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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Here is a summary of my 2 sessions at today's IAPS 'Enhancing Excellence in Prep MFL: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Practice' course, exploring practical and responsible ways to use AI to save time, differentiate learning and create engaging, classroom-ready MFL resources www.linkedin.com/pulse/smarte...

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Smarter, not harder: Practical AI for MFL at IAPS

This morning, I had the pleasure of delivering two sessions on practical and responsible uses of AI at the IAPS Enhancing Excellence in Prep MFL: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Practice conference at St And...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Here is a summary of my reflections on @liamprinter.bsky.social’s recent Motivated Classroom Q&A episode which explores how we can find the right balance between embracing AI in the language classroom and retaining teacher judgement, creativity and the human touch www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-lan...

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AI in the Language Classroom: Finding the Right Balance

This afternoon, en route to the IAPS MFL event, I listened to the latest episode of Dr. Liam Printer’s excellent Motivated Classroom podcast.

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here is a summary of my session on International Education and AI at the ACE+ UK Training Day at UCL, where we turned educators' shared reflections into an infographic, graphic novel, storybook, video and song using AI. www.linkedin.com/pulse/intern...

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International Education and AI: Shared Voices from the ACE+ UK Training Day

This afternoon, I had the pleasure of presenting about International Education and AI at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies in London as part of the ACE+ UK Erasmus+ Training Day org...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Here is a summary of a LingoLesson webinar I hosted with Paul Raine yesterday which explores its audio, video and AI features for language teaching as the platform moves into public beta. www.linkedin.com/pulse/lingol...

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LingoLesson Goes Public: Exploring Audio, Video and AI for Language Learning

To celebrate the European Day of Languages, I was delighted to host a special live webinar yesterday on 26th September 2026 with English teacher and educational technologist Paul Raine, who joined us ...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Here is a summary of the grand finale of our three-part ThingLink webinar series, exploring how Scenario Builder, Louise Jones' 5 Cs and an iterative, multimodal AI workflow can create immersive language-learning experiences www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-p...

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From Practice to Conversation: Building Confidence with Scenarios and AI in ThingLink

Last night was the grand finale of the three-part ThingLink webinar series I've been co-hosting with my long-time friend Louise Jones, and I think it's fair to say we saved the most ambitious session ...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

LingoLesson is going public! Join me and creator Paul Raine this Saturday for a free webinar exploring audio, video and AI for language learning, coinciding with #EuropeanDayOfLanguages and LingoLesson's move into public beta. 10am UK time. www.eventbrite.com/e/lingolesso...

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LingoLesson: A New Way to Set Speaking Tasks with Audio, Video and AI

Join Joe Dale and Paul Raine for a walkthrough of LingoLesson, a tool for setting speaking tasks with audio, video and AI support.

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Here is a summary of an excellent ECIS webinar exploring practical AI tools for inclusive and effective teaching, with a strong focus on pedagogical purpose, teacher workload, differentiation, accessibility and learner agency. www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-edu...

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AI in Education: Practical Tools for Inclusive and Effective Teaching

This afternoon, I had the pleasure of joining an ECIS, the Educational Collaborative for International Schools webinar entitled AI in Education: Practical Tools for Inclusive and Effective Teaching, h...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Here is a summary of how I used ChatGPT to create and iteratively refine a professional flyer showcasing the AI, educational technology and accessibility training I offer to language educators and across the curriculum. www.linkedin.com/pulse/puttin...

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Putting ChatGPT to Work: Creating a Professional Flyer in Minutes

Today, someone asked me whether I had a flyer they could use to promote the professional development and training I offer. I've created plenty of flyers over the years, but I'd never actually asked Ch...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Here is a summary of a recent British Council TeachingEnglish webinar exploring how artificial intelligence and emotional intelligence can support speaking, and the important questions it raised for me around empathy, learner autonomy, and dependency. www.linkedin.com/pulse/using-...

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Using AI and emotional intelligence strategies to help learners speak

Yesterday I watched a TeachingEnglish - British Council webinar with Feruz Akbarov entitled Using AI and emotional intelligence strategies to help learners speak. I often watch British Council webinar...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Here is a summary of Dr Plamen Kushkiev's fascinating AIDT webinar on designing human-centred approaches to generative AI, exploring critical AI literacy, learner agency and practical ways to help students think both with and against AI. www.linkedin.com/pulse/design...

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Designing Human-Centred Pedagogical Approaches with Generative AI

This afternoon, I had the pleasure of attending another AIDT SIG TESOL Conferences - Formerly TESOL ARABIA (Artificial Intelligence & Digital Technologies) webinar, the 17th in its 2026 series. Hosted...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Here is a summary of an insightful IFprofs webinar exploring how AI-powered speech analysis can support language learners with speaking and pronunciation practice, provide targeted phoneme-level feedback and complement the role of the teacher. www.linkedin.com/pulse/beyond...

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Beyond Words: Exploring AI for speaking and pronunciation practice

On Wednesday afternoon, I joined an interesting IFprofs webinar exploring how AI can be used to support speaking and pronunciation practice in language learning. Au-delà des mots : entraîner l'oral et...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Here is a summary of the second webinar in our ThingLink series, where we explore how to combine @ThingLink_EDU and AI to transform a 2D language-learning town map into an immersive 360° experience with interactive challenges and AI-generated environments www.linkedin.com/pulse/beyond...

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Beyond the Classroom: Create Immersive Language and Cultural Experiences

Last night was the second of the three webinars I've been delivering with Louise Jones and Claudia Fisanotti exploring how ThingLink and AI can be combined for language learning. Having concentrated o...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you. All good and you’re welcome :-)

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you, Vincent. It is and I hope you’re well.

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Here is a summary of the free ACE+ UK national training days helping UK schools prepare for Erasmus+ UK 2027, understand the funding opportunities and get practical support with their applications. www.linkedin.com/pulse/prepar...

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Preparing for Erasmus+ 2027: What UK Schools Need to Know Now

This afternoon, I took part in the ACE+ UK online planning meeting to coordinate final preparations for a series of national face to face training days taking place across the four UK nations at the e...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Here is a summary of the first webinar in our new ThingLink series, where Louise Jones and I explored four practical, adaptable ways to combine ThingLink and AI to create interactive language-learning activities www.linkedin.com/pulse/langua...

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Language Learning Made Interactive: Quick Wins with ThingLink and AI

This evening, I had the absolute pleasure of co-hosting the first of three webinars for ThingLink alongside my long-time friend Louise Jones, with the wonderful Claudia Fisanotti joining us from Italy...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Here is a summary of my webinar with the Association of French Teachers in Victoria (AFTV), exploring how one idea can be co-created with AI into a lesson plan, song, dialogue, illustrated story and worksheet while keeping the teacher firmly in control. www.linkedin.com/pulse/co-cre...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Here is a summary of my latest article exploring how Audiopen's new Windows app and Android floating toolbar have transformed my voice-first workflow and made me fall in love with the tool all over again. www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-au...

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Why AudioPen's Latest Updates Have Made Me Fall in Love with This Voice-First AI Tool Again

I have been using AudioPen for more than three years now, and it has become one of those rare tools that has genuinely changed the way I work. I first discovered it back in 2023, when generative AI se...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Here is a summary of my final summer course in Dublin, reflecting on AI, teacher judgement, Socratic reflection and what a remarkably quiet classroom taught me about engagement, learning and reading the room. www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-ev...

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Why Is Everyone So Quiet? What We Learnt from My Final Summer Course in Dublin

This week, I was in Dublin again at Belvedere College delivering my final course of the summer, "Empowering Educators with AI and ChatGPT." I was working with a wonderfully diverse group of teachers f...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Schools and universities will be able to apply for funding from November 2026 - February 2027. They will hear if their applications were successful by June / July 2027 meaning their projects could start in autumn 2027.

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Here is a summary of my reflections on Noemí Rodríguez-Grimshaw's appearance on The Multiliterate Mind podcast, exploring AI literacy, student agency, pedagogy before technology and why thoughtful educational workflows matter more than individual AI tools. www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflec...

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Reflections on The Multiliterate Mind Podcast: Putting Students at the Centre of AI Literacy

Three days ago, Noemí Rodríguez-Grimshaw shared a link to her recent appearance on The Multiliterate Mind podcast hosted by Dr. Liza Trejo and Marnina Falk Colman in my Language Teaching with AI Faceb...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Here is a summary of my latest article exploring how educational chatbots can support language learning, reflecting on their strengths, limitations and future potential while inviting colleagues to share their own experiences and insights. www.linkedin.com/pulse/explor...

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Exploring Chatbots for Language Learning: Some Personal Reflections

Over the past couple of years, I've been exploring educational chatbots as part of my wider work with AI in education. As an independent languages consultant, I spend much of my time presenting AI to ...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Here is a summary of my first impressions of OpenAI's new GPT-Live voice experience, exploring its key features and considering the exciting possibilities it could open up for language learning. www.linkedin.com/pulse/chatgp...

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ChatGPT's New Voice Experience Could Be a Game Changer for Language Learning

Like many people interested in AI, I subscribe to a wide range of YouTube channels to keep up with the latest developments. This evening, while watching the World Cup final, a video demonstrating Chat...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Here is a summary of my latest article, celebrating the educational potential of Gemini Storybook while sharing some lessons learned about reliability, teacher-led workflows and the importance of always having a Plan B. www.linkedin.com/pulse/gemini...

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Gemini Storybook: Whole-School Storytelling with AI - Lessons Learned

During my Supercharge Your Teaching with AI course for LFEE Europe in Galway two weeks ago, I wanted to demonstrate how Gemini Storybook could be used to create an illustrated story. Rather than decid...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Here is a summary of some of my latest AI workflows for creating interactive Edcafe activities, narrated graphic novels, and differentiated worksheets, which I recently shared with two returning course participants during my AI course in Galway. www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-n...

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From Narrated Graphic Novels to AI Worksheets: The Joy of Sharing Your Latest Ideas

During my Supercharge Your Teaching with AI course in Galway two weeks ago, I had a wonderful impromptu private session on Thursday afternoon with Sandrine G. and Corinne , two fantastic colleagues wh...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Here is a summary of two main AI experiments from this week's course in Dublin: a simple workflow for creating narrated graphic novel dialogues and a Socratic reflection prompt that deepened participants' thinking www.linkedin.com/pulse/experi...

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Experimenting with AI: Another Week in Dublin, Another Week of Learning

This week, I had the pleasure of returning to Belvedere College in Dublin to deliver my Empowering Educators with AI and ChatGPT course for InterEducation. Having now spent three weeks teaching in Ire...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Here is a summary of my presentation at #iTELL2026, where I explore why AI works best not as an answer machine, but as a sparring partner that challenges our thinking, encourages productive struggle and supports deeper, more independent language learning. www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-spa...

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AI as a Sparring Partner: Reflections from My iTELL Conference Presentation

This morning, I had a bit of a time zone malfunction. I thought I was presenting virtually at 9:45 Dublin time / 15:45 Jakarta time at the iTELL Conference 2026.

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Here is a summary of the final day of my Supercharge Your Teaching with AI course in Galway, where participants showcased their projects and reflected the confidence, creativity and professional judgement they had developed throughout the week. www.linkedin.com/pulse/final-...

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The Final Showcase - Celebrating Learning, Building Relationships and Looking Ahead

Today marked the final day of my Supercharge Your Teaching with AI course for LFEE Europe in Galway. After six intensive days of learning, experimenting and collaborating, everything had been building...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Here is a summary of how the final full day of my Supercharge Your Teaching with AI course focused on using AI to support accessibility, agency & differentiation, before participants applied everything they had learnt to create their own multimedia ebooks. www.linkedin.com/pulse/final-...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Here is a summary of Day 4 of my Supercharge Your Teaching with AI course in Galway, where we explored AI-powered assessment workflows, ethical considerations and why professional judgement remains the most important tool in every teacher's toolkit. www.linkedin.com/pulse/making...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Here is a summary of Day 3 of my Supercharge Your Teaching with AI course in Galway, where we explored Book Creator, multimedia workflows and practical AI techniques to lay the foundations for Saturday's showcase. www.linkedin.com/pulse/making...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Here is a summary of Day 2 of my Supercharge Your Teaching with AI course in Galway, reflecting on how challenge, support and a well-prepared Plan B can sometimes become the most valuable lesson of all. www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-p...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Here is a summary of the first day of my Supercharge Your Teaching with AI course at the LFEE Europe Summer Campus in Galway, reflecting on the importance of building a learning community before introducing AI workflows. www.linkedin.com/pulse/taking...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Here is a summary of Eftychis Kantarakis' presentation on the 'AI-KEA' Effect and cognitive offloading, and my reflections on why real learning still depends on effort, ownership and productive struggle. www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-kea...

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The "AI-KEA Effect", Cognitive Offloading, and the Art of Teaching

Welcome to the fifth and final part of my reflections on the Modern Technologies and Language Education conference. Over the course of the previous four articles, we've explored digital pedagogy, teac...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Here is a summary of Savannah Davis' presentation on process writing in the age of AI, and my reflections on how AI can support the writing process without taking ownership of students' learning. www.linkedin.com/pulse/proces...

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Process Writing and Cognitive Load: Navigating Student AI Use

Welcome to part four of my reflections on the Modern Technologies and Language Education conference. If the previous three presentations encouraged us to think carefully about pedagogy, well-being and...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Here is a summary of this week's four-day Empowering Educators with AI and ChatGPT course at Belvedere College in Dublin, where participants explored practical AI workflows for lesson planning, resource creation, assessment and learner engagement. www.linkedin.com/pulse/empowe...

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Empowering Educators with AI and ChatGPT

This week, I delivered my four-day Empowering Educators with AI and ChatGPT course for InterEducation at Belvedere College in Dublin. Looking back through our Padlet and course chat this afternoon, I ...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Here is a summary ofDdaniel Xerri's keynote, 'Teachers as Thinking Beings: Reflection and Technology in Professional Growth' and my reflections on using AI as a sparring partner that deepens thinking rather than replaces it. www.linkedin.com/pulse/teache...

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Teachers as Thinking Beings: Using AI to Push Our Own Thinking

Welcome to part three of my reflections on the Modern Technologies and Language Education conference. Over the past two articles, I've explored Sophia Mavridi (SFHEA)'s call to put pedagogy before tec...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Here is a summary of Dr Maria Diakou's keynote, Beyond Tools: Pedagogy, Well-Being, and the Promise of Technology, and my reflections on why sustainable innovation begins with looking after teachers. www.linkedin.com/pulse/pedago...

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Pedagogy, Well-being and the Promise of Technology: Navigating the Overwhelm

For the second session at the Modern Technologies and Language Education conference, Dr Maria Diakou , Deputy Head for the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Coordinator of the IATEFL Learning Technolog...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Here is a summary of Sophia Mavridi's keynote, at the Modern technologies and Language Education conference, and my reflections on why purposeful pedagogy should always come before the latest AI tools. www.linkedin.com/pulse/digita...

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Digital Pedagogy: Refocusing on Learning in the Age of AI - Sophia Mavridi

On Friday, I had the pleasure of watching the free live stream of the Modern Technologies and Language Education conference, broadcast from Astana, Kazakhstan. Organised by the IATEFL Learning Technol...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Here is a summary of my reflections on Dr. Nellie Deutsch's brilliant webinar which happened this afternoon: EdCafe AI tackles teacher cognitive overload by turning complicated AI prompting into simple, ready-to-use classroom workflows www.linkedin.com/pulse/explor...

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Exploring EdCafe AI: Reflections on a Webinar with Dr Nellie Deutsch

This afternoon I attended a webinar hosted by Dr. Nellie Deutsch (Ed.

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Here is a summary of my recorded Language Links TeachMeet presentation, which demonstrates how to effortlessly convert an AI-generated, GCSE-aligned storybook into a professional-quality language worksheet using ChatGPT in around 10 minutes. www.linkedin.com/pulse/langua...

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Language Links TeachMeet: From Storybook to Worksheet with ChatGPT

This evening, I had intended to present live at the final Language Links TeachMeet of the year, but unfortunately, I encountered some audio problems right as my slot approached. After Jonathan Mumford...

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The full programme will be published in due course. Ticket sales are expected to open in September and I'll share further details as soon as they become available. I look forward to seeing many of you there!

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Teachers' Show and Tell is always one of the highlights of the event and a fantastic opportunity to learn from colleagues, discover new ideas and share effective classroom practice. If you've never taken part before, do consider getting involved!

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I'm also looking forward to co-hosting the ever-popular Teachers' Show and Tell with @helenmyers.bsky.social at 16:00 on Sunday 15th November. This informal session invites language teachers to share a favourite classroom idea, activity, resource or teaching tip in just five minutes.

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Once Upon a Time! Creating Narrated Storybooks for Language Learning with AI What if a single text could become an illustrated storybook, a narrated listening activity and a set of engaging comprehension tasks?

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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Biff! Bang! Pow! Creating Graphic Novels for Language Learning with AI Graphic novels can be a powerful way to engage language learners and support reading comprehension.

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