For better or for worse, artificial intelligence is becoming more visual. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has recently launched a powerful updated version of DALL-E, its AI image generator. The tool is freely accessible and in this blog post, I would like to show you what it can do. Visual wordplay The following images are …
When you ask a learner to draw a piece of language, the language is suddenly brought to life and made memorable. In this post, I would like to show you 15 examples of picture flashcards, all created by adult learners of English. Student-generated flashcards Student-generated flashcard (SGF) is a term that I first used in …
The following text has been taken from a lesson plan in the LessonStream Membership. It explores standard depictions of people with disabilities in the media. A man with a passion Ever since he was a young boy, Tommy Carroll has had a passion – a passion that requires commitment, patience, and skill. Some people would describe …
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Dalí Atomicus (see below) is an impossible image by photographer Philippe Halsman. As a teacher, trainer and storyteller, I have used it on many occasions. In this post, I have two stories for you. The first is the story behind the photograph. The second is a student’s documented attempt to recreate it. One: the photograph Philippe …
Here is an anti-smoking teaching idea – an image-based lesson plan based around the story of a controversial cartoon character from last century. A smooth character? Read the following text to your students. Ask them to guess who the mystery character is and why he was retired at the height of his fame and success. I am …
“Station squabble” is the title of this wildlife image by photographer Sam Rowley. In this post, we explore some basic visual literacy principles for teaching with images. You might remember this photograph from earlier this year. Like many people, I think I thought that the tiny subject – two mice on a platform in the London …
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