Hello,
It is Yannick Lyons from The Teaching Twin Newsletter
One of the most common concerns I hear from professors is this:
“Won’t students feel like this is fake?”
It’s a fair question. Teaching is personal. Trust matters. And no one wants to feel like they’re replacing themselves with something artificial.
The reality is simpler than it sounds.
What Actually Determines Authenticity
Students respond to clarity more than format
Familiar voice and presence matter more than camera time
Most learning already happens through screens
Consistency builds trust faster than perfection
Students don’t measure authenticity by whether you are physically recording each video. They measure it by whether they understand the material and feel guided by a real instructor.
An AI avatar does not invent ideas. It does not decide what is taught. It delivers your words, your explanations, and your tone. It is closer to a recorded lecture than a replacement teacher.
One professor I worked with expected pushback. Instead, students said the lessons felt clearer and easier to revisit. What changed was not the teacher. What changed was access.
They stopped asking, “Is this real?” and started asking better questions about the material.
That’s when you know it’s working.
What To Do With This
If your hesitation has been about authenticity, shift the question.
It’s not “Is this real?”
It’s “Does this help students learn better?”
If the answer is yes, then the format becomes secondary.
Talk later,
Yannick
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