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Micheál Heffernan

Senior Editor

Micheál Heffernan is the Senior Manager of Copy and Content at Learnosity. He’s interested in communication generally and appreciates the multidisciplinary approach taken by artist-designers like Abbot Miller and Olafur Elisasson. He loves books, running, and good coffee – just not at the same time.

How designing for accessibility can improve product usability
Principles
Design

How designing for accessibility can improve product usability

Accessibility and usability ultimately share the same goal – to make products or services easy to use for everyone. The Internet can be a powerful…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 4 Mins
Collaboration is edtech’s evolutionary advantage
Principles
Partnerships

Collaboration is edtech’s evolutionary advantage

We launched the Learnosity Partner Ecosystem five years ago. It’s since grown into a dynamic community that includes content experts as well as tech vendors. Traditionally…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 3 Mins
6 ways online testing software can enhance education
Principles
Learning & Development

6 ways online testing software can enhance education

To illustrate technology’s potential in education, here’s a list of 6 ways that online testing software can help modernize school assessments.

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 4 Mins
Being responsive: Using customer insights to reinvent product features
Product
Updates & Product Tips

Being responsive: Using customer insights to reinvent product features

Our engineers created a far superior image drag & drop question type, but it was our users who helped make it what it is.

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 3 Mins
Under the microscope: The Next Generation Science Standards
Principles
Learning & Development

Under the microscope: The Next Generation Science Standards

The what, the how, and the why of the Next Generation Science Standards. There is a growing sense of anxiety among educators that learners are…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 5 Mins
Accessibility in education helps create better opportunities for learners
Principles
Design

Accessibility in education helps create better opportunities for learners

If learning materials are not accessible to learners, then learners’ abilities won’t be accessible to educators. Education should be challenging for all learners. If it…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 5 Mins
The gathering storm: Student data security in the Digital Age
Principles
Learning & Development

The gathering storm: Student data security in the Digital Age

How can student data security be guaranteed when faced with a threat that can neither be detected nor predicted? In the not-too-distant past, banks represented…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 6 Mins
Why tech integration should be part of your product development strategy
Principles
Strategy

Why tech integration should be part of your product development strategy

Knowing when to leverage others’ technologies lets you focus on building a better core offering for your customers. The English poet John Donne once wrote…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 5 Mins
Seeking a new direction – the future of the multiple choice question
Principles
Learning & Development

Seeking a new direction – the future of the multiple choice question

Where does the multiple choice question go from here? Multiple choice tests have been a staple of learner evaluation for a century. Even as technology…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 6 Mins
Making paper a possibility in computer-based assessment
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Partnerships

Making paper a possibility in computer-based assessment

From paper cuts to cutting edge – Learnosity is working with Paperscorer to better integrate tradition and technology. Despite the forward momentum that technology has…

by Micheál Heffernan
Read Time 3 Mins