From homework help to personalised learning, AI is changing the way we experience education. But is it helping or hurting? We explore what this means for students, teachers, and parents alike.

IT Professionals, WeCreate and TUANZ have issued a press release laying out our concerns with the announcement Digital Tech and Creative sectors are excluded from the new Industry Standards Boards model - which favours industries who already have apprenteship and traineeship programmes.

Will the latest reform on vocational education and training future-proof our workforce, or will it force digital technology into a rigid system that doesn’t fit? Read our response to the latest targeted consultation.

Learning the syntax of a programming language – for example, where to place colons and where indentation is required – takes a lot of time for many students. Spending time at the level of syntax is a waste for students who simply want to use coding to help solve problems rather than learn the skill of programming.

Can generative AI make us better at critical thinking? Maybe – if we are careful, we might be able to use generative AI to challenge ourselves and augment our critical thinking.

What makes an effective AI teaching assistant? Should it be warm and friendly or professional and competent? What are the potential pitfalls of integrating such technology into the classroom? NZ researchers investigate.