PBL Future Labs
Phillip Alcock, Thom Markham, PhDFrom the founders of PBL Future Labs. A publication exploring how AI, project-based learning, and human-centered school design can help young people thrive in a changing world.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 98 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 19 days ago |
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Staff learning teams for AI professional development
Phil Alcock
I believe AI professional learning should give teachers responsibility for choosing an instructional approach, checking its accuracy and revising it together. A completed workshop resource does not establish whether participant...
Why AI Fails at Procedural Maths (And How Task Design Fixes It)
If you have ever watched students open a chat window to work through maths problems, you already know the sinking feeling. A student pastes in an equation, the bot spits out the complete four-step working with the final answer, the student...
The North Star Question: How to Craft Google-Proof Driving Questions That Anchor Deep PBL Inquiry
Author: Phillip Alcock
Date: 17 October 2026
Target Platform: Gemini Spark (Google Workspace with Gemini, Gems in Google Workspace, and Gemini Canvas)
Figure 1: Minimalist abstract paper cut-out collage showing flat, scattered lin...
From Article to Project: Turning This Week’s Top 5 Sustainability Breakthroughs into PBL
Every educator recognises the difference between an assignment students endure and a project that pulls them out of their seats. A worksheet asking a ten-year-old to “name three endangered mammals and list their threats” produces compliance...
Game-Based Learning in Assessment: How to Build a Fair Retake Policy That Ends Test Anxiety
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Author: Phillip Alcock
Date: Oct 11, 2026
Watch a teenager play a difficult video game, and they will run their character directly off a cliff, mistime a jump, and watch the screen flash “Game Over.” They do not slump i...
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Product education & AI enablement. I write practical AI workflows, design learning experiences and run workshops. Co-founder, PBL Future Labs. Australian, based in Mexico.
Explorer of Mind & Stars. Psychologist, International Educator & Human Intelligence Consultant. Evangelist for the Heart.
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