Peter MerrickChatGPT Resources — ethics, coursework, exam prep, Socratic methodResources1 min read·Mar 1, 2024----
Peter MerrickExploring the Socratic Method with ChatGPTThe essence of the Socratic method lies in the art of posing probing questions rather than simply asking for answers. While the concept of…2 min read·Feb 20, 2024----
Peter MerrickUsing ChatGPT as an Exam Preparation ToolPerhaps the best strategy for a student preparing to write A level exams is to concentrate their effort on practicing past papers. Here we…4 min read·Feb 8, 2024----
Peter MerrickEducation, Ethics and Cheating in the Age of ChatGPTIn November of 2022, OpenAI dropped ChatGPT on the world without any information about what exactly it could do, what problems it could…6 min read·Jan 19, 2024----
Peter MerrickRethinking Coursework Assessment in the Era of ChatGPTThe rise of artificial intelligence, exemplified by ChatGPT, prompts a reevaluation of our traditional approach to coursework assessment…3 min read·Jan 7, 2024----
Peter MerrickEscaping Covid — talking to kids in GermanA year ago, when Corona restrictions became too much for me I rented out my apartment in Berlin and started staying with people who lived…4 min read·Mar 16, 2022----
Peter MerrickHow Learning German is like Card CountingYou have probably heard tales of gamblers winning in the casino by counting the cards and wondered how they could do that and win.3 min read·Jan 26, 2022----
Peter MerrickUnderstanding Verb position in German (finally)If you have ever been to a language school they tell you that in German you always have a verb in position 2. This is OK as a starting…3 min read·Jan 13, 2022----
Peter MerrickFree German classes — what’s wrong with that?Technology companies bring people to Germany from all over the world where they speak English at work. This is common in Berlin where…2 min read·Dec 28, 2021----
Peter Merrickinlanguagepool-studyJune 13th 2021The Super Power of Reading — and how to really get into it6 min read·Jun 13, 2021----