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Recently Sharon Boller of Bottom Line Performance and I did a presentation at ASTD2013 on Instructional Game Design. We talked about game design, the need to play games and how games can be used for learning in the first part of the one day workshop and in the second half of the workshop, we had […]
Continue Reading →Here is a neat infographic on how 3D printers will revolutionize learning, or instructional technology department just ordered one which we will receive this summer. (can you say manipulatives…an old but great concept). Would like to credit OnlineDegrees.org for this graphic.
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Leave a Comment (0) →These three slide shows are not specifically about instructional design but, when creating online learning, I think these slide shows present a great deal to consider. Using just some of these techniques will make your online learning “POP”! Here is one on slide design: Visual Design Basics from Sumeet Moghe Here is one on News […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are four videos that can help you to think about instructional design for online learning. They don’t all specifically describe instructional design but they do all have insightful ideas if you just listen and apply. This one describes how too much focus on “information” for courses is the wrong focus. Well stated by Cathy […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →People often like to compare game-based learning to lectures. They want to know “which is better?” Often the answer is not that simple. While many people acknowledge different types of games for learning such as: matching games, first-person thinkers, platform games, games that require balancing resources, etc. Many people don’t realize there are also different […]
Continue Reading →An Interactive Learning Event (ILE) can be a game, gamification effort or event a simulation. It is a learning intervention that you create that engages the learner. Technology is not needed, only carefully crafted design affordances. The first step in the development process is to determine what you want the outcome to be. Is it […]
Continue Reading →ASTD TK 2013 has been a great time. I’ve enjoyed spending time with old friends and making new ones Here are the slides from my presentation, my workshop on “Games and Gamification” with Koreen Olbrish will be in another post. The “Immernet”: Immersive Learning through Games, Gamification and Virtual Worlds from Karl Kapp Here are […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Looking through my old (1987) “Instructional Technology: Foundations” book I came across an interesting paragraph about anxiety in learning. It was in a chapter by Sigmund Tobias called “Learner Characteristics” in the paragraph, he discusses the role anxiety can play in learning and I thought that even though we usually think of children in school […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Note: Some of these thoughts are based on a paper by John Rice, a school technology director in Texas. John has spent several years researching instructional gaming and his doctoral dissertation focuses on predictors for student success in educational video games. Since 2007, he has chronicled research in the field on his blog at edugamesresearch.com, […]
Continue Reading →Here are the resources and slides from my workshop presentation in Las Vegas. Day One: Here are the introductory slides Introduction Materials for Gamification Workshop from Karl Kapp Here are the slides related to game elements. Game Elements from Karl Kapp Here are slides related to motivation. Motivation slides from Workshop from Karl Kapp Here […]
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