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In a world where the boundaries of knowledge are constantly expanding, staying ahead of the curve is not just an option, it’s a necessity.

Delve into the fascinating intersection of educational technologies, workplace transformation, upskilling, reskilling, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and the vast universe of learning.

Artificial intelligence: from manual programming to deep learning

2018/04/13|Categories: Articles, Catherine Meilleur, Technology|

If artificial intelligence (AI) rhymes with "learning" today, just a few years ago things looked very different. Although it was possible to identify print characters, play chess or make medical diagnoses using logical inferences from experts, the AI at the time was, however, laborious and limited since it required manual programming.

[IN DEPTH ANALYSIS] Does a sense of community matter in online training?

2018/04/05|Categories: Articles, Catherine Meilleur, Learning, Online, Research|

We are social beings: our need for belonging outweighs our need for dominance. Sharing with others and being part of a community is as fundamental to our development as it is to our survival. This social dimension is also the basis of our ability to learn, and the eLearning environment shouldn’t be a stranger to it.

Elearning as a corporate culture homogenizer

2018/03/15|Categories: Articles, Guillaume Perron, Learning, Online|

In a recent conversation with one of our clients, a major agro-food company, it struck me as interesting that one of the main benefits of eLearning for them is a means to ensure that every employee, regardless of where they are in the world, or which position they hold in the company, receives the same corporate messages.

8 key elements of learner engagement

2018/03/09|Categories: Articles, Catherine Meilleur, Learning, Neuroscience, Online|

To succeed on a learning path, the learner must engage and invest fully in it. However, in the context of online training, as everyone progresses in their own "time & space," the risk of feeling isolated can affect the motivation needed to persevere.

5 Myths about Learning – Debunked

2018/02/27|Categories: Articles, Doru Lupeanu, Learning, Neuroscience, Online|

No matter where or when it occurs, learning, as a process, is an important component of our lives, and trying to find better ways of going through it generated many significant improvements over the years. It also generated a myriad of false facts, and without further ado, these are our top 5 learning myths that are losing touch with reality.

Education through the lens of neuroscience

2018/02/23|Categories: Articles, Catherine Meilleur, Learning, Neuroscience|

Scientists have recently mapped the journey of a thought through the brain, and the craze for anything related to neuroscience continues to grow. Like many "fashionable" trends, it has been the subject of some drifts, with the prefix "neuro" being misused multiple times for marketing purposes.

Countering cheating in eLearning

2018/02/08|Categories: Articles, Catherine Meilleur, Learning, Online|

Online education is becoming a standard offering in higher education institutions. Making use of new technologies it allows universities to explore different teaching avenues, and its flexible format is appreciated by students in managing their busy lives. However, as in the classroom and in this 2.0 era, online education also suffers from a worrying academic misconduct: cheating and plagiarism.

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