Publish at March 26 2025 Updated March 26 2025
What does the shift from situation-based to simulation-based training entail? Virtual reality simulations are revolutionizing training, enabling risk-free practice despite the complexity of the situations involved. But their widespread use raises questions: what effect will they have on knowledge, professions and professional identities? The challenge is to integrate them with discernment, so as to enrich experience without losing the meaning of work.
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A good speaker spares no expense, just like a seducer, a writer or a cook. Or an engineer or an entrepreneur. For those who know their "rhetoric", the set of effects they can exploit gives them an immense advantage with which they can improvise to achieve their goal... those who know causes can create effects.
What's new in education? Ants!
By the time you've read this article, you'll be able to use the word "myrmecology" in a common sentence, you'll no longer imagine crushing an ant in your classroom, but you may be seized with the urge to scratch!
Because by introducing ants into his school, Ange Ansour has turned his pupils into scientific apprentices. A wonderful educational experience.
The obstacles of explicitation 2/2
While explicitation is an exceptional phenomenological approach to revealing implicit information, it is nonetheless necessary to overcome cultural and memory obstacles in order to unearth the implicit aspects of professional gestures.
In a society that values horizontality, the figure of the "teacher-buddy" is seductive. But this excessive complicity can weaken the pedagogical framework, blurring reference points and opening the door to favoritism or even harassment. To avoid such abuses, an ethic of "good distance" is essential, combining benevolence with high standards. A good teacher is not a buddy, but an adult who creates an asymmetrical, supportive relationship, conducive to learning.
Presentation of the Syllabus to Students: Getting the Facts Right
Many teachers consider the syllabus as a static reference document. However, some teachers do not hesitate to modify it as needed, to better correspond to the reality of the field. There is nothing better than discussing it with the students.
