I am presenting a couple of Webinars in the near future. Here are the details. Thursday, December 8, 2011 10:15 AM (Pacific Time) As part of the eLearning Guild’s Online Forums, I am speaking on the topic of Gamification. There is a fee but it is for the entire conference with dozens of great speakers. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →A report in the Huffington Post revealed that ” Air Force researchers recently learned that they could cut training time in half by delivering a mild electrical current (two milliamperes of direct current for 30 minutes) to pilot’s brains during training sessions on video simulators.” Ok, so it’s not a big shock but, still learning […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →Last week, we had our twice annual Corporate Advisory Council meeting and it was a huge success because of the effort and work of our students. Twice a year professionals from the field of instructional technology visit Bloomsburg University and provide feedback, advice, council and, in many cases, jobs to the students who have been […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →One instructional technique used frequently in the simulation/game arena is the creation of a virtual lab. Here are some thoughts on creating an effective virtual lab. A good method to create a virtual simulation is to create something with different levels to allow learners different entry points into the simulation. The first level would be […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Our Corporate Advisory Council kicked off yesterday with some great presentation by our Corporate Advisory Council members, we had a great day of presentations and learning. Here are recordings of the great presentations Red Card Cancer: Uniting the Global Game of Soccer Search Engine Optimization: Improving Your Company’s Online Visibility Building Best Practices for Online […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are two video previews of some really interesting instructional games being developed with funding from the US Department of Education. And
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Leave a Comment (1) →Check out this video showing some great new features, I like those slick new improvements of the interface and the environment. The action bar is great! It’s even more user friendly than before. Check out this preview video.
Continue Reading →Here are resources from my talk at The Pennsylvania College of Technology for their workshop “Designing a Digital Future” Combining Art, Creativity and Industrial Simulations: Game-Based Tools for Learning and Instruction View more presentations from Karl Kapp References from Presentation BMW Here is a great example of augmented reality. Courtesy of BMW. The implications for […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The concept of cognitive apprenticeship is grounded in the theory of Situated Cognition. Situated cognition is a theory of instruction that suggests learning is naturally tied to authentic activity, context, and culture. The idea is that the person and the environment in which they are learning cannot be separated in any analysis of learning. They […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Here are my slides and relevant resources from my Boca Raton FL for the wonderful people at Grace Hill. Had a great time. Walked on the beach in the morning and presented Gadgets, Games and Gizmos right before lunch. Hope you find these resources helpful. Here the slides from my presentation: Gadgets, Games and Gizmos […]
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