decisions. What I do want though is an outcome, change that is driven by classroom teachers NOT the techno-marketeers and consultants and social media ed drifters. Let’s be vigilant. Enjoy the articles below!
Regards,
David - ELT-Buzzer-In-Chief
The Banal Evil of AI Safety - Argmin
AI and Higher Ed: An Impending Collapse (opinion)
The Case for Phone Bans in Education: – Matt Bury
AI Education: South Korea slows down on AI education
At my high school no one is talking about AI
10 Things About AI - Hate/Like - ELT Buzz Video Lessons - Free Lesson
Digital nomads - TEFL Zone free lesson plan
Question: who is marking your GCSE? Answer: an AI examiner
Read Aloud Lesson Plan with a Functional Approach to Language
A Review of Rachel Paling: Neurolanguage Coaching: Brain Friendly Language Learning - Geoff Jordan, LinkedIN
Ensuring success for adult EFL students – Matt Bury
Linguistics and Language Podcasts - Selective List
What do we mean by culture in EFL, and why is it so important? - E L Gazette
Why We’re Not Using AI in This Course, Despite Its Obvious Benefits
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