Here is a summary of my first impressions of OpenAI's new GPT-Live voice experience, exploring its key features and considering the exciting possibilities it could open up for language learning. www.linkedin.com/pulse/chatgp...

Here is a summary of my reflections on Meredith White and Fred Poole's thought-provoking article about the peaks, lows and future possibilities of generative AI in language education. www.linkedin.com/pulse/buckle...

Here is a summary of my latest article, celebrating the educational potential of Gemini Storybook while sharing some lessons learned about reliability, teacher-led workflows and the importance of always having a Plan B. www.linkedin.com/pulse/gemini...

Here is a summary of some of my latest AI workflows for creating interactive Edcafe activities, narrated graphic novels, and differentiated worksheets, which I recently shared with two returning course participants during my AI course in Galway. www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-n...

Here is a summary of two main AI experiments from this week's course in Dublin: a simple workflow for creating narrated graphic novel dialogues and a Socratic reflection prompt that deepened participants' thinking www.linkedin.com/pulse/experi...

Here is a summary of my presentation at #iTELL2026, where I explore why AI works best not as an answer machine, but as a sparring partner that challenges our thinking, encourages productive struggle and supports deeper, more independent language learning. www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-spa...

Here is a summary of the final day of my Supercharge Your Teaching with AI course in Galway, where participants showcased their projects and reflected the confidence, creativity and professional judgement they had developed throughout the week. www.linkedin.com/pulse/final-...

Here is a summary of how the final full day of my Supercharge Your Teaching with AI course focused on using AI to support accessibility, agency & differentiation, before participants applied everything they had learnt to create their own multimedia ebooks. www.linkedin.com/pulse/final-...

Here is a summary of Day 4 of my Supercharge Your Teaching with AI course in Galway, where we explored AI-powered assessment workflows, ethical considerations and why professional judgement remains the most important tool in every teacher's toolkit. www.linkedin.com/pulse/making...

Here is a summary of Day 3 of my Supercharge Your Teaching with AI course in Galway, where we explored Book Creator, multimedia workflows and practical AI techniques to lay the foundations for Saturday's showcase. www.linkedin.com/pulse/making...

Here is a summary of Day 2 of my Supercharge Your Teaching with AI course in Galway, reflecting on how challenge, support and a well-prepared Plan B can sometimes become the most valuable lesson of all. www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-p...

Here is a summary of the first day of my Supercharge Your Teaching with AI course at the LFEE Europe Summer Campus in Galway, reflecting on the importance of building a learning community before introducing AI workflows. www.linkedin.com/pulse/taking...

Here is a summary of Eftychis Kantarakis' presentation on the 'AI-KEA' Effect and cognitive offloading, and my reflections on why real learning still depends on effort, ownership and productive struggle. www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-kea...

Here is a summary of Savannah Davis' presentation on process writing in the age of AI, and my reflections on how AI can support the writing process without taking ownership of students' learning. www.linkedin.com/pulse/proces...

Here is a summary of this week's four-day Empowering Educators with AI and ChatGPT course at Belvedere College in Dublin, where participants explored practical AI workflows for lesson planning, resource creation, assessment and learner engagement. www.linkedin.com/pulse/empowe...

Here is a summary ofDdaniel Xerri's keynote, 'Teachers as Thinking Beings: Reflection and Technology in Professional Growth' and my reflections on using AI as a sparring partner that deepens thinking rather than replaces it. www.linkedin.com/pulse/teache...

Here is a summary of Dr Maria Diakou's keynote, Beyond Tools: Pedagogy, Well-Being, and the Promise of Technology, and my reflections on why sustainable innovation begins with looking after teachers. www.linkedin.com/pulse/pedago...

Here is a summary of Sophia Mavridi's keynote, at the Modern technologies and Language Education conference, and my reflections on why purposeful pedagogy should always come before the latest AI tools. www.linkedin.com/pulse/digita...

Here is a summary of my reflections on Dr. Nellie Deutsch's brilliant webinar which happened this afternoon: EdCafe AI tackles teacher cognitive overload by turning complicated AI prompting into simple, ready-to-use classroom workflows www.linkedin.com/pulse/explor...

Here is a summary of the AI workflow I demonstrated today for creating bespoke GCSE-aligned listening and speaking materials using ChatGPT, MultilingProfiler and Google AI Studio. www.linkedin.com/pulse/using-...

Here is a summary of my recorded Language Links TeachMeet presentation, which demonstrates how to effortlessly convert an AI-generated, GCSE-aligned storybook into a professional-quality language worksheet using ChatGPT in around 10 minutes. www.linkedin.com/pulse/langua...

Back at the Language Show in November 2026! I'm delighted to be returning to The LanguageShow, where I'll be presenting three sessions on AI and language learning on Saturday 14th November, having hotfooted it back from Bulgaria the day before! languageshowlive.co.uk

Here is a summary of my reflections on homework, AI and the value of struggle, exploring why genuine language processing matters, why AI-proof homework may be an illusion, and how AI can support learning when used as a sparring partner rather than an answer machine. www.linkedin.com/pulse/homewo...

Here is a summary of tonight's webinar exploring YoYo Speak, an innovative, fully GDPR and DfE-compliant AI language assistant that gives MFL students individualised speaking practice and instant pronunciation feedback with absolutely zero teacher marking. www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-s...

Here is a summary of the second ACE+ UK webinar, detailing actionable steps for UK organisations preparing for Erasmus+ 2027, including guidance on navigating programme priorities, structuring consortia, and the British Council's upcoming support roadmap. www.linkedin.com/pulse/prepar...

Here is a summary of how a video by Donna Golightly, shared by Chris Fry, introduced me to new Google Vids features and inspired fresh experiments with AI-generated storytelling. www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-g...

Here is a summary of my presentation at the UK VibeCoding Edu Community TeachMeet 2026! I demonstrated how I vibe-coded "My Productivity Dashboard", a custom Chrome extension to streamline workflows, using just AI dialogue and zero code. www.linkedin.com/pulse/showca...

Here is a summary of my British Council LTTS webinar on harnessing AI to empower language learning for the new GCSE www.linkedin.com/pulse/harnes...

Following a fantastic @iborganization webinar attended live by 421 language teachers from around the world yesterday, I’ve decided to make the full recording publicly available on YouTube. youtu.be/kEvlW0QeSKI

Here is a summary of my experiments with Google AI Edge Gallery, exploring how local AI models could potentially support offline transcription, feedback and speaking assessment workflows for language teachers. www.linkedin.com/pulse/google...

1 week. 70 students. 1,288 speaking attempts. 4.6 hours practice. Zero marking. This is real practice, not compliance. See it in action! Free webinar with YoYo Speak co-founder Pratik Sampat on 22nd June. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/joe-dale-w...

Here is a summary of my @iborganization.bsky.social Exchange webinar, where 421 language teachers from around the world explored practical AI workflows for creating engaging language-learning resources from a single topic. www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflec...

Here is a summary of yesterday's workshop in Newcastle, where Arabic teachers and I explored practical AI workflows, shared ideas, solved problems together and discovered some powerful new possibilities for teaching and learning Arabic. www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-i...

Almost 700 teachers have now registered for Monday’s IB webinar: Language B: Surefire Hits with AI in the Languages Classroom Monday 15 June, 14.00 BST Register here: events.zoom.us/ev/AvEbpXk9z...

Here is a summary of the webinar I gave today for the ALL Wakefield Hub webinar, where I demonstrated live AI workflows for creating GCSE-aligned listening, speaking, reading and assessment resources, reflecting on what worked, what didn't work so well. www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-mfl...

Sound familiar? A teacher with 30 students in a one-hour lesson simply cannot give every child meaningful, individualised speaking practice. That is not a failure of teaching; it is a structural constraint.

Here is a summary of the Grade 9 School walkthrough that Jacobo Priegue and I recorded this morning, exploring how the platform can support Key Stage 3 and GCSE language teaching whilst reducing workload and keeping teachers firmly in control. www.linkedin.com/pulse/beyond...

Here is a summary of my reflections on Google AI Edge Eloquent, a fascinating new free offline dictation app for Mac, and how it compares with the AudioPen and TurboScribe workflows I use every day. www.linkedin.com/pulse/meet-g...

Here is a summary of my latest article, which provides language teachers with an ultimate "sparring partner" AI prompt to seamlessly transform digital AI-generated storybooks into professional, bespoke, and curriculum-aligned physical workbooks. www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-d...

The recording of yesterday's ECIS World Languages SIG webinar, Student Agency in Action: Chatbots for Independent Language Learning, is now available. Many thanks again to Delinka Fabiny, Martina Saluzzo and everyone at ECIS for the invitation. Watch here: youtu.be/Kq2UfEBIJsw

Here is a summary of today's ECIS World Languages SIG webinar, exploring how AI-powered chatbots can support student agency, build confidence through low-stakes speaking practice and provide personalised opportunities for independent language learning. www.linkedin.com/pulse/studen...

Here is a summary of my latest article, 'Extending the Workflow: From Gemini Storybook to Narrated Video', in which I explore how to transform a curriculum-aligned Gemini Storybook into a fully narrated video: www.linkedin.com/pulse/extend...

I am delighted to announce another brand new FREE Joe Dale webinar! Monday, 22nd June at 20.00 BST. I will be sitting down with Pratik Sampat, the co-founder of an incredible new platform called YoYo Speak. www.eventbrite.com/e/joe-dale-w...

Here is a summary of my latest article, *From Graphic Novel to Narrated Storybook: Bringing AI-Generated Stories to Life*, where I turn an AI-generated graphic novel into a fully narrated digital storybook. www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-g...

Here is a summary of the inaugural ACE+ UK webinar, outlining a pragmatic roadmap, highly encouraging funding updates, and actionable next steps for UK schools and organisations preparing to build successful consortia and rejoin the Erasmus+ family in 2027 www.linkedin.com/pulse/ready-...

Here is a summary of my latest experiment using ChatGPT and NotebookLM as creative sparring partners to create a French graphic novel in just 23 mins, exploring how AI can help teachers create engaging, curriculum-aligned reading materials for language learners. www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-s...

Here is a summary of my contribution to today's event 'Re-visiting the Prompt: Critical AI Literacy for Language Educators', hosted jointly by the Online Confucius Institute at The Open University and the Lancaster University Confucius Institute. www.linkedin.com/pulse/re-vis...

Here is a summary of “AI is always right… until it isn’t” exploring practical frameworks for shifting from policing to guiding responsible GenAI integration in ELT while tackling critical biases, environmental costs, and the risks of cognitive offloading www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-alw...

Here’s a summary of an inspiring session with Noemí Rodríguez, exploring practical AI-powered Canva workflows for translation, interactive games, collaborative learning, speaking practice, bulk resource creation and creative storytelling in the language classroom. linkedin.com/pulse/integr...

I know it’s a cliché, but this is a photo I’ve wanted to take for a very long time. I’ve seen countless versions of the Irish passport and pint of Guinness photo over the years and always thought that, if the day ever came, I’d take one myself.