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AI schools like Alpha promise efficiency, but can’t replicate the messy process that helps kids learn

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The Conversation US Education 43d ago edtech
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Students often learn best when they take risks and struggle to get it right, including on the playground. Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images A child at a playground tries to climb, jump or negotiate with…
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AI doesn’t just help us think, it thinks instead of us: what this means for the process of learning

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The Conversation UK Education 47d ago edtech
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Deep in Book VII of Plato’s Republic, Socrates describes prisoners chained inside a cave, mistaking shadows cast on a wall by firelight for reality itself. They name the shadows, debate them and develop expertise about them. The prisoners…
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Internet access is unequal in South Africa’s economic powerhouse: survey shows race and income mark the digital divide

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The Conversation Africa 51d ago edtech
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Digital technologies create great opportunities, but the transformation they offer isn’t equally within reach of everyone. Access is determined by a vast digital divide. The digital divide refers to the gap between individuals and…
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AI and journalism in southern Africa: editors are using it but balanced with human expertise and editorial judgement

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The Conversation Africa 57d ago edtech
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part of everyday newsroom work across Africa. It has entered quietly through routine tasks such as transcription, headline writing, translation and content preparation. In southern Africa, where AI…
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How should schools teach AI? 3 models to consider

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The Conversation Canada Education 86d ago edtech
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Students across Canada are exposed to artificial intelligence (AI) whether through search engines, writing assistants, automated recommendation systems or social media. That everyday exposure raises a first, fundamental question: What…
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Does AI mean more uni students are plagiarising their work?

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The Conversation Education 117d ago edtech
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dusanpetkovic/ Getty images People using other peoples’ ideas, words and creations without acknowledgement is a widespread problem. Plagiarism occurs everywhere from restaurant menus to political speeches and music . Within academia,…
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How adults can help children move from climate anxiety to resilience

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The Conversation UK Education 120d ago edtech
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Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Children have the least control over the planet’s future, but will also be the most affected as it changes. They may well feel the mental toll of the “futility gap”: when individual actions feel meaningless…
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Almost 80% of Australian uni students now use AI. This is creating an ‘illusion of competence’

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The Conversation Education 133d ago edtech
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Thai Lian Lim/ Getty Images In Australia, artificial intelligence is becoming a near-universal feature of education. As of 2025, nearly 80% of university students reported using AI in their studies. Overseas, reports are even higher. This…
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