It’s becoming increasingly common for people to express themselves through visual media and illustrations, and some are even embracing visual media as a teaching tool. Digital natives are throwing out the traditional educational textbooks and going for something more visual.

As our society grows more complex, the educational landscape is becoming radically different. Our educational choices have multiplied exponentially, regardless of age, location or level, with the introduction of digital learning. But how effective are these new methods?

The new Duolingo project aims to teach people a new language while they simultaneously translate the internet. The project’s ultimate aim is to get 100 million people to translate the web into every major language... for free.

The argument that video calling allows us to share experiences rather than straightforward information is a compelling one. As interest in the technology piques, we ask Lars Cosh Ishii to put video, and user adoption, into perspective.