There is a reason why Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed he would only be able to teach one other person in his lifetime, and at a stretch. Now some think AI puts teaching jobs at risk but I don’t think this is right for three reasons.

This exploratory meta-analysis synthesises current research on the effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated feedback compared to traditional human-provided feedback. Drawing on 41 studies involving a total of 4813 students, the findings reveal no statistically significant differences in learning performance between students who received AI-generated feedback and those who received human-provided feedback. The pooled effect size was small and statistically insignificant (Hedge’s g = 0.25, CI [−0.11; 0.60]), indicating that AI feedback is potentially as effective as human feedback. 

By Nataliya Spirydovich, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YHRJ4554 We’ve all been there: students freeze up in conversation practice, or the more confident ones dominate while the quieter ones fade into the background. Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots can shift that

Do you want to become your own boss teaching English? Taking the leap from teaching groups in a school to becoming your own boss teaching English one-to-one

Our focus, then, must pivot from teaching tool-specific competency to nurturing durable critical thinking—the cognitive scaffolding that allows a student to adapt to any future tool. The value of a degree is no longer in the information students accumulate, but in the intellectual friction they learn to tolerate, leverage, and master.

Some of the most meaningful learning moments happen outside classrooms, when curiosity pulls you forward, not a syllabus. Self‑directed learning (SDL) takes ownership: you choose what, why, and how you learn. It isn’t just effective; it’s energizing, confidence‑building, and even playful. This brief essay explains why self‑directed learning works, the science behind its effectiveness, and how to structure your approach so it stays productive and enjoyable.

While this article focused on the broader instructional design potential of game-inspired autonomy, there is also much to gain from exploring gamification at the classroom activity level – for example, how points, challenges, and playful elements can motivate and engage learners. If you are interested in this more micro-level approach, you may see Shahrokni (2024), where I share practical ideas on incorporating gamification into teaching and learning.

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 

Does AI risk creating a super powered attention vampire? OpenAI has launched a television advertising campaign. I spotted it on Channel 4’s streaming platform a week or so ago, but apparently it is on live terrestrial TV too. The advert is deliberately wholesome: a brother and sister planning a trip together, with helpful captions

This is part of a series of AI prompts that can help to promote critical thinking. This one can help you design tasks for any text, based on Bloom's Taxonomy.

First, designing a better classroom means redesigning the work we ask students to do. It requires a deliberate shift away from “disposable assignments” (essays written for an audience of one and then promptly forgotten) and toward “renewable” projects that have a life beyond the grade.

Learn how to build a supportive, engaging classroom community where students feel confident, connected, and excited to learn together.

I used Sonalab to produce this really interesting podcast on the role of body language in communication and language learning.

The objective was to design a tool that would be accessible 24/7, provide immediate standards-based feedback, foster learner motivation, and simulate interaction close to talking with a native speaker, while remaining calibrated to the learner’s current proficiency level and aligned with the course content, including its tasks, vocabulary, and grammar.

Recent headlines about mobile phone bans in schools have been grabbing attention across the globe, but they're telling us a story that's far more complex than the soundbites suggest. The Economist recently published findings from a double-blind study showing that phone bans can improve performance, while Conservative politicians have jumped on the bandwagon with promises…

This is a 9 minute AI generated podcast that has some really useful insights and good clear explanations.

When students no longer felt the need to write for my approval—or for a letter grade that could make or break their GPA—they wrote for themselves. They took risks. They admitted when they were confused. They experimented with AI tools honestly, instead of sneaking them under the table.