Michel CardinalServices et expertise

The right content at the right level: designing for the intended competence

Conceptrice pédagogique équilibrant la quantité de contenu nécessaire pendant qu’un apprenant progresse vers des niveaux croissants de compétence.

How much content should a course include? Enough to enable learners to reach the intended level of competence: no more merely to impress, and no less merely to make the course artificially lighter. We often hear that we should simplify: eliminate the unnecessary, avoid cognitive overload and focus on essentials. That is true. But applied … Read more

Understand before transforming: why this blog exists

Professionnel réfléchissant entre la pédagogie, les plateformes numériques et les processus d’une organisation avant de concevoir une solution.

This blog grew from a simple conviction: technology becomes truly useful when it addresses an understood need, respects the people who will use it and makes their work simpler rather than heavier. Through my work with Moodle, IOMAD and various digital environments, I have often found that the visible problem is not always the real … Read more