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Instructional Design vs. Learning Game Design: What’s the Difference?

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It includes development of instructional materials and activities, as well as trial and evaluation of all instruction and learner activities. The Role of an Instructional Designer. They incorporate challenges, rewards, collaboration, competition, and other game activities. The Role of a Learning Game Designer.

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What’s the Benefit of “Fun” in Games?

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Use it to inform your decisions when designing learning games or learning activities that you want to actually keep people engaged. Game Activities People Find Fun. Being active mentally stimulates us and keeps us from feeling bored or distracted. Role-play or imagine themselves in a different context.

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Games vs Simulations: Choosing the Right Approach for Learning

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The word “game” is a big one… and it really refers to a category of activities that can look many ways. Here are three side-by-side screenshots of the smartphone app: The game plays sort of like Apples to Apples in that you have a Round Master who takes the role of a customer. They play it in a workshop around a table.

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The 12 Corporate Learning Content Areas… and Where Games Fit

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Why not use a role playing game to give learners situational practice? Interpersonal Skills: A tabletop board game is ideal for soft skills training… especially one that involves scenarios and active communication with other players. Use the suggestions as a starting point. Rote Q&A, points, and badges will be of less value.

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Turn Your Product Knowledge Training into a “Hero’s Journey”

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Here are three ways you can transform your next training initiative from required activity to heroic quest. Many of the custom eLearning solutions we create allow learners to select their role and receive content tailored to their individual needs. Make it Last.

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10 Noteworthy Sessions at ATD International 2017

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Engaging learning experiences improve the way team members think, feel, and act, and have a direct impact in the way associates perform their roles, execute their action, and accomplish their goals. When you tell a story, you activate the listeners’ brain, which causes them to actively participate in the story. Learn more.

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TiER1 Performance Acquires Bottom-Line Performance, creators of Knowledge Guru

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5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Companies for 13 consecutive years, TiER1 continues to expand its core strategy activation offerings and the geographic markets it serves. Sharon Boller will remain with the team in a senior leadership role. Named to the Inc.