Articulate Storyline. July 2012 T&D Article: Games, Gamification and the Quest for Interactive Learning. Fall 2012 Training Industry Quarterly Article 5 Gaming Elements for elearning. 'Sharon Boller, Steve Boller and Leanne Batchelder from Bottom Line Performance co-presented a workshop on game design and here are the slides and some other resources related to the workshop which you may find helpful. The workshop is called “Play to Learn.” Learning Game Design Workshop from Karl Kapp. Game Development Software The Knowledge Guru. Raptivity(Games Pack). MORE >>

You don’t hear about tools like these at ASTD meetings and traditional training gatherings. vary the diversity of situations and articulate the common aspects so that students can transfer what they learn. Most of the three dozen people convened by the irrepressible Aaron Silvers for a recent retreat in Sedona, Arizona, would say they’re designers, but not instructional designers. We’re software nerds, change agents, standards developers, experience designers, game developers, and problem solvers. At UTAOU, we were more into developing platforms than programs. MORE >>

'Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD DC Metro chapter, a full house with lots of great questions and interactions. Articulate Storyline. July 2012 T&D Article: Games, Gamification and the Quest for Interactive Learning. Fall 2012 Training Industry Quarterly Article 5 Gaming Elements for elearning. Met a number of new friends, saw an old college classmate, Dara Nicholls, and ran into Richard Blunt, author of Do Serious Games Work? Here I am with Erik. well played game by both teams. Here are the slides from the presentation. Game On! MORE >>

Well articulated BYOD policies will need to feature in your strategy whether you allow or disallow staff to use their own devices for mobile learning. Check out this webcast from ASTD covering Qualcomm case studies). Mobile learning is a relatively new domain and is rapidly evolving as well, which makes its implementation a not so easy task. When implementing mobile learning in workplace, following 6 steps will help create an effective mlearning strategy. Establish the Need. This is fairly obvious, but you’d be surprised how often it is ignored. Ask yourself -. Assess Readiness. MORE >>

Next week, Diane and I (and over a thousand other learning and development professionals) converge in Las Vegas for one of ASTD’s largest annual conferences: TechKnowledge. ll also be a panelist for the Authoring Tools/HTML5 TK Chat with Dave Anderson of Articulate, Patrick Krekelberg of Allen Learning Technologies, and Thomas Toth, author of Trainers Talk Tech. Storyline is the hot-and-upcoming new authoring tool from Articulate. As part of this year’s conference planning team, I’m moderating a couple of TK Chats. m looking forward to a lively discussion! MORE >>