Stephen

  • /imagine

    A quick post to share some ideas on getting going in prompting, using MidJourney as an example. Prompting is a new literacy, and already prompt engineering is becoming a sought-after skill. Continue reading

    /imagine
  • AI Feedback with CoPilot

    How can the GPT tools be used to give feedback on student writing samples against written descriptors? Continue reading

    AI Feedback with CoPilot
  • Three Years

    A personal post, three years into Covid-19 in China, and three years in this role. Some highs, some lows, some “I don’t knows” and some “where to gos?”. I wish I’d written more of this down along the way, but… Continue reading

    Three Years
  • AI Tools for Inclusion & Multilingual Learners

    Some AI tools have potential to save teachers a lot of time in supporting their learners, through making content more accessible and working across languages. Some affordances of new AI tools in the multilingual classroom can include: Here is a… Continue reading

    AI Tools for Inclusion & Multilingual Learners
  • We Don’t Need an “AI Policy”

    Schools that maintain a focus on building a culture of academic integrity through knowing our learners, iterating and evolving will be better-adapted to the opportunities and challenges of AI in education. The ripples of AI tools have been present in… Continue reading

    We Don’t Need an “AI Policy”
  • (If You) USEME-AI – A Draft Model For Adapting To AI in Schools

    The original post and ideation behind (If You) USEME-AI, with connections to Cultures of Thinking, integrity and ethics. Continue reading

    (If You) USEME-AI – A Draft Model For Adapting To AI in Schools
  • This Post Was Also Written By AI

    Written just after the release of ChatGPT, this features GPT-3 level uses and MidJourney. Continue reading

    This Post Was Also Written By AI
  • Is Your ‘In-Person’ Conference Inclusive?

    As most – but not all – of the world transitions to a ‘post-covid’ era, more and more conferences are switching back to in-person only events. But are we losing great opportunities with this to be more intentionally inclusive of… Continue reading

    Is Your ‘In-Person’ Conference Inclusive?
  • This Post Was Written By AI

    A pre-ChatGPT post about some coming issues related to AI in education. Includes GPT-2, early image gen, AI2041 and a Nobel prediction. Continue reading

    This Post Was Written By AI
  • Recording A DJ Mix Using A Virtual Cable

    A bit of a departure from education posts… over the summer here in Beijing, I got back into mixing and relearned some old skills. I also picked up some new technical skills, including the complexity of recording sets on a… Continue reading

    Recording A DJ Mix Using A Virtual Cable
  • Visualising The New MYP Interdisciplinary Learning Objectives

    A quick post to share a graphic (made in Canva) to visualise the objectives for the new MYP Interdisciplinary Learning Guide (link to source, MyIB login needed)*. I’ve also updated my MYP overview MegaSheet to include the new rubrics, though… Continue reading

    Visualising The New MYP Interdisciplinary Learning Objectives
  • ATL Tracking Ideas

    Back in 2015 I started building an MYP Megasheet of rubrics, subject-area overviews and other resources. Newly-added: some ATL tracking visualisations. There are some ideas for overall ATL development, as well as targeting a few specific skills and/or skills within… Continue reading

    ATL Tracking Ideas
  • The Posts Unblogged & A Life Less Ordinary

    It has been tough to blog over the past year or so. My list of unfinished drafts is a post in itself. Continue reading

    The Posts Unblogged & A Life Less Ordinary
  • Personal Project Quick Comment Spreadsheet

    UPDATE 2022: Thanks to Terea Marcum for updating this for the new Guide. Please click here to see her version. Thank-you!  Spreadsheet to help with comment generation and moderation of MYP Personal Project. It is a long job, particularly with… Continue reading

    Personal Project Quick Comment Spreadsheet
  • The Buoyant Force: L2 Talk & FOEN Workshop

    This was a great challenge during the Learning2 Conference last week in Nanjing. It was my first time at the conference and I was looking for an experience that would push me and provide something to think about. I presented… Continue reading

    The Buoyant Force: L2 Talk & FOEN Workshop