“L’esprit humain est un merveilleux filtre à information rappelle Jonah Lehrer, apte à bloquer les faits qui contredisent ce que nous aimerions croire”.

“Nous avons tendance à rendre silencieuse la dissonance cognitive en nous imposant à nous-mêmes notre propre ignorance”.

Assurément, la plus grande menace contre la démocratie est cognitive. Et force est de reconnaître, hélas, que la connaissance n’est pas toujours le meilleur remède contre l’ignorance.

f you don't help the people become problem solvers, your process changes will not last.

Only a quarter of Canadian classrooms have interactive whiteboards, compared to three-quarters in Britain. Our use of digital technologies in the delivery of health care ranks 10th out of 16 peer countries.

Social Learning – Learning by observing, conversing, or questioning. This can take place in an informal or formal setting and sometimes may even occur without the learner realizing that learning is taking place or without making a conscious decision to learn. It’s organic and usually unorganized. Social Learning is more focused on the needs of the individual. In social learning, a participant might ask “What do *I* need to know and who knows how to answer this quickly?” Knowledge is primarily consumed or pulled from experts.

Communities of Practice (CoPs) – Groups of people with a common interest that are focused on collaboration and sharing of information related to that common interest. CoPs have a purpose, organization, and are usually tied to a business goal when used in corporations. A CoP is more focused on improving performance and enhancing knowledge of the group, as opposed to an individual. In CoPs, a participant might ask “What can I share with the group or how can we solve a problem together?” Knowledge is primarily shared or pushed.

The skills that make us better explainers, better persuaders, better story tellers, and better thinkers are all fundamentally influenced by writing.

L’élève qui copie son devoir sur Internet s’astreint à une activité qui révèle la nature de sa discipline intérieure mais à mettre en relation avec celle de l’extérieur. Autrement dit s’il choisit cette modalité, c’est que les codes externes l’invitent à le faire et qu’il n’éprouve aucune culpabilité parce qu’il pense (sait?) que cette discipline de l’extérieur n’est qu’une apparence.