Digital technology is a tool for learning

Yes, we can learn from screens.

Yet there are a number of conditions to guarantee its effectiveness.

Our Scientific Director appeared on TF1's 8 o'clock news and explained:

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A glance at the rise of online training

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Since covid, the e-learning trend has been amplified to reach new heights in 2021, with $20 billion invested in a sector that is now estimated to be worth $500 billion by 2025. Education technologies are becoming more powerful and, above all, more widely accepted in the corporate world.

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What are the barriers to online training?

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The brain doesn't learn in the same way online as it does face-to-face. It's much more expensive for it to learn online than in a classroom with colleagues, for example.

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Based on what we know about the learning brain, we can build effective systems.

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What levers should be used to guarantee efficiency?

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based on what we know about the brain, the most effective devices are those that:

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• stimulate curiosity about training objectives
• use open-ended and choice-based questions rather than closed-ended ones
• vary modalities (text, video, audio)
• provide personalized feedback based on your answers.
• have several stages spread over time.

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What should you look out for when training online?

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• On UX: if there's too much distraction, it's going to grab your attention in one place, and we're going to divide attention. If you divide attention, you divide performance.
• If you're promised to master a skill in 3 minutes and in one go. Because learning takes time and practice.
• If you're only offered to watch passive videos. Learning is experiential. If you watch Top Chef all season long, it won't make you the best cook.
• If all you need to do to learn a language is to know vocabulary, you're not going to learn it. Mastering a skill like learning a foreign language isn't just about vocabulary or mastering grammar. It's also about communication codes. So take a close look at what you want to master and whether the tools on offer meet these criteria.

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Our brains can learn from screens, but depending on the activities you do, your performance can be very high or non-existent.

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Would you like to try our method?

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