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Seeking a new direction – the future of the multiple choice question
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Learning & Development

Seeking a new direction – the future of the multiple choice question

Where does the multiple choice question go from here? Multiple choice tests have been a staple of learner evaluation for a century. Even as technology…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 6 Mins
Paper and digital will converge on the road to better learning
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Learning & Development

Paper and digital will converge on the road to better learning

Paper and digital learning may be taking separate routes, but they’re heading toward the same goals. In some ways, comparing student performance in digital assessments…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 7 Mins
How cowboys made me rethink literate practices in the Digital Age
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How cowboys made me rethink literate practices in the Digital Age

Cognitive development in young learners is about quality communication as well as quality content. I’ve been involved in my son Phoenix’s literacy development since he…

by Learnosity
Read Time 3 Mins
Are competencies more important than credentials in the modern Workplace?
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Are competencies more important than credentials in the modern Workplace?

As college enrollments decline, have skills become more valuable to employers than credentials? “From almost any individual’s perspective,” wrote David Leonhardt for the New York Times in…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 7 Mins
Exploring wonders is part of the magic of science
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Exploring wonders is part of the magic of science

Science and magic may have more in common than you think. It might seem odd to us today, but there once was a time when…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 4 Mins