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Micheál Heffernan

Senior Editor

Micheál Heffernan is the Senior Manager of Copy and Content at Learnosity. He’s interested in communication generally and appreciates the multidisciplinary approach taken by artist-designers like Abbot Miller and Olafur Elisasson. He loves books, running, and good coffee – just not at the same time.

AI and assessment: The product perspective
Principles
AI

AI and assessment: The product perspective

Neil McGough, Chief Product Officer, offers his thoughts on the importance of user feedback in creating an AI-enabled product experience that offers real value.

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 4 Mins
AI and assessment: The CEO perspective
Principles
AI

AI and assessment: The CEO perspective

Learnosity co-founder and CEO Gavin Cooney shares his thoughts on the potential and pitfalls of AI, Learnosity’s AI product, and the importance of adaptability.

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 6 Mins
Partnership, personalization, progress: AWS’s Kevin Bell on how technology is shaping the future of learning
Principles
Partnerships

Partnership, personalization, progress: AWS’s Kevin Bell on how technology is shaping the future of learning

Kevin Bell, Head of Higher Education & Research at Amazon Web Services shares his thoughts with us on technology’s impact on learning, the benefits of disruptive partnering, and the future of learner measurement.

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 6 Mins
Our people: Rich Shupe
People
Customer Support

Our people: Rich Shupe

Rich Shupe, Learnosity's VP of Global Support, talks big-picture motivations, the power of care in building a company culture, and the wonders of woodworking.

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 4 Mins
How assessment can help tackle learning loss
Principles
Learning & Development

How assessment can help tackle learning loss

The concept of learning loss has taken on a new dimension in the era of COVID-19. As learning undergoes a generational shift, it's time to reboot our thinking about assessment too.

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 6 Mins
“Our job is to find the fit”: Transparency, trust, and the art of the Technical Sale
Principles
Strategy

“Our job is to find the fit”: Transparency, trust, and the art of the Technical Sale

As the Technical Sales guru at Learnosity, David O’Sullivan combines an oceanic knowledge of our product suite with a deep-seated customer empathy.

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 7 Mins
How to drive digital assessment beyond the MCQ test
Principles
Learning & Development

How to drive digital assessment beyond the MCQ test

Assessment in the Digital Age has been slow to advance much beyond assessment in the Industrial Age – but why? The phonograph changed music forever.…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 7 Mins
Infrastructure as code: Successfully scaling to new heights
Process
Engineering

Infrastructure as code: Successfully scaling to new heights

How do you prepare a product to meet the demands of a rapidly growing user base? Meet someone who knows. Alan Garfield is a busy…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 8 Mins
Remote learning: Can education find its focus in a world of distractions?
Principles
Learning & Development

Remote learning: Can education find its focus in a world of distractions?

The age of remote learning has dawned. But can education compete with the big tech players in the war for students' attention?

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 6 Mins
Our people: Horacio Balseiro
People
Customer Support

Our people: Horacio Balseiro

Horacio Balseiro is a support engineer in Learnosity's New York office who appreciates the finer things in life - good wines, art museums ... and climbing stairs.

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 3 Mins