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Universities must resist the rush to ‘frictionless’ education, DELT dialogue hears
September DELT CoP dialogue on relational digital education extends August's call for institutional responsibility, asking universities to protect trust, judgment, and human connection as artificial...
What universities owe their staff and students in an AI-driven world
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant prospect in higher education; it is already reshaping how students learn, how academics teach, and how both are...
South African Universities Prepare Graduates, But Weak Tracking Obscures the Results
South African higher education institutions have strong employability practices. Still, a national tracking system is needed so that fragmented graduate tracking can show whether these...
After a strong start, the DELT CoP successfully concludes 2025
In 2025, the Digital Education Learning and Teaching Community of Practice (DELT CoP) flourished, ending the year with a strong sense of achievement. Having been...
Institutional AI Policies and Guidelines in South Africa for Learning and Teaching
Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT have become common on South African campuses, but their rapid uptake has necessitated responses concerning governance, training and assessment...
A discussion from a LUNCH & LEARN webinar on Institutional AI Policies and Guidelines
The panel presentations at the LUNCH & LEARN webinar of 22 May, titled “Institutional AI Policies and Guidelines in South Africa for Learning and Teaching,”...
Who owns AI? Digital literacy, inequality, and the future of learning
Tools like ChatGPT have become a daily part of life for students and educators alike. But beneath the surface of convenience and efficiency lies a...
Digital literacies in the era of AI; A lively discussion
The rapid rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT has forced educators and policymakers to grapple with urgent questions: How should universities prepare students for...