Students are not adopting digital and AI-powered tools uncritically.
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Students often use generative AI tools for engaged learning. They have a critical and nuanced understanding of these tools.
Educational technology, while no silver bullet, can be a tool for learning.
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The language and speech technology has been developed to provide linguistic accuracy and is grounded in teaching principles.
Open distance institutions need a comprehensive framework for multimedia teaching and learning.
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Institutions mustn’t waste the lessons learned during the height of the pandemic about the powerful role that multimedia can play in learning and teaching.
Combining content learning and language skills is a boon for academic performance.
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There’s more to effective teaching than just implementing school policies.
Reading and.
writing are not just cognitive skills - they are socially shared and shaped practices.
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These interventions have the potential to boost South African children’s literacy.
Inquiry-based teaching gives students a chance to engage with ideas.
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There are many ways in which history teachers can support students in developing curious minds.
A character from ‘The Boondocks’ is depicted in street art in Los Angeles during the time of the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020.
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A sociology professor uses the popular ‘Boondocks’ cartoon to explore contemporary issues of race in American society.
Excellent teachers are creative, engaged and engaging.
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Exceptional teachers can leave a lasting impression on more than just their learners.
Letitia Wright in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
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Black Panther and its sequel are more than just good movies: they can be used as teaching tools.
Extended school closures during the pandemic set Ugandan children far behind their peers.
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Young Ugandans have already fallen far behind in their learning because of COVID.
By some estimates only 5% of the world’s languages are likely to survive online.
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Multilingual teaching was a challenge under emergency remote learning conditions: computer systems weren’t adapted to indigenous languages.
Kenyan teacher Ayub Mohamed giving a lesson in the Nairobi suburb of Eastleigh.
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What Kenya should focus on is providing in-service professional development to improve student learning outcomes.
The switch to online teaching and learning could be an opportunity to embrace inclusive education and create differentiated online teaching activities.
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South Africa’s constitution provides for equal access to education and its inclusive education policy exists to make this a reality. But in practice students’ diverse needs are not being met.
Universities around the world are re-examining how they teach, do research and serve their students.
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Vice-chancellors from three South African universities unpack how the COVID-19 pandemic could alter the country’s higher education sector.
Many South African schools don’t have computer labs or other digital technology.
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COVID-19 has shown that technology is no longer a luxury but an important component of the education process. In presenting solutions, a wide range of factors must be considered.
South Africa isn’t producing enough teachers to meet the demand.
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What South Africa needs to do to recruit the number of teachers needed to offer quality education.
Primary school can be demanding and hard to follow for children without previous experience of learning in a classroom setting.
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Research shows that children who had preschool education were less likely to drop out of school and have higher levels of literacy when they reach adolescence.
A majority of South African school children are in the process of learning English by the time they start their schooling.
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South African parents want their children be taught in English despite the fact that research shows that academic progress is hindered if a child is taught in a language they aren’t proficient in.
Asking questions can create new ways of teaching and learning.
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It’s vital for academics in South Africa to start asking deep questions that examine what decolonialism could look like in their teaching.
Technology has a lot to teach kids, especially if it’s available in more than one language.
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Schools should consider offering mobile learning technology in multiple languages to help pupils learn better in subjects like maths and science