SageCrowd Partners with Dalhousie NeuroCognitive Imaging Lab to Study

Learning Outcomes
Halifax, December 2, 2015 SageCrowd has partnered with the Department of
Psychology and Neuroscience at Dalhousie University to conduct research that will
explore the impact of specific science of learning training methods on the efficacy of
online learning.
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This study, funded by a Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC)
Engage grant, will test how different variables impact learning, such as: content
assembly, unit volume, reflection, and time between learning and testing. In conducting
this research, sageCrowd and Dalhousies NeuroCognitive Imaging Lab will find out
what specific variables help students learn course content more effectively.
Enterprises spend $140 billion annually on employee training with more and more of that
spending moving online. E-Learning has grown to a $93 billion industry growing
annually at double digits. Despite all this spending, most training programs are executed
with little to no efficacy that the intended results were achieved. The Training and Elearning industries are now paying close attention to a new discipline co-created between
Psychology and Education referred to as the Science of Learning.
This project will strengthen our SAGECROWD WAY methodology providing direct
input into how we refine and optimize our learning experiences, sageCrowd CEO, Sean
Sears, says. The research will be invaluable to both the NeuroCognitive Imaging Lab
and sageCrowd, because it will demonstrate how specific learning methods impact skill
adoption and permanent memory creation.
NSERCs Engage grant will provide $25,000 in funding for this research. The study will
take place over the next six months and involve 80 participants over four experiments.
This project is significant in how its bridging a gap between academic research and
business, Dr. Aaron Newman, Director of the NeuroCognitive Imaging Lab and
principal investigator of the study, says. SageCrowd is dedicated to developing a
learning platform that is scientifically validated, and are eager to follow evidence-based
design. This project is also an excellent opportunity for the scientists were training at
Dalhousie to learn how to apply science outside of academia and understand the
relevance of their work.
About sageCrowd:
SageCrowd is a software company transforming enterprise training by leveraging
breakthroughs from the 'science of learning'. SageCrowd believes that aligning training to
the brains natural learning process is the key to better results. They have built the
science-based learning methodology, SAGECROWD WAY and a Collaborative Learning
Platform. The goal is to help enterprises implement their most mission critical training
projects. It is a whole new way to learn.

About Dalhousie University:

Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canadas leading research-intensive university and a
driver of the regions intellectual, social, and economic development. Across 13 faculties,
Dalhousie researchers and students conduct more than $135 million in funded research
each year with hospitals, industry, governments, non-profit agencies and universities
around the globe.
About NSERC:
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is the
primary funding agency supporting Canadas science and engineering research
community. The agency supports almost 30,000 postsecondary students and postdoctoral
fellows in their advanced studies. NSERC promotes discovery by funding approximately
12,000 professors every year and works with over 3,000 Canadian companies that are
participating and investing in postsecondary research projects.
Contacts:
Kaitlyn Phillips, PR & Marketing Assistant
pr@sagecrowd.com
Nikki Comeau, Communications
Dalhousie Universitys Faculty of Science
nikki.comeau@dal.ca
(902) 494-8443