Two Teachers Talking™

By: Tony Silva and Charles Wiz
  • Summary

  • Teachers know that when classes are done, the beer has been poured, teachers gather around the table, and the talk turns to...teaching. Great (and not so great ideas) are tossed around, argued, praised, and ridiculed. What's been missing is a microphone on the table. Until now. If you're a teacher, and especially if you're teaching in Japan, have a listen. Tony and Charles talk about what they've learned, what works, what doesn't, and what other teachers like you have to say.
    Two Teachers Talking™ by Tony Silva & Charles Wiz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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Episodes
  • 181. Tony, Spanish, and El Bújo Verde (Duolingo)
    Feb 1 2025

    The teacher gets the desks turned on him. Tony talks about the challenges he faces in his efforts to learn Spanish, with a focus on his use of Duolingo.

    Links

    • Duolingo

    • Duolingo Guides

    • Duolingo Languages

    • Supplemental Resources

    Full notes can be found here:

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 180. Tech tools for serious learners
    Jan 1 2025

    You’ve got a couple of students who have the hunger, the drive to learn. What tools can you recommend to help them up their game? Have a listen. Tools Mentioned Anki https://apps.ankiweb.net - free flashcard creation tool Citation Machine https://www.citationmachine.net - citation generator and more Claude AI https://claude.ai Duolingo https://www.duolingo.com Elicit https://elicit.com - Summarize research papers Einblick https://einblick.ai - chart generation ExplainPaper https://www.explainpaper.com - Upload paper, highlight text, and it explains stuff. Can customize explanations Heuristica https://heuristi.ca - mind mapping AI. Good for using to start out with topic or field Litmaps https://www.litmaps.com - create map/graph to read Lit reviews NextNet https://getnextnet.com - drug research OpenRead https://www.openread.academy/ - article searching Perplexity https://www.perplexity.ai Perplexity https://www.perplexity.ai PikToChart https://piktochart.com - creates infographics from text prompts Powerdrill https://powerdrill.ai - Uses your own data Scispace https://typeset.io - summarizing and reading includes conclusions Stapleton, Andy https://www.youtube.com/@DrAndyStapleton/videos - Teaching you the insider secrets of academia Tavily https://tavily.com - research agent creates research agent for a topic. Includes references and embeds links. Mainly for LLMs Zavala https://zavala.vincode.io/ - outlining tool (Mac only) Zotero https://www.zotero.org - research and citation tool

    Full notes can be found here:

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 179. Old Hands - Part Two
    Dec 1 2024

    Part two. The two old farts are in their rocking chairs on the front porch, watching the sun go down. Pull up a chair while they talk about the lessons they’ve learned and the wisdom they have accumulated over the years…and all the ways they’ve screwed up.

    Full notes can be found here:

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    1 hr and 11 mins

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