Catherine Meilleur has over 15 years of experience in research and writing. Having worked as a journalist and educational designer, she is interested in everything related to learning: from educational psychology to neuroscience, and the latest innovations that can serve learners, such as virtual and augmented reality. She is also passionate about issues related to the future of education at a time when a real revolution is taking place, propelled by digital technology and artificial intelligence.

[INFOGRAPHIC] Top 10 crucial competencies for 2020

2021-04-29T14:25:28-04:002018/05/24|Articles, Catherine Meilleur, Learning, Society, Technology|

Creativity, emotional intelligence and the ability to collaborate are among the top 10 skills that will be most sought after in 2020, as well as, let's say ... tomorrow! In the wake of the 4th Industrial Revolution led by the Internet of Things and digital technologies, it appears that the actual "human" qualities are becoming popular.

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Informal Learning 101

2021-04-29T14:28:24-04:002018/05/14|Articles, Catherine Meilleur, Learning|

We learn every day, unpredictably, in a variety of personal and professional situations. The potential of informal learning in the workplace is attracting growing interest, and educational researchers are no longer merely viewing it in the form of opposition to its formal counterpart.

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Business transfers in Quebec: a major challenge

2021-04-28T15:57:12-04:002018/05/08|Articles, Catherine Meilleur, Society|

Business owners who will need to sell or transfer their businesses in the next 10 years are estimated at 30,000, a figure that some say is conservative. Put this number mostly on the fact that the “baby boomers” are beginning to retire.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Neuroscience: learning in 4 steps

2021-04-28T15:34:37-04:002018/04/19|Articles, Catherine Meilleur, Learning, Neuroscience|

While there are several valid teaching methods, the latest discoveries in neuroscience have identified four factors necessary for successful learning. Compatible with the freedom and experimentation that remain important in pedagogy, these guiding factors can be integrated into various learning approaches.

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Artificial intelligence: from manual programming to deep learning

2021-04-28T15:26:56-04:002018/04/13|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.

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

2021-04-28T15:22:24-04:002018/04/05|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.

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8 key elements of learner engagement

2020-04-01T11:32:20-04:002018/03/09|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.

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Education through the lens of neuroscience

2022-02-28T11:00:52-05:002018/02/23|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.

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