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Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD Mid-NJ chapter, lots of great questions and interactions. Met a number of new friends caught up with some old friends and heard some wonderful presentations. Took one of our students, Melissa, to the event and she had a great time meeting everyone […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Alexander Pope in his work “An Essay on Criticism” famously observed “fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” Unfortunately, the same is often said of efforts involving games, gamification and simulations. It is not uncommon for an interactive learning initiative to be undertaken for the wrong reasons and subsequently fail miserably. The game doesn’t […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are some ideas I’ve had lately about trying to separate games and gamification as concepts. A game is a self-contained unit. There is a defined “game-space” in which the players agree to engage in game activities. There is a clear beginning, middle and end to a game. There is a defined winning state of […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Had a great time presenting at the Evidence-Based Learning Webinar we had over 250 folks at the presentation and they had some great questions and comments. Here are the slides. 10 Things We Know About Video Games for Learning from Karl Kapp strong>Here is some content and references related to the presentation that might prove […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Yesterday, I wrote about two types of gamification for learning. And one of the comments was about “when do I use each kind for learning.” Good question, here are a couple of ideas.It is not that they both can’t be used but here is what I think is the better of the two for each […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Digging a little deeper into the concept of gamification, I think there are actually two types of gamification. The first type is Structural Gamification and the second is Content Gamification Structural Gamification This is the application of game-elements to propel a learner through content with no alteration or changes to the content itself. The content […]
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Leave a Comment (5) →Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD DC Metro chapter, a full house with lots of great questions and interactions. Met a number of new friends, saw an old college classmate, Dara Nicholls, and ran into Richard Blunt, author of Do Serious Games Work? Results from Three Studies which […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →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 →Here are four videos by some really smart people discussing games for learning, education and changing the world. Their world views on games are interesting and they all tackle the concept slightly differently. How can their ideas influence your design of games, gamification and simulations for learning and instruction? Katie Salen Daphne Bavelier James Paul […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →The other day I posted Three Questions to Ask Before You Create a Learning #Game and it was rightfully pointed out that those questions could be asked about a gamification project or even a simulation project. When creating any type of Interactive Learning Experience (ILE) it is always important to spend time asking questions before […]
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