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Here are my slides and some resources I discussed during me presentation. Thanks everyone for attending. Hope everyone got some useful information for designing games and simulations for learning. The Role of Games and Simulations in Learning View more presentations from Karl Kapp. 1. An experience as an avatar can change a person’s real life perceptions. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →A Scrum is agile development methodology for working with complex, unpredictable projects using an iterative approach. Scrum is usually associated with large scale software development projects and is used by many large massively multiplayer online game development companies to update and maintain their products. But elements can be used for the ISD project (or all […]
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Leave a Comment (4) →Mark R. Lepper at Stanford University is a leading theorist in social psychology and has written numerous academic papers, one I came across the other day is titled “Motivational Considerations in the Study of Instruction” that was published in the journal Cognition and Instruction (1988), 5(4) 289-309. In the paper he discusses some principles for […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Stories are an important element in instructional games and are critical for fostering higher order thinking skills. But it is not the outcome of the story where the learning occurs, it is through the process of the story unfolding. As the leaner journeys through the story, the decisions that are made, the objects chosen the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →There are several ways to look at games and motivation. One way is to examine games through the four factor model developed by John Keller, this model is well known in the field of instructional design and is used as a framework in creating e-learning and courseware. The model is called ARCS with the letters […]
Continue Reading →This video makes a powerful argument against all the crazy budget cuts forced upon our educational systems…at all levels.
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Leave a Comment (0) →Once again, hats of to Chris St. John and the group for a wonderful conference at George Mason University. The Innovations in E-Learning Symposium is really a top notch conference, small, intimate but with great attendees and speakers and I really like how both industry old timers (like me) and Ph.D. candidates both get a […]
Continue Reading →One evening you sit down to play a game and you become so involved, you lose all track of time, you are finding and defeating the bad guys effortlessly, you are easily finding the clues and you are engaged in the challenge. As you play, you are nervous but confident that you can move forward […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The Serious Play Conference, taking place August 23-25 at DigiPen Institute of Technology, has announced the International Serious Play Awards, a program to recognize and certify exemplary products for training or learning in the education, corporate, government/military, healthcare and consumer markets. In addition to being eligible for the competition, all titles entered into the 2011 Awards Program […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Looking at the difference between old and new ways of thinking about knowledge, information, learning, video games and other critical concepts. Perception of… Old New Knowledge Structured (Books, Memos, SOPs) Unstructured (IM, Blog, email) Organizational Structure Hierarchical Team-based Structure Level Playing Field, Equality Communication Channels Formal (Face-to-Face, Phone Calls) Informal (Twitter, Facebook) Software Applications Interface […]
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