New Cambridge Element, AI-Powered Language Teaching by Jeong-Bae Son and Andrew Philpott, out now! Read for free for the next 2 weeks at cup.org/4w0NwKS

www.instructure.com/resources/bl... #gamification

This was fun. #IATEFL #LTSIG #EscapeRoom youtu.be/vs1m9CHUGYQ?... I need to do more of this.

Now free to download: www.tirfonline.org/resource/202...

"Debates about artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education are often polarised between technological optimism, alarmist concern about academic integrity, and pragmatic managerial responses." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The use of L1 in English language teaching - report www.cambridge.org/sites/defaul...

Interesting take / article on #gamification: "Once, it was a race to survive. Now, it’s a race to satisfy a cartoon owl."

‘Classrooms can be far too loud and incredibly distracting’: headteacher Dr Adam England, who took a sabbatical at a classroom-design company, explains how a few non-expensive changes can dramatically improve our learning spaces

The trouble with AI writing www.oneusefulthing.org/p/choosing-t...

When to skip using AI. True Learning: AI shortcuts can hinder learning Effort is key: struggle leads to deeper understanding

Reflections on AI and the last academic year open.substack.com/pub/fitzyhis...

Free to download until 6rh June www.cambridge.org/core/element...

#AI 'orchestration' vs prompting "Prompting still matters, but it is no longer enough. The skilled user frames the problem, supplies context, chooses tools, breaks down work, compares models, interrogates outputs, checks sources, manages uncertainty, preserves privacy and decides when not to use AI"

Global official development assistance fell by $50 billion (23%) in 2025 and is projected to fall further to levels last seen a decade ago. icai.independent.gov.uk/review/the-c...

"Assessment must now do two jobs. It must assess what students can do with AI, and what they can still do without it. Both matter. Students need AI fluency, but they also need independent disciplinary competence." hybridhorizons.substack.com/p/genai-insi...

Rapid-fire hiring game: www.survivalofthebestfit.com/game/

'A skeptical take on a "revolutionary" technology' : www.aaup.org/issue/spring...

“When men use AI, we question their effort. When women use AI, we question their integrity.” - The bias isn’t in the technology. It is in the people reading the output. www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-nic...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/redesi... Very interesting post on redesigning assignments in the age of #AI by @joedale.bsky.social

Creative digital escape rooms: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Opening plenary of the final day at #APPI

Sci-fi meets ELT

Claudia Ferradas opening the second day of the #APPI conference.

Harry Waters speaking about #sustainability and #ELT at the #APPI conference afternoon plenary

A very enjoyable experience being able to run a workshop at #APPI 2026 in Aveiro today for @britishcouncil.bsky.social

Anna finishes her talk on the importance of community by sharing her favourite quilt

Anna Pires opening #APPI2026 asking us to imagine objects that remind us of community

At the opening of the #APPI conference in Aveiro, Portugal

Bridging Gen Alpha’s digital habits with AI in education: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Capturing the complexity of gamification elements: a holistic approach for analysing existing and deriving novel gamification designs #gamification www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

What Do We Actually Mean by Learning? nickpotkalitsky.substack.com/p/deescalati...

I like this idea: create "a series of video tutorials as a library that her successor can return to repeatedly when they start the new role"

"...organisations remember not primarily through files and procedures but through the informal narratives circulating among staff" That rings true. www.tes.com/magazine/lea...

Listen back to my reflections on attending last week's #iatefl2026 conference in Brighton and an overview of my workshop on practical tips for teacher professional development on @ttradioofficial.bsky.social www.ttradio.org/listenback/e... #iatefl

Final day's opening plenary with Laura Patsko.

Listening to Sirin taking about #communitiesofpractice and #AI

Helen Slee presenting on the @iatefltdsig.bsky.social podcast

Literacies for the AI age at #iatefl2026

At the #iatefl plenary on 'Reimagining language education for peace in our divided world'

Teacher-led CPD in Central Asia

Watching David talk about Teacher Activity Groups (TAGs) in Viet Nam.

@sophiamav.bsky.social about to spill the beans about #AI & #writing

Scott Thornbury talking about the third person 's' and how its origins are in northern English

Shaun Wilden talking about #teacher #mentoring with #chatGPT

Fascinating plenary on emergent language at #iatefl

Day 2 of #iatefl2026

Jamie Keddie sharing more ideas about teaching with video.

Gamifying speaking - some great activities shared.