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What can a human teacher do that AI can’t?
Part 3 Can Performative Skills Be Developed? If performative skills matter, the next question is obvious: how can they be developed? This is particularly important because discussions of presence, charisma, rapport or creativity can easily become unhelpful. They can make … Continue reading
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What Can Human Teachers Do That AI Cannot?
Part 2: Understanding Performative Skills in Education If we want to defend the importance of the human teacher, it is not enough to say that teaching is “human”, “relational” or “creative”. These words matter, but they can also remain vague. … Continue reading
What Can Human Teachers Do That AI Cannot?
Teaching Presence in the Age of AI: Developing Performative Skills in Teacher Education Over the last couple of years, many conversations about AI and education have focused on what AI can do. It can generate lesson plans.It can produce explanations.It … Continue reading
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FROM TEACHER TO TRAINER
Effective Feedback Starts with Questions More than 240 people registered for ITI’s recent From Teacher to Trainer webinar, with over 70 teachers joining us live. The level of interest suggested that many experienced teachers are thinking about how they might … Continue reading
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Breathing Techniques for Teachers: Enhance Your Teaching Presence
Teaching Artistry Tip: Breathe to better teaching Everything starts with a breath. When you enter a classroom breathless, tense or rushed, that appears in your voice. You may speak too quickly, over-explain, raise your volume unnecessarily, or sound less available … Continue reading
What Are Performative Skills — and Why Do Teachers Need Them?
Performative skills are essential in teaching, enabling educators to influence how learning is experienced in real time. These skills encompass voice, gesture, timing, and response, significantly affecting students’ feelings of safety and engagement. Teachers need meta-performative awareness to understand the implications of their actions, fostering a supportive learning environment. Continue reading
