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Here are several short videos making fun of social media, they are all amusing and some are even funny but I think they all carry an interesting underlying message. See if you can find out the message. Does it apply to you? Here is one about relationships via Facebook Here is one about social media […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →It is obvious that games are immensely popular, what is less obvious is that they are also powerful teachers who have been “schooling” a generation for the past 30 years. Learning is most effective when the learner has an achievable, well-defined goal. With a goal, you are “willing to be corrected for your mistakes and […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →On January 29, 2013, I am partnering with Koreen Olbrish on a pre-conferene workshop at the ASTD TechKnowledge Conference. We are currently working on the agenda and thought I’d post in case anyone was interested in attending. Hope you see you there. Check out this page for great details and to learn how to REGISTER! […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →In addition to several other hats that I wear, I am current serving as the Assistant Director of Bloomsburg University’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Center where I am coaching and mentor students who want to form for-profit and not-for profit entrepreneurial ventures. So when I saw this graphic, I though it was very interesting. Brought to you […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Join us for the new season of Train for Success with a panel of virtual worlds thought leaders: • Karl Kapp, Professor at Bloomsburg University, consultant & author of “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction” and “Learning in 3D” • Maria Korolov, editor of Hypergrid Business, president of Trombly International • John “Pathfinder” Lester, blogger […]
Continue Reading →One question I am frequently asked is “How did you get interested in games for learning?” When did you notice that games could play a role in corporate learning? There are a number of incidents that eventually lead to my study of the subject. Some involve watching a poker tournament and learning that online poker […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Note: Some of these thoughts are based on a paper by John Rice, a school technology director in Texas. John has spent several years researching instructional gaming and his doctoral dissertation focuses on predictors for student success in educational video games. Since 2007, he has chronicled research in the field on his blog at edugamesresearch.com, […]
Continue Reading →Here is a question I was asked the other day and some of my thoughts. What is the greatest challenge still facing trainers trying to successfully implement serious games and simulations to train their workforce? And how do you recommend they meet this challenge? One challenge is that there is a great deal of misconceptions […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Wow, had a great 3 days at DevLearn, met some absolutely wonderful, fascinating and brilliant folks. Saw a bunch colleagues and friends, and had lots of fun in the Gamification Workshop. So the slides to the Gamification workshop can be found here. Some one asked me about interactivity in a virtual classroom environment, here are […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are the resources and slides from my workshop presentation in Las Vegas. Day One: Here are the introductory slides Introduction Materials for Gamification Workshop from Karl Kapp Here are the slides related to game elements. Game Elements from Karl Kapp Here are slides related to motivation. Motivation slides from Workshop from Karl Kapp Here […]
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