This Saturday I am running my first ever International Length Triathlon in Atlantic City, NJ. Yes, I am going to swim one mile, bike 20 and then run 6.2 miles. I am optimistic that I will be able to complete the entire ordeal race in under 3 hours. This race reminded me of a blog […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Two resources for information are coming together to create one great stop for elearning information. eLearning Learning and Training Magazine Network have partnered to bring together the extensive content from eLearning Learning and the community offerings from Training Magazine Network to form the largest eLearning site on the Web. You can now see eLearning Learning […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →These techniques can be used for Instructor-Led Training or eLearning modules. These ideas originated in work done by Mark Lepper, a researcher from Stanford University and Thomas Malone also a researcher from Stanford who’s work includes extensive investigations into why games are fun and motivational. The two teamed up and wrote what they called “The […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are three different and sometimes opposing views of Gamification. You probably have seen this all before but I thought it was worth bringing them together in one location. The first is by Jesse Schell at the 2010 DICE conference. He did present the concept somewhat “tongue in cheek” but it is still an interesting […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a great video aimed at getting game designers to consider the concept of playtesting in the design of video games. In instructional design “talk” we call it formative evaluation. Take a look at the video and see if the instruction interventions you create could somehow benefit from playtesting (hint, they can) Playtesting sounds […]
Continue Reading →One questions I am asked frequently is about the idea of building a game for a learning experience or adding Gamification elements to a course or learning program. The question is usually, “Help, where do I start with all this?” As with almost anything, the first place to start is with self-education. Because shortly, you […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Gamification can play a key role in how organizations train employees because it does two key things. First, Gamification forces designers of instruction within organizations or supporting organizations to think through how to make learning more engaging. It provides a new lens for the creation of all types of instruction, the lens of game-designer. While […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a great conference, I won’t be able to go but a great deal of industry luminaries are presenting at the conference. It would be well worth your time if you are interested in serious games for learning. 50+ Speakers Address the Future of Games for Training, Learning More than 50 of the top […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Gave a presentation today to the fine folks involved with TrainingMagazine Network. We had over 2,000 people register for the webinar to check out the topic and to learn a little more. Here are some resources I reference and some additional resources as well. Here are the slides. Here are some videos of the gamification […]
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