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Listening helps the brain get accustomed to rhythm and auditory structure, whereas reading allows you to control the speed at which you discover a written text. Shutterstock

Does listening to audiobooks improve learning?

Is listening a more optimal way of learning than reading a book? Do audiobooks improve young learners’ reading comprehension or is it the same?
States including Michigan and Colorado are restricting the ways students can use digital devices in school. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Cellphones in schools – more states are taking action to reduce student distraction without eliminating tech access

More school systems are providing digital devices for students to use in the classroom, making it harder to justify students having personal cellphones in class.
Many South African schools don’t have computer labs or other digital technology. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

How South Africa can address digital inequalities in e‑learning

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.
AI systems may soon be able to generate texts that can pass for human work. Such technology has many positives, but could also result in widespread generation of false texts (including fake news). SHUTTERSTOCK

OK computer: to prevent students cheating with AI text‑generators, we should bring them into the classroom

AI-powered text generators are becoming increasingly easy to access. Rather than banning their use by students, educators should think about incorporating such tools into their curriculums.

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