This article is well worth reading. https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/against-brain-damage Against "Brain Damage" - AI can help, or hurt, our thinking. I particularly like the conclusion “Our fear of AI “damaging our brains” is actually a fear of our own laziness. The technology offers an easy out from the hard work of thinking, and we worry we'll take it. We should worry. But we should also remember that we have a choice.
Your brain is safe. Your thinking, however, is up to you.”
Your brain is safe. Your thinking, however, is up to you.”
www.oneusefulthing.org
Against "Brain Damage"
AI can help, or hurt, our thinking
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This site has a collection of interesting writing prompt for students - You can also find example stories that have been submitted for their competitions: https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/
Reedsy
1800+ Creative Writing Prompts To Inspire You Right Now
Browse through hundreds of creative writing prompts — and enter our free short story contest to WIN $250 and publication. Kickstart your writing now!
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This looks like a really useful plugin for saving and retrieving improving your AI prompts. It works across a range of AI chatbots https://superprompts.framer.website/
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Download a Free Copy - I'm celebrating 10 years since I successfully completed my crowdfunding project to raise money for my first book - Digital Video - A Manual for Language Teachers - Get a free copy: https://payhip.com/b/5n90
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Digital Video - A Manual for Language Teachers
Digital Video is an award-winning multimedia manual for language teachers to help them build activities, courses and engaging materials for their students. From exploiting mobile apps on handheld devices to building video into blended and task-based ...
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Really nice lesson from Jamie Keddie on multimodality https://www.lessonstream.com/newsletters/lessonstream-post/posts/what-is-multimodality
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How to partner with AI to engage with educational research
It was great to be one of the presenters at this event for teacher educators. https://youtu.be/gaYRg3lvQYY?si=cD95gMKYUzxcsot-
It was great to be one of the presenters at this event for teacher educators. https://youtu.be/gaYRg3lvQYY?si=cD95gMKYUzxcsot-
YouTube
How to partner with AI to engage with educational research
Watch the recording of the webinar from Tuesday 8 July 2025 to explore how teacher educators can help teachers partner with AI to identify relevant and credible research, and extract insights that inform their classroom practice.
We will be discussing the…
We will be discussing the…
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I'm in the process of writing a book on AI and critical thinking, if you'd like a notification when it's ready and to get a free copy of it, then sign up for the waiting list here: https://getwaitlist.com/waitlist/30297
The top 10 people on the list will receive a free copy and everyone else who signs up will get a 50% discount. To get higher up the list you can recommend the book to friends and if they sign up too you'll move 5 places up the list.
The top 10 people on the list will receive a free copy and everyone else who signs up will get a 50% discount. To get higher up the list you can recommend the book to friends and if they sign up too you'll move 5 places up the list.
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Here’s a tool to give you feedback on your AI prompts - 10 free per-day - https://promptessor.com/
PrompTessor
PrompTessor - AI Prompt Analysis and Optimization
Analyze, optimize, and reverse-engineer AI prompts with deep metrics. Craft production-ready prompts that deliver higher-quality LLM results.
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Whilst a lot of articles like this see critical thinking as a tool to apply to AI generated content, I find myself seeing AI as a tool to critically examine the world - Artificial Intelligence and Critical Thinking in Higher Education: Fostering a Transformative Learning Experience for Students https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/artificial-intelligence-and-critical-thinking-in-higher-education-fostering-a-transformative-learning-experience-for-students/
Faculty Focus
Artificial Intelligence and Critical Thinking in Higher Education: Fostering a Transformative Learning Experience for Students
Discover how integrating artificial intelligence and critical thinking strategies can foster transformative learning experiences in higher education. Learn how educators can model, guide, and support students in navigating AI with intention, reflection, and…
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A few things I’ve been thinking about recently - 3 Controversial Ideas Around AI https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/3-controversial-ideas-around-ai-nik-peachey-ts3xe
Linkedin
3 Controversial Ideas Around AI
In the last couple of weeks I've come across a few interesting articles relating to AI that have made me think and question my opinions, so I'm sharing them here to see what you think and whether they do the same for you. Before I share the first one, I'd…
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Really so glad I discovered Substack - It's now my favouite soicial media platform for sharing thoughts and publishing my monthly newsletter - https://substack.com/@nikpeachey
Substack
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Nik Peachey is Director of Pedagogy at PeacheyPublications https://peacheypublications.com/ an independent digital publishing and consultancy company that specialises in the design of digital learning materials.
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This article has some useful AI prompts to help with research https://www.techlearning.com/how-to/i-used-chatgpts-deep-research-tool-for-academic-research-heres-what-i-learned
Tech & Learning
I Used ChatGPT's Deep Research Tool For Academic Research. Here's What I Learned
ChatGPT’s Deep Research tool acts as a research assistant and can quickly find great sources on a variety of topics.
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Nice scketchplanation of Equality - Equity https://sketchplanations.com/equality-and-equity?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Sketchplanations
Sketchplanations - Simplifying complex ideas in sketches
Equality and equity are two important ideas that help us understand how to make things fair for everyone. Here's one way that helps me think about the difference between equity and equality: Equality is fairness through uniformity, and equity is fairness…
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I just grabbed a prompt from an AI tutorial to convert my selfie into a LinkedIn profile image. What do you think? Use or not use?
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Here’s the prompt if you want to try it: "Using the attached selfie as an exact reference, generate a high-resolution professional headshot that preserves 100% of my facial features, including face shape, hair, skin, tone, and expression. Apply studio quality lighting and a soft neutral background, and adjust my attire to formal professional wear ensuring the image exudes confidence and approachability for a LinkedIn profile."
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I haven’t tried this yet, but it claims to be a free PDF editor that work in the browser without registration. Has lots of features including digital signing https://www.pdfbarber.com/
PDF Barber
PDF Barber - Split & Merge PDFs Online | Free Privacy-First PDF Tool
Split large PDFs into individual pages or merge multiple PDFs into one document. 100% private, browser-based processing. No uploads, no tracking, completely free.
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I’m about to read this - Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs: How and Why Teens Use AI Companions: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/talk-trust-and-trade-offs-how-and-why-teens-use-ai-companions
Common Sense Media
Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs: How and Why Teens Use AI Companions
Our new report finds that teens' AI companion use is commonplace, complicated, and sometimes concerning.
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PeacheyPublications Ltd - Courses
A collection of courses to help English language teachers to develop their understanding of how to exploit new technologies
This looks like an impressive AI powered coaching system for teachers https://www.edthena.com/ai-coach-for-teachers/#
Edthena
AI Coach for Teacher PD | Instructional Coaching | Edthena
AI Coach for teachers suggests classroom strategies. Supports existing coaching. On-demand instructional coaching. Improve teacher retention and increase student achievement.
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