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Thoughts on pedagogy, AI in the classroom, and immersive simulation.
Mixed-Level EFL Groups: Every Teacher's Nightmare (and How to Fix It)
A2 and B2 students in the same room. You know the dilemma: too easy for some, too hard for others. Here's an approach that helps everyone progress at the same time.
5 Assessment Methods That ChatGPT Can't Beat
Your students are using AI to cheat? The problem isn't the tool — it's the assessment. Here are 5 concrete methods that make AI cheating structurally impossible.
Active Learning: The Complete Guide for Higher Education
What is active learning? 10 methods ranked by impact and effort, from think-pair-share to immersive simulation. A practical guide for university instructors and professional trainers.
The Problem with Case Studies (and How to Fix It)
Case studies are the dominant format in business education. But they have a structural flaw: everyone gets the same information. Here's how to move from passive analysis to active investigation.
AI and Pedagogy: 10 Concrete Uses Beyond Quizzes
AI in education isn't just quizzes and summaries. Here are 10 concrete uses that actually change pedagogy — from personalized feedback to immersive simulation.
Teaching Business Management Without PowerPoint: Immersive Simulation
What if your students didn't read a case — but walked into the company? Discover how immersive simulation transforms business education — finance, HR, strategy — with realistic data and AI characters.
Teaching the French Revolution Through Investigation
What if your students interrogated a royalist, a sans-culotte, and a moderate deputy about the same events? Three versions, three biases, one synthesis to build. Here's how to turn your history class into an investigation.
Your Students Are Using ChatGPT. Here's Why That's the Wrong Problem.
The real issue isn't AI cheating — it's that traditional assessments test exactly what AI does best. Here's how inquiry-based learning makes the question irrelevant.
What If Your Students Could Interview Gatsby?
Imagine students investigating Jay Gatsby's death as journalists in 1922. How immersive simulation transforms literary analysis from passive summary to active investigation.
13 Days in October: Teaching the Cuban Missile Crisis as a Live Investigation
Students don't read about the Cuban Missile Crisis — they investigate it. Interrogate McNamara, Dobrynin, and Castro. Make decisions under uncertainty. This is history as inquiry.