Preparing teaching resources, assessments, and homework material for class can be a hugely time-consuming job as an educator. Sometimes it feels like reinventing the wheel, especially when teaching a topic that’s been covered by generations of educators before. At the same time, you want to have more capacity to personalize your lessons and resources to […]
Open educational resources (OERs) seem like the perfect solution to any assessment challenge. Free, advanced, and media-rich resources that your school can use and modify at will? What could be better? However, if you’ve had any experience implementing OERs, you know that too often, you get what you pay for. While they may work for […]
Open educational resources (OERs) can save you valuable time and energy in creating teaching materials. They’re freely available for use in the classroom, and you can modify and adjust them to suit your students. OERs can also make it easier to diversify and personalize your curriculum, facilitating innovative teaching styles like flipped learning. But how […]
As a seasoned teacher, I’ve seen a lot of tools come and go, but few have landed with the kind of buzz and uncertainty that surrounds AI. One moment, you’re exploring a chatbot that can summarize a novel in seconds, and the next, you’re questioning whether a student’s essay was written by them at all. […]
Tests are a common part of school and college life, whether that’s in class or as part of a formal exam season. For many people, however, they can be a worrying experience. In a 2022 survey of United States college students, 89% reported exam-related stress. Test pressure and anxiety can lead to emotional and physical […]
AI technology is rarely out of the news these days. From chatbots to image generators, we now have a wide range of tools at our fingertips, many of which have useful applications in education. One of the key ways AI can make educators’ lives easier is by helping deliver fully personalized learning that can motivate, engage, […]