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Thursday, 4th June (Cambridge)
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
Tuesday, 19th May (Cambridge)
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
Thursday, 7th May (Cambridge)
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
Tuesday, 21st April (Cambridge)
1. A TED talk by Peter Steinberger on his creation, Open Claw https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_steinberger_how_i_created_openclaw_the_breakthrough_ai_agent OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger takes us back to the transformative moment he let his AI agent loose on the internet, igniting one of the world’s fastest-growing open-source … Continue reading
Thursday, 9th April (Cambridge)
1. First up today, Li Wei in conversation with Zeinab El-Khateeb on The power of language, identity and education https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2026/mar/power-language-identity-and-education-academia-et-al This conversation traces Professor Li Wei’s path from classroom teacher to Director and Dean of the UCL Institute of Education, … Continue reading
Thursday, 2nd April (Cambridge)
1. Jim McKinley is giving the next (online) seminar in UCL’s Academic Writing series at 16:00 UK time on 9th April on Beyond polishing: Generative AI, academic voice, and the future of student writing. More info and registration here https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2026/apr/beyond-polishing-generative-ai-academic-voice-and-future-student-writing … Continue reading
Tuesday, 31st March (Cambridge)
1. Short but not too short notice, I hope: How much education does a teacher need? is the intriguing title of the OECD webinar tomorrow, 1st April, at 09:00 UK time with speakers from South Africa, Estonia, Australia and the … Continue reading
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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
