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[Activity insight] Saving the world with AI?

Woah, woah, that's a bit of a clickbait title, isn't it? But hear me out because the aim of the project task I'm about to introduce to you is to check…

Nov 24 • 

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Look Before You Click

I had the honor to do the plenary talk at the English UK South West Annual Conference in Bristol this November. Check out my slides, including some…

Nov 16 • 

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October 2025

[Activity insight] The burden of learning to be more critical

As AI slop (AI-generated soulless generic content) is exponentially taking over content on the internet, it's crucial that we become critical of what we…

Oct 31 • 

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[Around the world] Our first review has dropped!

If you're an IATEFL member, make sure to check out the current issue of Voices because it contains the first review of our book, written by the amazing…

Oct 29 • 

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September 2025

Hogyan írjuk meg iskolánk MI ajánlását?

A nyár sajnos véget ért, és a világ legtöbb részén már újraindult az iskola. Itt az ideje, hogy fontolóra vedd egy MI ajánlás közös kidolgozását a…

Sep 25 • 

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[Activity insight] Drafting an AI policy for your class or school

Summer is sadly over and it's back-to-school time for most of the world. So it's high time you considered co-creating an AI policy with your students or…

Sep 8 • 

Jo Szoke

August 2025

GenAI in 2025/26 - What's Beyond the Honeymoon Phase?

With another GPT release, it's time to revisit my talk for Macmillan's Global Teachers' Festival, which tried to take a balanced look at proper GenAI…

Aug 10 • 

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July 2025

[Activity insight] Who owns AI-generated content?

With generative AI tools, we have all become (or have the potential to become) creators of all kinds of media. But do we own what we have generated? Can…

Jul 21 • 

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Lesson planning and materials writing with AI

Check out the slides of my talk at the SIG Morning event during the BRAZ TESOL 21st International Conference.

Jul 17 • 

Jo Szoke

Test item creation - with or without AI?

I have to design a short test for a flipped reading activity, so I decided to take a closer look at test item creation. What kind of questions are worth…

Jul 8 • 

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Upcoming events

Check out what's coming in the second half of 2025.

Jul 2 • 

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June 2025

The Impact of Assessment on Teaching and Learning: Creating Positive Washback - Toolkit

Check out and download the toolkit activities, which complement the new position paper by Oxford University Press.

Jun 26 • 

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