In my March blog, I highlighted the urgent need for an AI framework for New Zealand schools. At that time, I was four months into my Master’s in Technological Futures with AcademyEX, focused on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED), and gaining valuable insight into AIED through my international network. Now, seven months later – just …
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If you’re in the business of developing ’EdTech’, you’ve probably heard about Safer Technologies for Schools (ST4S). But what exactly is it, and why is it so important for schools – and for you as a supplier? ST4S is the trans-Tasman initiative that evaluates digital products used in schools and kura to ensure they meet …
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23 October 2024
New Zealand’s leading literacy publisher, Sunshine Books, has received approval from the NSW Department of Education to provide schools in the state with an exciting new digital product that supports students to learn to read using decodable books. Sunshine Online is a digital service that works alongside Sunshine’s printed learn-to-read books. Achieving a place on …
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With recent releases of MOU’s between the government and large global tech firms it’s great to see the government’s focus on supporting learning in a digital context and lifting New Zealand’s digital skills as far back as 2017. Chat GPT, one of many new AI technologies gathering pace globally, has demonstrated how critical it is …
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A serious encounter with Ménière’s disease partway through his PhD studies was a life-changing event in more ways than one for Arash Tayebi.
29 July 2022
Future of Education and Workforce are launching the world’s largest community of global impact leaders, working towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. We invite you to join us, leading executives and investors from around the world at one of 12 in-person and 3 virtual summits to deep-dive the Future of Education and Workforce. Tickets …
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