The TELSIG Podcast
Episodes
When does offloading become outsourcing? With Paul Kirschner
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are smartphones and laptops enabling or impeding students’ progress in class? On the plus side they give access to a wealth of resources, but they c...
When is it ok to pull the plug? Reimagining the post GPT classroom. With Lily Abadal and Nidhi Sachdeva
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Phil is joined by Lily Abadal and Nidhi Sachdeva to talk about reducing device reliance, rebuilding in-class writing, and using technology with clear ...
The festive roundtable update of fun. With James Lamont and Deanne Cobb-Zygadlo
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deanne, James and I gather around a virtual Yuletide fireplace, roast chestnuts and perform that time-honoured festive tradition of chewing over key m...
The AI Assessment Scale reloaded. With Mike Perkins
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I’m joined today by Mike Perkins to talk about the AI Assessment Scale, following the publication of the latest version of the scale that appeared ...
How Gen AI is disrupting academic publishing. With Samantha Curle
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today I’m talking to Samantha Curle from the University of Bath about her recent article, Generative AI and the future of writing for publication: i...
Translanguaging. With Kelly Webb-Davies
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many of the skills and language conventions that we see in academia can serve as barriers to students, especially to those for whom English is not a f...
Do employers need us to teach AI? With Jim Merry, Vic Wilson-Crane and Deanne Cobb-Zygadlo
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the last in a three-part series exploring responses from the EAP community following three years of Chat GPT induced mayhem. We talk through a...
The case for language proficiency in the age of AI. With Thuy Thai and Charles Lam
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of ‘are we still language teachers?’ I’m joined in the studio by Thuy Thai and Charles Lam from the University of Leeds. Thuy and Ch...
Generation AI: are we still just language teachers? With Paul Breen
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today I’m in conversation with Paul Breen, Senior Digital Learning Developer at UCL to get his take on how EAP and ‘hub’ disciplines should be a...
When traffic lights fail: the case for a two-lane approach to assessment. With Danny Liu
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today I'm talking with Danny Liu about assessment in the age of AI. So far, the idea of a 'traffic light' approach to assessment has been gaining trac...
Are we eroding our critical thinking? With Michael Gerlich
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today I’m talking to Michael Gerlich about his recent study on the potential effects of AI on critical thinking. While much ink has been spilled dis...
Why do we need SoTL? With Jane Pritchard
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of TELSIG does SoTL, we are joined by Jane Pritchard to discuss the evolving landscape of scholarly teaching. Jane describes her trans...
Preparing for a new academic skills landscape, with Mike O’Dea and Paulina Melichova
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do academic skills do students need in higher education today? Does ‘embracing’ AI come at the cost of developing higher order thinking skill...
How to stay resilient with digital education in Ukraine, with Liz Hurrell, Kate Borysenko, Daria Kholyavchuk and Simon Hutchinson
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we approach the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we discuss the impact of the war on Ukrainian higher education. Many universit...
Scholarship and EDI: Challenges and opportunities in higher education, with Nick Glover
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this third installment of the SoTL flavoured TELSIG podcast, Phil is joined again by Lucy Turner Voakes from York's Academic Practice team, and Nic...
Enhancing language teaching with the latest AI tools, with Joe Dale
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we take a tour of all the free, nearly free and paid-for tools that can help language teachers create lessons and materials while also helping s...
Building a career in learning technology, with Lilian Joy and Putu Sadhvi Sita
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the role of a learning technologist in modern higher education? What are the career paths available, what skills do you need, and what does a ...
From scholarly teaching to getting started with your own SoTL, with Jess Hargreaves and Yaprak Tavman
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second in our SoTL spin off series where we move the focus from technology to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Today we are joine...
Cognitive load to effective reading practices: enhancing learning with Nidhi Sachdeva
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nidhi Sachdeva from the University of Toronto talks about the science of learning, myth-busting educational misconceptions, and the role of technology...
Bridging physics and politics, with Jeremy Moulton and Clement Moissard
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first of a series of conversations recorded last year with teachers from a range of disciplines who share an interest in applying scholars...
Building a new academic literacies course - helping students to flourish in a post-GPT world with Pauldy Otermans and Stephanie Baines
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pauldy Otermans and Stephanie Baines return to TELSIG to talk about the research and course design they've been carrying out at Brunel University. Bui...
Exploring AI’s role in modern language education, with Zoe Handley
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today I'm talking to Dr Zoe Handley about her research on English tutors' knowledge and beliefs about the use of AI in language teaching. Zoe shares h...
Deep diving into small language models with Dev Aditya
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I'm joined today by Dev Aditya of OIAI by Otermans Institute. We discuss the innovative use of small language models in education, the development and...
The rise of machine translation in teaching, assessment and beyond, with Klaus Mundt and Michael Groves
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we delve, that’s right, delve, into the world of machine translation and its influence on education with Klaus Mundt and Michael Groves, who h...
The power of visual metaphors in teaching, with Richard Cotterill
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As teachers, we have access to literally millions of high quality, freely-availably images thanks to resources such as Pixabay and Unsplash. In this e...
E-authoring tools and their impact on teaching, with David Read
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
E-authoring tools like Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate have had a transformative impact on education. They allow teachers and course writers ...
Has technology changed teaching? With Rob Shaw and David Anderson
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How has classroom practice changed as a result of the ever increasing availability of teaching technologies? We look specifically at polling tools, an...
Virtual reality in higher education, with Sam Hazeldine
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sam Hazeldine discusses the integration of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in education. We discuss the potential of ...
A new chapter for artificial intelligence in higher education, with Stephen Gow and Lucy Turner-Voakes
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This conversation from May 2023 took place in the wake of the launch of ChatGPT 3.5. We cover responses from institutions, policy, implications for te...