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Thursday, 12th March (Cambridge)
1. A thoughtful piece for Engelsberg Ideas by Rob Macaire, the only UK ambassador to be arrested in recent times that I know of, Iran and the perils of fighting the last war https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/iran-and-the-perils-of-fighting-the-last-war/ Away from the rarified atmosphere of … Continue reading
Thursday, 5th March (Cambridge)
1. Belonging Matters, two practical webinars from TeachingEnglish, starting at 09:00 UK time on Friday 13th March, with experts from Southeast Asia which focus on learner well-being and including home languages in the classroom to create a sense of belonging: … Continue reading
Tuesday, 17th February (Cambridge)
An AI focus for the first three of today’s offerings, possibly a bit doomy and gloomy … 1. You can read or listen to this alarmist (realist?) piece for Fortune by Jake Angelo, Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months … Continue reading
Thursday, 5th February (Cambridge)
I missed a post on Tuesday, as I was clearing out my parents’ house up in Yorkshire. Amongst (many!) other things, I found my father’s medal for the Under 12 100 yards from 1939 in the drawer of his desk … Continue reading
Tuesday, 27th January (Cambridge)
1. The first of two I’ve pilfered from LinkedIn, this one from World Englishes, courtesy of Richard Smith (thank you, Richard!), WE, ELF and ELT: Perspectives on English and applied linguistics by Henry Widdowson https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/weng.70010 (PDF below as well.) Here’s … Continue reading
Tuesday, 20th January (Cambridge)
1. From Andy Brock’s Re Education blog, Education Predictions 2026, from a very wide range of contributors https://abrock.substack.com/p/re-education-issue-27-education-predictions Trying to make sense looking backwards is hard enough, but to look forwards when things seem constantly changeable is even more demanding. … Continue reading
Thursday, 18th December (Cambridge)
This slightly longer than normal Free Resources message will be the last one till Tuesday 6th January. If you’re celebrating Christmas, be sure to make the most of it, and I wish everyone peace and happiness for 2026! 1. The … Continue reading
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Thursday, 4th December (Cambridge)
1. We’re not an especially happy bunch here in the UK at present. Here’s the latest Ipsos survey of UK public opinion, taken following last week’s budget https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/britons-more-pessimistic-about-economy-post-budget-though-some-individual-measures-supported 56% say they are ‘more concerned’ about the economy post budget and … Continue reading
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Tagged ai, artificial-intelligence, Czech Republic, education, Ipsos, John Kampfner, Linked|In AI course, NATESOL event, news, technology, Theremin, TRIO approach, UKFIET
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Thursday, 27th November (Cambridge)
1. First of three pieces on potential future uses of AI, Job for 2027: Senior Director of Million-Dollar Regexes from Tim O’Brien https://www.oreilly.com/radar/job-for-2027-senior-director-of-million-dollar-regexes/ I don’t understand all of it, not even the title, but I get the gist! 2. Secondly, … Continue reading
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Thursday, 20th November (Cambridge)
1. The first of two events next Thursday, 27th November, with an early 08:00 UK time start for this one from LanguageCert, Creating Spaces for Conversation with Anna Hasper & Kieran Donaghy who “will share practical frameworks and strategies for … Continue reading
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