Hello,
It is Yannick Lyons from The Teaching Twin Newsletter.
An avatar lesson can give students something to do before it gives them the answer.
Choose one decision you regularly explain. Have your avatar introduce the problem, ask
students to pause, then deliver your approved reasoning.
1. Present a small problem
In a business course, you might ask students to recommend a price for a fictional
subscription service.
Show the customer information and costs on a slide while your avatar introduces the
situation. Keep those details visible so students can refer to them.
Choose a problem with enough information to support a decision. Save extra
complications for another lesson.
2. Ask for a choice
End the first section with a clear instruction:
“Pause here. Choose a price and write two sentences explaining which information
influenced your choice.”
Put the prompt in text beside the video too. Students can respond in the course
platform or workbook you already use, then continue when ready.
3. Explain your reasoning
In the next section, have the avatar explain your approach from a script you have
reviewed.
Connect your choice to the information on screen. Show how a different assumption could change the recommendation.
Then ask students to compare: “What would you keep or change about your first answer?”
Use their responses
Read a few responses yourself. If the same misunderstanding appears repeatedly, address it in your next explanation.
The avatar delivers the prepared example. You handle the questions and feedback that
depend on each student’s thinking.
Review the video before sharing it, including pronunciation, captions, and the timing
of the slides.
AI in Education Update
What’s changed: UNESCO’s education and AI consultation page, updated October 9, 2026, gathers papers on issues including learner safety and explaining AI decisions. (link)
Why it matters: An AI-produced answer still needs scrutiny.
Try this: Adapt the pause activity above using a fictional AI recommendation. Ask students what evidence would justify accepting it and what would make them reject it.
This is a suggested teaching activity, not a UNESCO-tested method. Follow your course’s AI rules and keep identifiable student work out of unapproved tools.
This week
Turn one example into three short script sections:
The problem
Pause prompt
Your explanation
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Yannick
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