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eLearning Conferences

Tony Karrer

All the information below was obtained from Internet sources and announcements in educational journals. If possible, please do not remove the contact information when you re-distribute the list as that is how I receive updates and corrections. link] conferences_events/presidents/ 2009.asp. Thanks for your cooperation.

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Engagement: A Critical Element in Learning and Gamification

Kapp Notes

(Gibson, 2009). Merrill (2009. These are the informal instructional artifacts that students create to help teammates and friends in both collaborative and competitive gamification experiences. Building a common knowledge base. (pp. 2009) First principles of instruction. Building a common knowledge base. (pp.

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Use of Challenge in Gamification and Learning Design

Kapp Notes

Uncertain outcomes are challenging because of the variability depending on the use’s actions, multiple goals, hidden information and randomness (Wilson et. For example, a lesson might start by telling the student “you are a manger and an employee has informed you that a co-worker has been leaving work early for the past month, what you do?”.

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Less is more: A different approach to L&D in a world awash with information

Performance Learning Productivity

Charles Jennings argues that the adage 'access to knowledge is power' is more fitting in today's information-swamped world. "In 2009, more data will be generated by individuals than in the entire history of mankind through 2008. Information overload is more serious than ever."

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Create Autonomy in Gamification and Other Learning Environments

Kapp Notes

A large body of research has indicated that absolute learner control in open instructional environment is both inefficient and ineffective (Merrill, 2009; Clark & Mayer, 2011). Or it can be the presentation of additional information necessary to overcome an intellectual challenge. 2009) First principles of instruction.

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[from gminks] Social Learning Measurement : eLearning Technology

Tony Karrer

Learning efficiency - time lag between posting content and when content is viewed, amount of time spent producing content for others to view, amount of redundant or significantly overlapping content, the degree to which “informal” content is reused in “formal” content (and perhaps reducing formal content development costs and effort).

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eLearning Around The Web

The eLearning Coach

Whether yours are formal or informal, this list of online presentation applications from SitePoint might be useful to you. Arguments For Informal Learning. Jay Cross lays out some excellent reasons for organizations to incorporate informal learning into their overall training strategy in this article. How cool is that?

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