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ASTD ICE Conference Recap, Lessons Learned and Random Events

Kapp Notes

had a great time at the ASTD ICE Conference which recently concluded in Dallas Texas. She and I teamed up to deliver 8 hours of game creation activities, information and ideas for creating a learning game to 30 enthusiastic and smart attendees. Attendees work on game activities to learn about game mechanics and dynamics.

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danah boyd ASTD Tech Knowledge Key Note #astdtk13

Learning Visions

These are my liveblogged notes from ASTD Tech Knowledge 2013 Opening Keynote kicking off today January 29, 2013 in San Jose, California. Geeks are really social in term sof engaging in certain activities. Mobile phones don’t give them mobility (because their lives are so scheduled), but it provides interstitial connection.

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ASTD Philadelphia Presentation Resources

Kapp Notes

Here are links to some research which indicates that moving through a computer generated interface as an avatar provides powerful learning stimulus. 2) Watching an avatar that looks like you performing an activity influences you to perform a similar or same activity in the future. View more presentations from Karl Kapp.

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Playing with the Definition of “Game Thinking” for Instructional Designers

Kapp Notes

Soon I will be presenting at the ASTD International Conference in Washington, DC. I did find one source I found interesting, check out the Gamasutra article by Andrzej Marczewski which provides his take on game thinking. The emphasis is on activity, not on content—Outcomes, not objectives.

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Throw them in the deep end! (but keep a life preserver handy)

Making Change

” You’ve probably heard this if you’ve proposed starting with an activity instead of first providing instruction. If I were queen, this scaffolding would be optional, it wouldn’t teach the content, and it would be provided in the activity , not as pre-activity instruction.

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Time Estimates for E-Learning Development

Experiencing eLearning

The two sources I use for benchmarks are Bryan Chapman’s research and Karl Kapp’s ASTD research. This will be mostly linear with some interactivity and a branching scenario practice activity. Chapman’s study provides this breakdown of tasks and the percentage of time for each (see slide 18). Storyboarding: 11%.

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Future of elearning industry looks Bright!

Kapp Notes

As Tony Bingham, president and CEO of ASTD states, “Today, we actively pursue content based on search terms and our preferences [while in the future]…content will find you – rather than actively seeking it, your activities and interests will determine what finds you, be delivered how you want it, and to your preferred channel.

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