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  • This Post Was Also Written By AI

    Implications & Opportunities for Teaching & Learning In the two months since my last post on this topic, the AI-powered world has gone WILD. Large Language Model (LLM’s) like GPT3 are freely available and easily accessible, and example outputs from… 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

    [Edit: This post was written in October 2022. I don’t think any of us expected ChatGPT to come along less than two months later and flip everything on its head. Interesting times…] The AI text below was likely GPT-2 level.… 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

  • Clear is Kind.

    I love this post from Brené Brown, adapted from her book Dare to Lead: “Clear is Kind. Unclear is Unkind.” In leadership roles in spaces with many moving parts and challenges, I’ve learned that unnecessary ambiguity can lead to unnecessary… Continue reading