It’s still in beta testing, but this looks like an interesting app for developing speaking skills https://sentioai.app/

This is a wonderful multimedia interactive about apologising - It's based on 'The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City - https://pudding.cool/2025/03/housewives/ There are some great lessons on language of apology in here.

Download this lesson plan for free - The Climate Change Denier
In this lesson, students explore the opinions of various climate change deniers and look at a strategy for understanding them and trying to open their minds to the fact that they may be wrong.

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See all the tools and apps I’ve curated over the last 15 years at: https://www.scoop.it/topic/tools-for-learners

Regardless of the subject or age group we teach, most of us would like our students to think more critically about what they are learning and how it relates to the world around them. https://payhip.com/peacheypublications/blog/news/integrating-critical-thinking-into-your-syllabus-with-ai This article shows you how to use AI to generate a small scale syllabus for integrating AI into your lessons.

This is a really useful open access journal - The ELT Classroom Research Journal focuses on classroom-based investigations by classroom teachers for the benefit of fellow English Language Teachers and their learners. https://eltcrj.com/

Learning another language could be a total game-changer for your cognitive health. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a69384418/learning-language-brain-aging/

Elements in Research Methods in Education - Free webinar https://cambridge-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/2517628788668/WN_wadYrSq6TrSYlx9hN0fq1w#/registration Cambridge Webinars will interview the author of How to Use Generative AI in Educational Research - Dr Jasper Roe, to explore why he chose this specific topic, the writing process behind this book, and how he hopes it will influence educational researchers and practitioners.

Creating Spaces for Conversation - In this online event, internationally recognised teacher trainers Anna Hasper and Kieran Donaghy will share practical frameworks and strategies for creating caring classrooms and integrating multimodal approaches that mirror the realities of today’s learners. Through expert insights, teacher reflections, and dynamic dialogue, participants will explore how authentic connections and creative pedagogies empower both teachers and students to thrive. https://www.languagecert.org/en/about-us/events/2025/voices-in-education-teacher-edition-event-2025

Pecha Kucha – For the language and communications classroom https://peacheypublications.com/pecha-kucha-for-the-language-and-communications-classroom my article with some tips.

I'll be doing a free webinar on AI for Continuous Professional Development on 26th November - You can register for free here: https://bit.ly/4qILtJK

Wonderful - Globe of History - Interactive 3D globe visualizing 6,000 years of history. Explore battles, philosophers, inventions and more on an interactive 3D map. Filter by era and category to see how history unfolds across the globe. https://www.globeofhistory.com/

Here’s a free form builder for building polls, surveys and tests. Unlimited forms and responses on a free subscription https://www.finalform.so/

This article really sums up what I’m finding in my own development alongside AI - The Role of an AI Tutor for the Lifelong Learner https://twdevoe.substack.com/p/the-role-of-an-ai-tutor-for-the-lifelong If there’s a single shift the AI tutor brings to lifelong learning, it’s this: learning becomes less about consuming content and more about entering a dialogue. You ask, it responds. You try, it observes. You reflect, it reframes.

I didn't know there was a name for this - The ELIZA effect is a tendency to project human traits — such as experience, semantic comprehension or empathy — onto rudimentary computer programs having a textual interface. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA_effect

This is a fun site that has everything you have ever wanted to know about emojis on it. There is a museum, examples of scenes and even a tool to convert anything you write into emojis: https://emojistime.com/translator 🤔💭❓🗣️👍❓❤️❓

This is a short blog post with an AI prompt that makes reading more personalised and engaging https://payhip.com/peacheypublications/blog/news/a-socratic-approach-to-using-ai-for-reading-research-papers

This is a research focused AI tool - It’s in beta testing at the moment - Worth trying https://prismer.ai/

SpatialRead combines a PDF reader with an infinite canvas, all supercharged by AI. Instead of just "chatting," you can highlight any piece of text and use actions like Simplify, Explain, or Expand. Each new insight is added to the canvas as a new, connected node. You can literally watch your knowledge graph grow as you dive deeper into a topic. Can be downloaded to run locally https://spatialread.com/

This is an interesting no code AI powered app builder - Anyone know of similar platforms for building complex apps through AI prompting? https://www.rocket.new/

Interesting video from PBS - How artificial intelligence is reshaping college for students and professors - https://youtu.be/rbCQKODKv1o?si=IS97S_gXw0O80f7E