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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

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Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military by Jim on May 19, 2011 in Gaming Theory Think game-based training doesn’t have anything to offer your organization in the way of savings?

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Can Games Transform the World? | Social Learning Blog

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Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Can Games Transform the World? Games seem like a really cool way to add some fun to learning and seem to pose little or no risk to the learning outcome. To be effective the game must make work seem like play.

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15 Top Learning, Technology & Media Links: Weekly Digest –10

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Many analysts are predicting 2011 will be the year of the tablet. The Evolution of the Learning Game. The strategies for creating and using serious games have advanced. No longer confined to rote learning at the end of a tutorial or even to the desktop, serious games come in all shapes and sizes.

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The Horizon Report 2011

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The areas of emerging technology cited for 2011 are: Time to adoption: One Year or Less. Game-based Learning. The Horizon Report 2011 (PDF). Each year, the Horizon Report describes six areas of emerging technology that will have significant impact on higher education and creative expression over the next one to five years.

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What Can March Madness Teach Us About Blended Learning? | Social.

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by Paul on March 23, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Video , blended learning Opening weekend of March Madness is over. Those of you that enjoyed the non-stop college basketball action, whether at home, at the games, or in Vegas, are trudging back to your offices. From here, the coaching staff will lay out a game plan. Properly d.

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Top 50 eLearning Posts For 2011

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So we thought it would be interesting take a journey down our blog for some of the most popular and noteworthy posts of 2011. So without much ado, here are Top 50 eLearning Posts of 2011 from our blog as determined by you, our readers. Game Based Learning Isn’t Always Electronic. 9 Essential Elements for Fun in Games.

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

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Military May 19, 2011 Give User Adoption the Respect it Deserves May 17, 2011 How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties May 11, 2011 Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ May 9, 2011 Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning May 5, 2011 Gregg Sean: Nice review of the topic , I was seeking to see wh.