Consulting 1.3 billion Catholics: pedagogy of synodality
How the pope seeks to consult 1.3 billion Catholics in collective intelligence, with supreme support.
Learning styles, a big joke?
The theory of learning styles covers some obvious realities: learners do not all learn the same way, you don't need a degree in psychology or neuroscience to know that; but what is being strongly challenged today is the use made of this theory in the design and delivery of training, whether in-person or online. Educators are therefore the first to be affected, and invited to update their knowledge.
Leading a course is about bringing it to life
Let's apply the principles of life to compose a course and see what it does to energize the animations
How big data could change the social sciences
Research evolves, whatever the field. In the social sciences, Big Data is changing study methods. According to the most optimistic, data banks will enable even more relevant and precise analyses. However, by fishing for such vast quantities of information, don't researchers run the risk of getting lost in a sea of useless data?
Music: a false universal language?
Music is a common feature of all human cultures. We all like to listen to tunes and, sometimes, wiggle to them. So much so that some claim that music is a universal language. But is it really? While some studies try to prove it, others slow down the ardor by reminding us that there really is no such thing as musical universality.