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It’s been a busy summer. I’ve been involved with several major projects, one is building a learning video game called iSAIL, it’s been a challenging but rewarding project, we’ve really broken new ground in analytics and behavioral analysis through game-based learning, looking for another great client who is interested in rolling out a branching-decision making 3D […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Death of Self-Pace eLearning In a report published in August 2016 by Sam Adkins of Ambient Insight a declaration is made that self-paced eLearning is in a death spiral: The worldwide five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for self-paced eLearning is distinctly negative at -6.4%; global revenues for self-paced courseware are dropping fast. In 2016, […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →I recently connected with Warren Apel, an internationally-recognized leader in educational technology. After working in international schools for 17 years, he co-founded EdTech startup Scholastico. As an Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Certified Innovator, he has given presentations, workshops and keynotes on educational technology at conferences around the world. We talked about his experience as […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Within the last few weeks, my colleague Mark Burke conducted an exciting and fun two day camp for our Instructional Technology students focused on helping instructional designers become entrepreneurs. It was called Entrepreneurial Workshop for Instructional Designers. I was fortunate enough to observe the workshop. The camp was wonderful, the students applied “thinking skills” to […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The other day I had a chance to have a conversation with Lucas Blair an alumni of Bloomsburg University’s Instructional Technology program and the founder of Little Bird Games and who is working on a wonderful project in which you can get involved. Here are some sound bites from our conversation… Kapp:Tell us a little […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is an interesting infographic. In the span of 2 years an independent developer earned nearly $700,000 in profit from educational apps. Here’s a look at how he did it and what we can learn from his experience. I thought you and your readership might be interested in the infographic. Please take a look and […]
Continue Reading →It looks like EduNeering, the leader in compliance-based learning has been acquired by UL, a global independent safety science company offering expertise across five key strategic businesses: Product Safety, Environment, Life & Health, Knowledge Services and Verification Services. Looks like it is going to be a perfect fit. Keep your dial right here for more […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The other day I had a chance to learn about Lucid Meetings and to hear what they are doing in terms of creating interesting meeting spaces. Plus there is a nice surprise for anyone who reads to the end of the article:) 1) So tell me about Lucid Meetings, what does it do? We offer […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Somethings things just come together in strange and exiting ways to trigger light bulbs and a different or accelerated way of thinking. You may have seen all of these videos before but together they make a powerful case for changing education and viewing instruction and learning in a new light. Additionally, I love the animated […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →There was an article today over at CNN titled “Desperately seeking Americans for factory jobs” that stated: There is a “critical shortage of machinists,” a common and crucial position in factories, said Rob Akers, vice president at the National Tooling and Machining Association. “Enrollment in this field in technical schools has been down for a […]
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