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Met some wonderful people in Chicago, reconnected with old friends and co-author Tony O’Driscoll and had a great time!! The river cruise was a lot of fun and educational. The presentation was a great deal of fun. We played “Fact or Fishy”. Here is a copy of my slides from the presentation. Learning 3.0 Training […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I think this is an interesting depiction of video games in schools. From: OnlineCollegeCourses.com Used under Creative Common Licence and with written permission.
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are some thoughts on what needs to be done to develop an instructional game that meets the objective of actually teaching something to the player. Image found at thisSource. Image and environment created by Breakaway Ltd. See it here. — To ensure that the goals of a serious game are met, the first priority […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →Gamification has several definitions but the one I find most compelling is one that involves elements of games beyond just points, badges and leaderboards. A definition that includes using elements like challenge, story, role-play, feedback–what I call “deeper” game elements. When examined that way, one major advantage that gamification has over many traditionally designed e-learning […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →Here are four papers, articles, and/or chapters that discuss various aspects of gamification and what it means to education, learning and the public in general. WARNING–There is not a general consensus among these articles…that’s exactly why I collected these different views. The first article is from an online journal called GAME. Here is a description […]
Continue Reading →Here are three videos, all from a slightly different perspective that, I think, are related in one way or another to the future of learning both within organizations and within academic institutions. We need to learn from the expert teachers, from what is happening online and, of course, from games. What makes a teacher great? […]
Continue Reading →Here are Seven unique slide decks from Slideshare.net each giving a different take (visually and contextually) on the concept of gamification. The first is from Sebastian Deterding: 9,5 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Gamification from Sebastian Deterding The second was presented at a conference by Kyle Findlay and Kirsty Aberts. It’s got great […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are three more views on Gamification. Also, in case you missed it here are the first Three Views on Gamification. This one is from Gabe Zichermann Here is one from Sebastian Deterding What is Gamification with Extra Credits BONUS Fourth Item: Gamification of Education from Extra Credits
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is part two of a great discussion with Reuben Tozman about his book, Learning On Demand. If you missed the first part check it out here. KK:How do you think “Big Data” is going to impact the learning and development field? RT:What I’m hoping for may not be what actually happens….What I would like […]
Continue Reading →I seem to be hanging out with a lot of writers these days. I recently had a chance to catch up with Reuben Tozman and ask him a few questions about his new book published through ASTD. This is part one of the interview, I’ll post part two tomorrow. It was a great discussion and […]
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