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Developing Critical Thinking Skills With AI
Empower Your Students to Think Deeper in an AI-Driven WorldBy Nik Peachey | PeacheyPublicationsWorried AI Will Kill Critical Thinking? - Think again!This groundbreaking book flips the script, showing how AI, when used wisely, can enhance rather than ...
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Nice article on autonomous learning - Learning on Your Own Terms - https://twdevoe.substack.com/p/learning-on-your-own-terms
Substack
Learning on Your Own Terms
Why Self‑Directed Learning Is Rewarding and Fun
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This is a wonderful archive of pessimism about various new inovations through history. It has some nice multimedia features and includes audio and examples of real news clips from the time https://pessimistsarchive.org/ Great entry about the dangers of Jazz https://pessimistsarchive.org/list/jazz/clippings
pessimistsarchive.org
Pessimists Archive
Archive of historical technological pessimism
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Good thoughtful article about banning phones in schools https://theaienglishteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/08/why-phone-bans-miss-the-point-about-student-distraction/
The AI English Teacher
Why Phone Bans Miss the Point About Student Distraction
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. Th…
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Get your students exploring deserted hotels in Japan https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/get-your-students-exploring-deserted-hotels-japan-nik-peachey-bodle
Linkedin
Get your students exploring deserted hotels in Japan
If you have been following my posts for a while you'll know that I'm a fan of AtlasObscura - I think it has some really wonderful articles and images about curious things around the world that are great to share with students to stimulate their curiosity.…
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I have to say, this does seem like a step in the right direction - Albania has become the first country in the world to have an AI minister — not a minister for AI, but a virtual minister made of pixels and code and powered by artificial intelligence.
https://www.politico.eu/article/albania-apppoints-worlds-first-virtual-minister-edi-rama-diella/
https://www.politico.eu/article/albania-apppoints-worlds-first-virtual-minister-edi-rama-diella/
POLITICO
Albania appoints world’s first AI-made minister – POLITICO
Diella, who is powered by artificial intelligence, will handle public procurement.
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This looks like a useful voice dictation app that you can download for desktop. It has a good free subscription. https://wisprflow.ai/
wisprflow.ai
Wispr Flow | Effortless Voice Dictation
Flow makes writing quick and clear with seamless voice dictation. It is the fastest, smartest way to type with your voice.
An activity for students - How average are you? - Thinking more deeply about data. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-average-you-thinking-more-deeply-data-nik-peachey-fzy3e
Linkedin
How average are you? - Thinking more deeply about data
ThanAverage is a small unscientific investigation into how we value and compare ourselves to each other. This is an interesting interactive website that asks a series of questions, and asks you to rate how you compare to what you perceive to be average.
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This is a nice lesson activity from “One The Same Page’ https://onthesamepageelt.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/if-happiness-were-a-recipe/
On the same page
If Happiness Were a Recipe
In this B2-C1 lesson, students will revise all types of conditionals while exploring vocabulary connected to emotions, human nature, and happiness. LEAD-IN 1. Ask students: “What ingredients do you…
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These are the slides from IATEFL Poland plenary presentation: https://view.genially.com/68cc6373af0b22ffcbc1e470
Search 700+ untranslatable words by 80+ languages and 60+ tags, or click refresh to see a new batch. Enjoy!
https://www.eunoia.world/
https://www.eunoia.world/
eunoia.world
Eunoia: Words that don't translate.
This is a useful site for finding different views on the same news - clearly indicates left and right - Has a good selection of global news too https://pollar.news/
Pollar News
Pollar — Agregator newsów
Pollar — agregator newsów i codzienny przegląd prasy bez clickbaitów. Wiadomości z dziesiątek redakcji, najważniejsze wydarzenia dnia.
This is a nice site where students can write and release their doubts and worries as well as share support - https://adrift.site/
adrift.site
Adrift — A Quiet Place to Share or Read Anonymous Doubts
Adrift is a quiet space where doubts drift as paper boats — shared anonymously, read quietly.
This is a useful free tool for transcribing audio. It can handle files up to 1GB/2 hours long - great for transcribing interviews etc. https://audioconvert.ai/
audioconvert.ai
Free AI Transcription | Get 4 Hours Daily Quota
Stop paying for minutes. Get 4 hours of SOTA AI transcription daily. 99% accurate with speaker identification, word-level timestamps, and 90+ language support.
This is an interesting case study in the use of AI to deliver autonomous speaking practice. https://fltmag.com/pedagogical-reflections-ai-speaking/
The FLTMAG
Designing with Purpose: Pedagogical Reflections for the Development of AI Speaking Tools - The FLTMAG
By Christiane Reves, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Language Program Director for German, Department of German, New York University, former Assistant Teaching Professor and Lower Division Coordinator German, School of International Letters and Cultures…
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Interesting suggestions for changing the way university students are assessed. https://sydneysullivanphd.substack.com/p/three-critical-skills-students-need?r=ojb9d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Substack
Three Critical Skills Students Need to 'AI-Proof' a Degree
Based on work with undergraduates on the assignment The Research Paper
My collection of over 500 infographics (on Pinterest) that can be used with students: https://uk.pinterest.com/nikpeachey/infographics-for-students/
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I used Sonalab to produce this really interesting podcast on the role of body language in communication and language learning https://sonalabs.io/episode/dc4a492b-8c6a-4990-ab59-446b5f8577b8
sonalabs.io
Sona - AI Podcast Generator
Generate AI podcasts on any topic instantly
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