In this session, Joe Dale shows how AI can boost student agency and independence while giving teachers creative, multimodal workflows to enrich their lessons. You’ll see how NotebookLM creates audio and video overviews — and, in Google Classroom, enables students to build their own quizzes and flashcards, supporting personalised learning and autonomy.

We’ll explore practical oracy workflows, starting with Google Translate phrasebooks combined with natural AI voices (Luvvoice, ElevenLabs). Then, discover how to create talking characters: use Vidnoz to generate lifelike avatars (either from default models or by animating your own AI-generated/photo character), and Adobe Express Animate with Audio to design cartoon-style speaking characters for students aged 13+. These approaches give learners highly engaging, multimodal prompts for oral language practice.

Finally, we highlight AudioPen, which allows students (13+) to dictate in one language and generate summaries in another — fostering autonomy, reflection, and cross-language skills. For teachers, AudioPen doubles as a quick productivity tool for notes, reflections, or meeting summaries.

Participants will leave with practical, classroom-ready workflows that combine innovation, student agency, and multimodal learning pathways across languages.

Note: Participants are asked to bring laptops or tablets for hands-on work.