AI Avatars in Educational Videos: A Misguided Trend?

The value of video learning is well-established. Both instructional designers and faculty rely on it for flipped classroom models—allowing students to focus on developing soft skills—or simply to diversify the media formats within an online learning ...

AI Avatars in Educational Videos: A Misguided Trend?

by:Jean-Marie Cognet on: September 18, 2026

AI Avatars in Educational Videos: A Misguided Trend?

The value of video learning is well-established. Both instructional designers and faculty rely on it for flipped classro...

Choosing the Right Higher Education Video Platform in 2026: A Comparative Guide

Table of Contents In 2026, the question is no longer whether an institution should use video for teaching, but how to in...

Beyond the Classroom: How 3 Universities Use Video to Modernise Learning

Higher education is undergoing a quiet but profound shift. As student populations become more diverse and hybrid learnin...

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Table of Contents For a long time, Kaltura was the go-to video solution for higher education. However, over the past few...

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Some conferences you attend to discover. Others, to take stock. OEB 2025 clearly belonged to the second category. With t...

5 Video Learning Trends You Need to Follow ASAP

Video learning is gradually establishing itself in higher education. New ways of delivering courses are emerging, along ...

AI and Video: What Are the Benefits for Teaching?

The world evolves tremendously fast, driven by technological progress that reshapes our everyday lives. Artificial intel...

My Top 3 Key Insights from Our UbiThinkTank Event

At the end of November, for the second year in a row, we were honoured to host a UbiThinkTank event that gathered our to...

Online Educa Berlin 2024: 1, 3, 10, 30!

This year marked the very first participation of my colleague Bérénice Grossir at Online Educa Berlin (OEB), my third, U...

360° Video in Education: Enhancing Teaching and Learning

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