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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.

Our people: Nina van der Behr
People
Product Management

Our people: Nina van der Behr

As one of Learnosity's Technical Product Managers in Sydney, Nina van der Kley focuses on self-service products that put clients in control.

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 2 Mins
The workplace skills that will survive the AI revolution
Principles
Learning & Development

The workplace skills that will survive the AI revolution

The AI revolution isn’t the end of the line for employees: it’s a chance for them to evolve and develop workplace skills that will endure.

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 6 Mins
How technology can help overcome test anxiety
Principles
Learning & Development

How technology can help overcome test anxiety

Test anxiety has a negative impact on genuine learning, but technology can help conquer it. Sometimes it takes a challenge to bring out the best in…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 5 Mins
Change anxiety: Is your brain holding you back?
Principles
Learning & Development

Change anxiety: Is your brain holding you back?

Facing something new presents us with a choice between taking shelter and taking charge. Recently, Slate magazine ran a piece in which a married couple…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 5 Mins
How designing for accessibility can improve product usability
Principles
Design

How designing for accessibility can improve product usability

Accessibility and usability ultimately share the same goal – to make products or services easy to use for everyone. The Internet can be a powerful…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 4 Mins
Collaboration is edtech’s evolutionary advantage
Principles
Partnerships

Collaboration is edtech’s evolutionary advantage

We launched the Learnosity Partner Ecosystem five years ago. It’s since grown into a dynamic community that includes content experts as well as tech vendors. Traditionally…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 3 Mins
6 ways online testing software can enhance education
Principles
Learning & Development

6 ways online testing software can enhance education

To illustrate technology’s potential in education, here’s a list of 6 ways that online testing software can help modernize school assessments.

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 4 Mins
Being responsive: Using customer insights to reinvent product features
Product
Updates & Product Tips

Being responsive: Using customer insights to reinvent product features

Our engineers created a far superior image drag & drop question type, but it was our users who helped make it what it is.

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 3 Mins
Under the microscope: The Next Generation Science Standards
Principles
Learning & Development

Under the microscope: The Next Generation Science Standards

The what, the how, and the why of the Next Generation Science Standards. There is a growing sense of anxiety among educators that learners are…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 5 Mins
Accessibility in education helps create better opportunities for learners
Principles
Design

Accessibility in education helps create better opportunities for learners

If learning materials are not accessible to learners, then learners’ abilities won’t be accessible to educators. Education should be challenging for all learners. If it…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 5 Mins