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Here are 6 things to keep in mind when facilitating a 3D virtual world class or discussion. Maintain proper social distances between your avatar and others. People treat the 3D virtual space as an actual physical space. In physical space, social norms require distances between people when they are engaged in conversation. In the 3D […]
Continue Reading →One: Challenge and Consolidation– Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and then let them solve these problems until they have virtually routinized or automated their solutions. Games then throw a new class of problem at the players requiring them to rethink their now, taken-for-granted mastery, learn something new, and integrate this new […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Civilization V is a turn based strategy game where players attempt to lead a civilization from prehistoric times into the future on a procedurally-generated map, achieving one of a number of different victory conditions through research, diplomacy, expansion, economic development, government and military conquest. A player wins by achieving the highest-scoring civilization. Players allocate limited […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Matching the right type of game-thinking and mechanics to the right type of content to be learned, is the right way to design an instructional game. Declarative knowledge is taught with simple games like Jeopardy-type games, matching games, hangman-type games, sequencing game and multiple choice games which reinforce declarative knowledge (information that needs to be […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Yesterday I discussed the dis-integration of learning occurring due to excessive chunking of the wrong types of content. Sure you can chunk declarative knowledge and concepts but problem-solving or situational creativity (like writing a proposal or developing a marketing plan or leading a project) requires integration of content not dis-integration. How do you integrate content. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →For a while now, new technologies have been made available to help deliver training in small chunks, little bits of information delivered just when they were needed…just-in-time training. These are great but, they have their limits. I am speaking with more and more people who tell me that employees go through all kinds of training […]
Continue Reading →My friend and colleague, Connie Malamed (aka The eLearning Coach) has developed a handy iPhone application that will help you become a better instructional designer making tips, definitions and ideas available right at your finger tips. GET THE APPLICATION HERE I have heard buzz about the application from a number of sources including Cammy Bean’s […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Great article titled Start An Education Revolution In Seven Steps. Go read the entire article but here is the spoiler. How to Start Your Own Revolution 1.) Gather an A-team of dedicated people and choose a demographic/location/school. 2.) Brainstorm with your team. Which skills/topics can you use to empower students (we’re all students!)? Is there […]
Continue Reading →In the webinar I conducted the other day, a number of people indicated that they had budgets of less than $1,000 and were wondering if it would be possible to create any kind of 3D learning game on such a meager budget. One solution that they could try that would create a great 3D elearning […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are my slides from my Gadgets, Games and Google for Learning: How to Leverage the Latest Technologies for Learning and Performance Improvement. Given as part of the Training 3.0 pre-conference workshops. It was a great group with wonderful activity in the chat. Gadgets, Games and Google for Learning View more presentations from Karl Kapp […]
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