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

here’s another AI tools directory https://navtools.ai/

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This is a great round up of what’s going on with AI in education across the various platforms https://theaienglishteacher.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/this-academic-year-the-ai-education-landscape-has-shifted-again/

This is quite an amazing site that will build media rich, interactive online courses and personalise them to your requirements based on a short interview process https://unfold.unlikefraction.com/ I built one on Teaching Kids Online and was impressed at the quality of the content.

This is a nice sketchplanation of the 3 bricklayers story https://sketchplanations.com/the-three-bricklayers it explains the difference between, task, goal and vision - our students need to find their vision