Nik's Edtech & ELT Updates

I just created this really useful podcast on 'Multimodality and developing multimodal literacy skills in the context of English language teaching' using Sona https://sonalabs.io/episode/04a1fab3-26fa-48da-a564-82fdd6222ba5

Down load a free copy of - English through Environmental Education and Inspire Action. Improve Language. Empower the Future. https://payhip.com/b/XUc2F

Game-Inspired Autonomy in Language Teaching and Learning https://fltmag.com/game-inspired-autonomy/

This is an AI powered tool for creating diagrams https://bhava.app/ It includes a free monthly subscription

Using visual Sketchplantions to help students understand and discuss concepts https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/using-visual-sketchplantions-help-students-understand-nik-peachey-odzje

Creating AI podcasts for teaching and learning - This is a great free tool that produces 10 minute podcast episodes on topics of your choice. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-generated-podcast-learning-development-nik-peachey-pehie

Learn more about how AI can support teaching and learning with one of my online courses: https://payhip.com/peacheypublications/collection/courses

This looks like a really useful free resource with a guide to prompt engineering, and a toolkit for the socratic method https://www.readco-ai.eu/toolkit/

This is the presentation deck from my webinar session on AI for critical think skills - It includes the prompts and the links from the session: https://view.genially.com/68a59e52b7ec5c7d0c447f08 a recording of the session will be available on the Fobizz platform soon at: https://app.fobizz.com/fortbildungen/2936-ai-for-critical-thinking

I love this article on how to stop students cheating with AI https://substack.com/home/post/p-171936994 This is something I've tried in the past with tests as well as written assignments - we need to focus more on the learning and less on the assessment.

Nice article about Gemini’s new image editing features: https://blog.google/products/gemini/updated-image-editing-model/

Interesting video tutorial about how to use GoogleVids to create training materials https://youtu.be/etJdNpyA7XI?si=IIkyRZCrY-rRu8U4

You can download this lesson and plan for free today. Just click on Buy Now and then add the coupon code FREEFRIDAY - It will reduce the price to $0 https://payhip.com/b/nCD6

I just created this podcast on the history of AI in education using Sona - Interesting stuff - needs to be fact checked though: https://sonalabs.io/episode/51efb296-6d37-4bd8-a6bb-793eb796aa8c

In this next free webinar - 11th September - I'll be looking at how to Create Engaging Materials from YouTube Content and Build Custom Glossaries on the Teachermatic platform https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NTUl-N_7TnKvGPN_aRbBlA#/registration

Here’s an interesting critical thinking task for your students https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/chatgpt-changed-my-life-nik-peachey-fhdrf

There are some really nice ideas here for making AI prompts more creative and getting better more creative answers from AI https://wondertools.substack.com/p/get-bolder-ai-results

This voice based learning assistant looks really interesting. You can upload a textbook and then the platform and bot will develop learning activities for you to do and help you learn the material https://learnogram.ai/

Nice sketchplanation and text about Murphy's Law - Good talking topic for students to practice talking about the future - Give them a topic and get them to think about what will go wrong, e.g. their next holiday, a job interview, going to college etc. https://sketchplanations.substack.com/p/murphys-law

This is quite long and covers a lot, but it's worth investing some time in - AI Is the Cognitive Layer. Schools Still Think It’s a Study Tool. https://buff.ly/VCiEyLG