Sunday, April 26, 2026

Google Gems for test interviews

AI has some strengths making problems for interview tests. Recently I've been using AI to prepare materials for students sitting for interview examinations, in particular the TsÅ«yaku Annai-shi Shiken (See Tourism Exam ) or the speaking and writing tests for TOEIC or Eiken. 

Would a Google Gem be useful in not just generating test questions but practicing these kinds of interview tests and giving feedback on student responses to the entire test?

I ran across this EduGems - DECA Role-Play Sim by Eric Curts. I tried the interview after downloading the Gem. Here is myDECA Role-Play Sim - My Interview Script of my reaction with the Gem. 

What is the next step? Has any work been done on other tests?

Friday, April 17, 2026

My Growing Older Digital Garden:

 

  • This is a space for thoughts that aren’t finished yet—ideas that are still becoming.
  • Not everything here is meant to conclude. Some things are just meant to be noticed, connected, and returned to later.
  • A quiet place for following questions, rather than answering them.
  • These notes aren’t finished—they’re part of an ongoing process of thinking, connecting, and understanding.
  • If the essays are the surface, this is everything underneath—messier, slower, and more alive.

Feel free to explore!

https://publish.obsidian.md/growing-older-in-hokkaido/-Home/Home

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