Knowledge Guru

MARCH 19, 2014

Retrieval Practice requires learners to recall information rather than simply re-read or re-listen to it. In fact, “the act of retrieving information from memory actually alters the retrieved memory by elaborating on the existing memory trace and/or creating additional retrieval routes. Med Educ 43: 1174–1181, 2009. [2] 00174.2012.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 23, 2017

They love anything that gives them more information about themselves and how they are improving over time. Throughout the active play period, monitor player progress. Download a PDF version of this information here. They enjoy games and are intrigued by playing. Share out final results.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 3, 2017

They love anything that gives them more information about themselves and how they are improving over time. Throughout the active play period, monitor player progress. Download a PDF version of this information here. They enjoy games and are intrigued by playing. Share out final results.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 16, 2017

I’m sure the same is true for you – you want to take in every piece of information, see what vendors are up to, demo the cool new technology, and enjoy a nice meal or two while in Atlanta. Stories are a more effective delivery mechanism of information than text. Need quick and easy team building activities?

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 17, 2014

People use factual information in context on their jobs so make the questions contextual as well. Which behaviors show active listening ?” How effective were you at active listening ?” Incorporate scenarios. Instead of “ Review the chart. ” try “ You just finished a meeting with Dr. X.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Here’s the definition for games Sharon Boller includes in her presentations: A game is an activity with a defined goal or challenge, rules that guide achievement of the goal, interactivity with either other players or the game environment (or both), and feedback mechanisms that give clear cues as to how well or poorly you are performing.

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 28, 2015

Teaching call center employees how to follow a critical procedure or pushing product information to sales reps in an exciting way is not a simple task. Here are three ways you can transform your next training initiative from required activity to heroic quest. …That is, unless we take a look at what truly motivates people.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 14, 2017

Cognitive load is the amount of mental activity exerted on your working memory at any one time. It can only hold three to five pieces of information at a time, so we forget most of the information we process in working memory. Instead, you want them to bring the information to mind on their own later. Feedback Loops.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 28, 2015

Salespeople probably have the most single-minded focus of any role in your organization: activities that are directly linked to making a sale are top priority and everything else is just details. Reps might find themselves studying PDFs, Googling information they can’t find or learning about the new product via a PowerPoint deck.

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Knowledge Guru

JULY 16, 2014

Safety training is often viewed as a “check the box” activity inside organizations. If you want to capture their attention and believe your safety information is important, you need a fresh approach. Managers don’t like giving it. Employees don’t like taking it… and that’s just “the way it is.”

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 21, 2013

A complex learning objective might be linked to three pieces of information, with three question sets, or nine questions. Since every question in the game is linked to a learning objective, all game activity is included. Try breaking one objective into multiple smaller objectives, if possible. Control complexity when possible.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 23, 2015

Let’s face it: employee time is limited, and most of us only have the energy to focus on the activities that are truly essential to our jobs. Our client was able to take this information and launch new training to teach the effective process to the rest of the department. Required” works best.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 29, 2013

On the negative side, there isn’t a strong enough correlation between the “teach” moments in the game and the activity. These lessons don’t necessarily line up with your next grading activity, which is a weakness that could easily be overcome with a design adjustment. It has a wealth of information.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 10, 2014

For more information on these, check out the blog on how to create them. If you provide multi-day training, a Quest game can be a terrific supplement that reinforces content as well as pushing people to execute skill practice activities. You can get creative with what you include. When shouldn’t you use Quest.

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