Education
The Panel with Jenni Giblin and Mark Sainsbury (Part 2)
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Jenni Giblin and Mark Sainsbury look into the difficulty of finding a relief teacher nowadays. Plus, the Government wanting to raise the pension age. Audio
Te Pukenga survey reveals staff fear, anxiety and frustration
A newly released survey of staff at Te Pukenga finds one in three staff do not believe they have a future with the new mega polytech, and the vast majority would not recommend working there to family… Audio
New university accommodation cheaper than flatting - study
Demand for a new US-inspired student accomodation development in Auckland is outstripping supply with plans to take the concept to other cities around the country.
The $250-million Carlaw Park… Video, Audio
The Panel with Julie Woods and Mark Knoff Thomas (Part 2)
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Julie Woods and Mark Knoff-Thomas look into falling passing rates in highschools. Plus, the new design at Wellington's bus interchange. Audio
'So much harder being a student in 2023' - Higher learning faces higher costs
Universities and students' associations warn rising living costs are hitting students especially hard this year.
Chinese PhD students face lengthy visa delays due to national security checks
National security checks have created long delays for some Chinese PhD students wanting to study in New Zealand.
Security checks delaying Chinese PHD students
National security checks have created long delays for some Chinese students wanting to study here. An immigration
National security checks have created long delays for some Chinese students wanting… Audio
University launches emergency scholarship for struggling students
Students are struggling so much with rising costs that one university has launched an emergency scholarship.
Another has warned that the pressure is causing serious mental health problems such as… Audio
Artificial intelligence may end up helping students - academic
A university lecturer believes artificial intelligence has the potential to personalise learning and provide students with in-depth feedback.
Dyslexia
Join us for a weekly round-up of the news! Plus this week we learn more about dyslexia. Audio
ChatGPT or AI - which is the bigger threat to educational equality?
Opinion - Schools and universities are panicking about artificial intelligence and cheating. But AI presents far more significant threats to equity in education.
Union's kindergarten teachers to vote on new pay offer
The Educational Institute will ask its kindergarten teacher members to vote on an improved pay offer next month.
Shakespeare never sleeps in Stratford-upon-Patea
The be-all and end-all of the Bard is on show at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Taranaki this month.
Concerns over the use of AI supervision in university exams
Controversial AI software used to monitor online exams is being rolled out at Massey University, a move being labelled as "disastrous" for disabled students, and students who are neuro-diverse. The… Audio
Fiji Academics draft legislation for knowledge-based economy
Academics in Fiji drafts legislation for knowledge-based economy. Audio
Union representing 15% of primary principals accepts pay offer
Some primary school principals have accepted a pay offer that others have rejected.
Students speak out on ChatGPT ban
From today students will be caught out if they use Artificial Intelligence systems such as ChatGPT to write their essays, but some people say the technology should be embraced.
The developers of one… Audio
Brainy octopus help humans know our own mind
A proposal to farm three-thousand tonnes of octopus for export in the Canary Islands has researchers and scientists alarmed. According to papers obtained by campaign group Eurogroup for Animals… Audio, Gallery
Software Turnitin given ability to detect ChatGPT
From Wednesday school and university students will find it harder to get away with using Artificial Intelligence systems such as ChatGPT to write their essays.
The developers of one of the programs… Audio
Software update will catch misuse of AI but likely only for a short time - senior lecturer
Universities' arms-race against cheats took a step forward today with the activation of software that can detect the use of Artificial Intelligence systems such as ChatGPT.
