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Video games as Good Teachers

Kapp Notes

McDonnell-Pew Foundation in the area of video games made the following statement about her research. Our findings are surprising because they show that the learning induced by video game playing occurs quite fast and generalizes outside the gaming experience [53].” Video games are powerful teachers all kinds of things [56].”.

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Why You Need to Humanize Your Videos with Tim Schmoyer

TechSmith Camtasia

If you’re spending a lot of time getting caught up in video SEO practices and it’s not working for you, stop and ask yourself: who’s really watching your videos? While getting your videos found is important, making a human connection so that viewers come back time and time again is a much better long-term approach.

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Ender’s Game–The Darker Side of Video Games for Learning

Kapp Notes

This is a re-posting of a blog post, I did back in 2006. I have two boys who play video games all the time so the story of Ender and his brother hit home and then when Ender was fighting his final battles in space…it is really a moving story. Games video games' Movie poster from Ender’s Game.

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Video of the month: April 2019

Clear Lessons

Nigel Paine shares three essential lessons for development in our video of the month. This is an edited version of this Clear Lesson – watch the video for the full story. At Elliott Masie’s Learning 2006 conference in Florida, he was awarded the title of 2006 Learning Thought Leader. Three golden rules for L&D.

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Agile Microlearning Explained

Learner engagement and retention doesn’t have to be a mystery. Cognitive science theories already supply the answers. Learn how OttoLearn packages them into a single platform you can use to deliver microlearning based reinforcement training, and go beyond completions to focus on outcomes.

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Thanksgiving Story and The Value of Video Games

Kapp Notes

I thank Chuck for reaching out to me and for providing such a wonderful example of how “video games&# can really have a positive impact. Tags: Games video games. Here is a touching message I received from a gentleman I went to high school with way back in the late 1980′s. How are you? This whole ordeal happened in Oct.

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How to Convert Video to MP3 Using Camtasia

TechSmith Camtasia

Whether you’re a podcaster, teacher, or speaker, you may be interested in getting more value from your content by extracting the audio from a video file. According to a study conducted by Edison Research in 2012 , 29% of adults have listened to an audio podcast, up from only 11% in 2006. Video to MP3. Can’t see the video?

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