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InSync Presentation Resources: Case of the Disengaged Learner

Posted by Karl Kapp on October 4, 2016

Great time presenting webinar for InSync Training today, here are some resources including the slides from the presentation. Case of the Disengaged Learner: InSync Training Presentation from Karl Kapp If you are interested, you can buy the Detective characters and template here. It’s great to shortcut the entire development process. Many people ask me how […]

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Keynote Resources for New Designs for Learning: Games & Gamification Conference

Posted by Karl Kapp on September 29, 2016

Great time at the New Designs for Learning: Games and Gamification Conference. Met so many wonderful people and had a great time discussing games and gamification. Here are the slides from the keynote: Case of the Disengaged Learner: New Designs for Learning Conference from Karl Kapp Also, many people ask me how I am able […]

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Posted in: Games, Games video games, Gamification

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A Conversation with Steven Just

Posted by Karl Kapp on September 17, 2016

The other day I had a chance to catch up with my friend Steven Just, he and I met years and years ago and have both worked in the learning industry for a while. Steven is always busy. He was the founder and CEO of Pedagogue Solutions which he sold to Saba and he is […]

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A Conversation with Allessandria Polizzi

Posted by Karl Kapp on August 24, 2016

I had a great conversation the other day with Allessandria Polizzi. Who has had an interesting career working with a variety of organizations including 7-Eleven and Pizza Hut. We talked about the industry, talent management, her exciting new venture and the upcoming “Silver Tsunami”. Here are some of the highlights. Kapp: You have been in […]

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Preparing for Teaching This Academic Year

Posted by Karl Kapp on August 16, 2016

As I prepare to enter my 19th year teaching at the University, I have had the privilege of watching several alumni from our program (students I have taught) go on to become professors and teach at other universities, colleges, community colleges and other academic institutions. It is awesome to watch someone whom I’ve had in […]

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Posted in: Higher Education

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Keynote Resources: Distance Teaching and Learning Conference

Posted by Karl Kapp on August 11, 2016

Great time at the education conference. Met a number of new friends and caught up with some long time friends! Wonderful conference discussing all the great things happening in higher education around distance learning and interactive learning. Here are the slides of my keynote. The Case of the Disengaged Distance Learner from Karl Kapp Also, […]

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Posted in: Games, Games video games, Gamification

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Game Element: Fantasy

Posted by Karl Kapp on July 5, 2016

Recently, Deena Skolnick Weisberg, a senior fellow in the department of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, wrote an interesting article titled “Why kids can learn more from tales of fantasy than realism.” The article reminded me of some work I’ve done recently in looking at the role of fantasy in learning and why fantasy […]

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Podcast Interview, LTEN Presentation and Helpful Resources

Posted by Karl Kapp on June 21, 2016

It’s been a busy few months. Presenting, speaking and writing on games and gamification. I am in the middle of finishing two Lynda.com courses and finalizing the last chapter of a book about creating instructional games with Sharon Boller, very excited about the book. In the meantime, I’ve been busy with some presentations and interviews […]

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Posted in: Gamification, Out and About

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USDLA Keynote Resources: The Case of the Disengaged Distant Learning: Gamification

Posted by Karl Kapp on May 11, 2016

Here are my slides from the presentation and some helpful resources. Great group of folks and lots of great energy and ideas around making distance learning exciting, interesting and pedagogically sound. The Case of the Disengaged Distant Learner. (Gamification) from Karl Kapp Some additional gamification resources you may find helpful. Videos/Class First here is a […]

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A Conversation about New “Agile Courseware” Book

Posted by Karl Kapp on April 6, 2016

I received a notice in my in-box the other day about a new self-published book that discussed the idea of something called Lean-Agile Courseware by Raytheon. It turns out the book is nonfiction business book about applying Lean and Agile principles to the development of learning-related projects. I was intrigued by the idea since I […]

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