Author Archives: roycross

Thursday, 4th June (Cambridge)

Posted on June 4, 2026 by roycross

Posting early today as we’re off up to Sheffield later on to babysit The Artful Dodger while his dad exhibits at the Goldsmiths North show and mum supports. Venceremos! 1. The latest free-to-attend IATEFL monthly webinar is at 15:00 UK … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 2nd June (Cambridge)

Posted on June 2, 2026 by roycross

1. First up today, Jessica Mackay’s latest compilation of forthcoming CPD opportunities https://eim-ub.blogspot.com/2026/05/upcoming-cpd-opportunities-summer-2026.html Luckily, the first one on the list, from Cambridge University Press & Assessment (CUPA), Motivating and engaging young learners with Helen Kenyon, which you’ve missed today (sorry!), … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 28th May (Cambridge)

Posted on May 28, 2026 by roycross

1. Ethan Mollick’s latest blog post, Choosing to Stay Human … …means choosing when and how to use AI, https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/choosing-to-stay-human If you go to your favorite social media site, you will find it full of posts that start to look … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 26th May (Cambridge)

Posted on May 26, 2026 by roycross

Today has been very largely ‘guest edited’ by Maja Mandekić, most welcome after an exhausting weekend spent with inexhaustible little Mateo! 1. A piece by Shelley Galpin for The Conversation about one of my favourite novels, Jude the Obscure, Thomas … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 21st May (Cambridge) – revised version in order to circumvent LinkedIn’s ludicrous policy on intimate images

Posted on May 21, 2026 by roycross

1. You get two stories for free from the MIT Technology Review. Here’s one, which is a bit of a mind-boggler, We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/ The emissions from individual … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 21st May (Cambridge)

Posted on May 21, 2026 by roycross

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Tuesday, 19th May (Cambridge)

Posted on May 19, 2026 by roycross

Blog version: https://roycross.blog/ 1. Here’s one I put aside a while back and lost sight of, a piece in University World News, Huge progress on widening HE access globally since 2000, which looks in some detail at higher education in … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 14th May (Cambridge)

Posted on May 14, 2026 by roycross

1. Here’s a good ‘long read’ for the weekend from our correspondent in Ecuador, the first piece in a series for The New Yorker by Jay Caspian Kang, Will A.I. Make College Obsolete? https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/will-ai-make-college-obsolete A few weeks ago, while I … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 12th May (Cambridge)

Posted on May 12, 2026 by roycross

1. Radio 4’s Book of the Week this week is Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe by Katja Hoyer https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002w5pm Katja Hoyer’s ‘Weimar – On the Edge of Catastrophe’ – is informed by the meticulous diary of Carl Weirach … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 7th May (Cambridge)

Posted on May 7, 2026 by roycross

1. Here’s Michael Feldstein’s latest post on his eLiterate blog, Claude Interviews Me About How AI Works https://eliterate.us/claude-interviews-me-about-how-ai-works/ It’s a long read for the weekend, I suggest. Feldstein’s Claude has learnt (from Feldstein) to be very articulate. I’m returning (says … Continue reading →

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