- Games as Rewards in School
When it comes to video games, one school has taken the motto “if you can’t beat them, join them” to heart and allows kids who do well in school to play video games as a reward. They decided that one way to motivate kids is to allow them to play video games and, indeed, if you want … - Presentation to Research Working Group on Multigenerational Knowledge Transfer
So last week I was speaking at Huntington Beach, CA (and it was cold) on the topic of “Learning in 3D” and this week I am in New York City (and it is warm) talking about Tools and Techniques for Transferring Know How from the Boomers to the Gamers to a group from various companies all st… - The Real Reason LSU Won the Championship!
Well the big game is over. LSU defeated (some would say humbled Ohio State) in a 38-24 victory. You can read about the game at Sports Illustrated’s Web Site. But the controversy is not over. In fact, an informant told me that LSU may have had an unfair advantage. One of my blog readers through… - 2008 Predictions, Remembrance and Challenges
The ASTD Big Question for January is “What are your Predictions for Learning in 2008?” First, I am going to borrow from the December 2006 Big Question which I really liked. The three questions, now modified for 2008, are: What will you remember most about 2007? What are the biggest cha… - Gifting Corporate Clients or Associates? Try 3G4L
It is always so hard to determine what type of corporate gift is appropriate for clients, co-workers or your boss? What do you get them that is not too expensive but not too cheap, that is business-focused but not too business-focused. Well, I think the perfect answer is Gadgets, Games and Gizmos fo… - ASTD’s Big Question for December: New Learning
The ASTD Big question this month is What did you learn about learning in 2007? I learn so much all the time from students, clients and colleagues, it is hard to narrow it down to just one or two things, but I’ll try. Here are a few of the lessons I have learned. Mostly about the power of the … - Acrophobia: Fear of Acronyms
Recently, I have been guest blogging in Phil Charron’s (of Learning Simulation) class “Theories of Electronic Communication” which he teaches in the Philadelphia area. Guest blogging has been a lot of fun as the students were assigned to read the first chapter of my book (available he… - Links Related to PA /DE/NJ DLA Conference Keynote
In the spirit of broadening my keynote address and in providing a dialogue with audience members of the 5th Annual PA/DE/NJDLA Conference & Expo. I have pulled together a number of posts that may be of interest to attendees at the keynote who are looking for additional information. This post al… - Technology Shapes Generations
Generations are shaped, in part, by the technologies which surrounded them as they grew up. The boomer generation grew up in a time of “one-way” technology, better known as, broadcasting . In fact, the technology most associated with the baby boomer generation is television. The boomers were … - Wikis, Blogs and Social Networks Presentation Materials
Here are the handouts and the slides for the presentation that I did on Wikis, Blogs and Social Networks. It was a fun, hands on presentation where many of the attendees had a chance to create a blog and a wiki. This session esd conducted at the Training 2007 Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. I e…
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