Nik's Edtech & ELT Updates

An article from way back in 2017 this time - How much of this do you think still holds true? 12 Tips for training older teachers to use technology https://nikpeachey.blogspot.com/2017/04/12-tips-for-training-older-teachers-to.html

Interesting article from Seth Godin on Trusting AI https://seths.blog/2025/01/trusting-ai/

This is an interesting tool for creating talking head video avatars for your content. Lots to choose from or create your own - only 2 mins a month for free, but the subscription cost for 60 mins is pretty low - Humva - Your Easiest Go-To Avatar Tool https://humva.com/avatar/home

A tool for gamifying motivation and the achievement of goals https://seebreakthrough.com/

This is worth reading - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02734753241305980

A new study in Nigeria just revealed that students using AI as an after-school tutor made learning gains equivalent to two years of traditional education in just six weeks https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/education/From-chalkboards-to-chatbots-Transforming-learning-in-Nigeria

Great tool for creating visuals from text (icons graphs etc) https://www.napkin.ai/ Free for now.

See how you will look and sound when speaking another language https://seamless.metademolab.com/expressive

I’ll be doing a free webinar on Monday to introduce Amazy - A wonderful AI powered tool for creating digital interactive worksheets. You can sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-use-amazyuk-tickets-1144096616779?aff=oddtdtcreator

This is an AI search tool that creates and uses a mind mapping format to help you explore the topic. There’s a short demo video to show how it works. https://minduck.com/

Another impressive AI tool for creating congs and music https://sonauto.ai/

12 Teacher Tips for getting started on Bluesky - Class Tech Tips https://classtechtips.com/2025/01/01/tips-for-bluesky/

My latest free Edtech and ELT newsletter https://mailchi.mp/peacheypublications/nik-peacheys-edtech-elt-newsletter-jan-25?e=31b483811e

Snorkl | Instant Feedback on Student Thinking https://snorkl.app/ I haven't tried this, but it does look interesting

Interesting article on prompting https://hbr.org/2024/11/train-your-brain-to-work-creatively-with-gen-ai

A collection of simple and free to use audio manipulation and editing tools https://audioalter.com/

YouLearn https://buff.ly/3CdgXD8 This is an interesting study tool with a useable free subscription

For anyone who is interested, there's a portfolio collection of my writing, materials design, course design and training work from the last 14 years here: https://www.scoop.it/topic/nik-peachey

Here’s an interactive animated model of how an LLM work https://bbycroft.net/llm (Not sure that I’m any wiser!)