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This Monday will be a historical event for Kapp Notes…the first ever blog book tour for Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning There are 14 blogs in the blogosphere who are participating as “stops” on the tour. Each blogger will comment on the book or interview the author (me) or just post comments about the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →It was bound to happen, a full-feature length movie in Second Life…oops, sorry, it hasn’t happened yet…but you heard it here first. Click here for the SLURL if you want to check out Hollywood, Second Life.(you need to have a Second Life avatar to visit.) However, what has happened is that HBO has acquired the […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Here are some lessons that I’ve learned concerning the building of a Web 2.0 community around wikis and blogs. My learning occured as I taught my class “Learning in 3D” this summer. 1. Don’t Start with a Blank SlateFor the course, I created a structure within a wiki that included pages that were clearly marked […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →Please join me in welcoming Rebekah Simonds to the blogosphere. She was a student in the Second Life class (see Tear Down The Walls: Web 2.0 Extends Class)and was one of the ones who co-created the widely viewed Educational Uses of Second Life video (which is great by the way…check it out, you find a […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →So Labor Day is coming up this weekend in the US and you are looking for one last beach read. I would recommend Everything is Miscellaneous by David Weinberger. It is insightful and very funny. In fact, he writes much as he speaks. I saw him present this past spring and was entertained and enlightened. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Too often learning and development professionals view learning as a one time event…conduct the class, create the e-learning module, craft the job aid…ok, now we are done. Learning doesn’t work like that. You can’t create a one-and-done and actually expect people’s behaviors or attitudes to change. Altering behavior and changing attitudes takes a concentrated effort, […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Today, my kids went back to school. They were so wound up last night.. My oldest said, “I’m so excited its like a holiday…except I can’t sleep in tomorrow and I don’t get any presents.” As I think about my kids getting a year older and going back to school after a short summer. It […]
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Leave a Comment (4) →If, while playing a video game, the player waits for instructions or information, he or she will fail. Decisive action must be taken immediately. The gamer generation has learned this and expects speed in answers and learning. If a gamer needs information, he or she inputs a question into a search engine and then demands […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →If you do any kind of software training, you need to check out the discussion going on in the comments field of Tips for Teaching Software to Others. Just some great stuff. Also, see Design: Creating a Scenario to Teach Software Procedures and Wendy Wickham’s In the Middle of the Curve: How am I Gonna […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →This past week, I had the good fortune to be able to present at the SALT conference. SALT is the Society for Applied Learning Technology. I presented on Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning(of course). My session was well attended and had I had some great interactions with the group and some really good questions. […]
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