Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Last night I had the pleasure of speaking to a group at the University of Washington Virtual Biodome. It was part of a innovative curriculum taught by Randy Hinrichs who is CEO of 2b3d. And, last night wearing the hat of professor teaching at University of Washington in a Virtual World Certification program. I also met up with some great old virtual world and real world acquaints and made some new virtual friends!

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Check out my newest whitepaper titled Compliant Collaboration & Learning in Virtual Immersive Environments. The whitepaper describes how life science companies are effectively leveraging virtual worlds to successfully facilitate collaboration and training. Here is a sneak peak at some of the content: Three-dimensional virtual immersive environments created on a computer and rendered in three-dimensions allow Medical Science Liasons (MSLs), Key Opinion Leaders , trainers, sales directors and

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Here is a presentation by Gabe Zichermann who blogs at gamification.co that explains how gamification is fundamentally rewriting the rules of engagement for product design and marketing. From Foursquare to Farmville and from Nike to the Navy, game mechanics like points, badges, levels, challenges, rewards and leaderboards are being used in ever greater numbers.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 16, 2010

For those of you struggling to decide what last minute learning related gifts to give for co-workers, clients, friends and relatives, here are a few ideas. Gamification. If you know someone interested in Gamification, here are a few ideas: Virtual Worlds. If you know someone interested in virtual worlds: Mobile Learning. Someone interested in mobile learning: Social Media/Web 2.0 for Learning.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Join me and Brent Schlenker on Thursday (December 16) for a webinar called “ Breaking Down Social Learning’s Brick Wall. &# The webinar is free and sponsored by Meridian Knowledge Solutions. Here is some information about our presentation: A lot of “ink&# has been spilled on the benefits of social learning in the workplace. In spite of the hype, adoption still lags.

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