Did you ever feel strong negative emotions in front of a math problem? Do your guts reject everything mathematical? Do you love math but feel like you are struggling in certain contexts? This article is for you! We have the privilege of discussing with Dr…
This new #edtech app promises to finally teach you mathematics in a fun and effortless way. This expensive school program ensures that your daughter will be a successful and productive member of society. This Facebook article insists that your toddler sho…
This article is the transcript of an episode of Maja Malmcrona’s podcast, where we talked about how to tell a consistent story of an inconsistent journey, the importance of play and failure and the sadness of failing to play, and, as Maja would say: “how …
Everytime I go home for the holidays, my siblings and I spend days solving puzzle games together. So I thought I would share with you some of my favourite mind-tickling games, because who doesn’t want fun, enjoyment, laughter, and headaches? Today’s focus…
This article is the transcript of an episode of Maja Malmcrona’s podcast, where we talked about abstraction, the purpose of school, the essence of things, and failed tattoos. You can listen to the podcast on Podbean or Spotify (and other platforms). You c…
“The biggest mistake of the western world was to separate the body and the mind,” says Dr. Hanna Poikonen. From learning scientists to interaction designers, several researchers and educators start to challenge the traditional sit-in-quiet approach to lea…
When I was in high school, a friend told me that she did not like mathematics because she found it too abstract. I was quite confused at the time and thought to myself: “But I love mathematics because it is abstract”. This made me quite curious: Is this d…
Learning is not only theory, it’s also a lot of practice. This is why today I wanted to have a little chat with Mélanie Collon, multi-talented teacher with unbounded curiosity. We discussed the joy of learning, tools, failures, and kindness. I hope you wi…
For thousands of years, we, human beings, have been exploring the world relying mostly on our senses and our capacity to move. Nowadays, still, our bodies play an important role in how we perceive and interact with the environment, and, in particular, our…
In previous articles, we started discussing what learning is about and techniques to learn more efficiently. But is learning always a good thing? And in particular, can we learn incorrectly? There are so many aspects to these questions that I decided to f…
Hei Fancy Folks! Today is a bit different! This month I have been following Barbara Oakley's class “Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects”, and at the end of the course, we were asked to design a tool to help other…
When a child learns how to walk, they fall several times before succeeding, and we see this as normal. If you have a bit of evil in you, like I do, you might laugh a little. But, even if you are able to walk, you would not come up with thoughts like “This…
We are all learning experts. We have been learning since we were born, to survive, to grow, to adapt. It’s a consequence of or a motivation for all our actions. We are sent to school for years, we are asked to learn from our mistakes, and to experience ne…
When I discuss Augmented Reality projects with people, I often realize that this concept is not clear to everybody. So, let’s talk a bit about Augmented Reality! Human beings have been fantasizing about mixing virtual worlds into the real world for decade…
Hello all, Welcome to my blog! I’ll be writing here about stuff I am curious about, usually orbiting around education, computer science, mathematics, and augmented reality, but also some more random things attracting my attention. The main focus of the bl…