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In games and learning interfaces, strive for an interactive conversation interface

Here is some information that I have discussed before but it is worth repeating, as interface and instructional designers, keep in mind this interactive, engaging interface design technique. Research indicates that a conversational style is much more effective for conveying content to learners than a more formal style. In the book, “e-Learning and the Science […]

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Integrating Content

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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HR.com presentation resources

Yesterday, I gave a presentation for HR.com on the topic of instructional design. Here are my slides from the presentation. Instructional Design Today: What We Really Need to Know as Practitioners, Researchers, and Designers View more presentations from Karl Kapp And here are some resources that might be helpful: Excerpt from my article on ID […]

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Fourth Summer 2011 Learning in 3D class

For this class, we were privileged to have Andrew Hughes, the president of Designing Digitally visit with us. And he gave us a tour of their browser-based 3D campus tour software. You can check out this video to an idea of what the student’s experienced on their tour. Andrew provided a great tour of all […]

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ProtoMedia/Kaplan EduNeering Big Virtual World Announcement

ProtonMedia Raises $4.5 Million in Series B Financing Led by Kaplan Ventures Kaplan EduNeering concurrently forms strategic reseller partnership with ProtonMedia ProtonMedia announced the successful completion of a $4.5 million Series B venture financing led by Kaplan Ventures. ProtonMedia will use the funds to extend its leadership position within life sciences by further integrating its […]

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Resources from CSTD Webinar

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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Resources from my presentation at Innovations in e-learning Symposium

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 […]

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Serious Play Conference

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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