[INFOGRAPHIC] Deciphering the Brain
This organ that allows us to be conscious of ourselves and others, to speak, to reflect, to juggle with symbols, to create, or to learn it never ceases to amaze us. It is our mainframe that gives us our human character, this powerful machine that no artificial intelligence can yet surpass.
Develop Your Metacognitive Skills
Metacognition is, as we saw in a previous article, the ability to take a reflexive step back on one's own cognitive processes. Developing this ability can be one of the best ways to improve your learning.
[INFOGRAPHIC] Studying with Breaks: 3 Effective “Training” Programs
Studying is good, but studying with breaks is better! Like our muscles in physical training, the brain functions optimally if its working moments are judiciously combined with rest periods. And neuroscience has recently confirmed this.
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According to a study, when asked to multitask, the error rate of the participants...
Online Learning: Designing Assignments That Achieve Their Goal!
In online training, instructional designers are often responsible for adapting a course previously given in a traditional classroom and designed for that context. This work requires more than merely transferring educational content to a technological medium. If we look at assessments specifically, which allow for the assimilation of material and evaluation of acquired knowledge, their design requires special attention.
[INFOGRAPHIC] Finding Your Spot in the Learning Zone
When you are immersed in a learning adventure, it is normal to sometimes find yourself outside this state which certainly gives you a little dizziness, but which allows you to progress. This state is a so-called "learning" zone. However, this adventure, rich in emotions, also leads us to frequent less fertile areas. Here are some tips to get back on the right track of learning!
[IN DEPTH ANALYSIS] Why Are We Cheating?
Cheating is circumventing or violating legal or moral rules, pretending to respect them, in order to take unfair advantage of them. Cheating is everywhere: we have all heard of scandals that have splashed the world of sport, business, politics, etc. Many of us would also have cheated at least once during our school years...
Online Training: 3 Strategies for Optimizing Learners’ Workload
Whether we develop a traditional or online training, optimizing the learners’ workload is a delicate, but essential, process. It is necessary that the theoretical, as well as the practical content, allow the learners to achieve the objectives of the course without overloading them, at the risk of demotivating them.
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22% of Canadians (2 people out of 9) live with some form of disability...
[INTERVIEW] Is virtual reality accessible? We’re discussing it with a Ubisoft expert
"With the Google Cardboard at 10-15 dollars, the VR has become very affordable... Has it been beneficial? Was it harmful? Maybe it helped to popularize it a little bit, to make it clear what it was..."
Virtual and Augmented Reality: 8 Uses in Universities
What exactly are universities doing with virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR)? How do they use these highly sophisticated technologies in teaching, research and more? Here are 8 ways in which some of the most renowned academic institutions use VR and AR!
[INTERVIEW] Discussing comfort and performance in virtual reality with a Ubisoft expert
There is a wind of renewal blowing through the virtual reality industry: we see the number of headsets multiplying and technology giants trying to conquer the general public. But where is the VR in terms of comfort? We hear a lot about the "cyber-discomfort," including nausea, which this technology causes in some people...