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

Dashe & Thomson

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? The Department of Defense disagrees with you. The Army even recently held a contest for soldiers to develop the best military-applicable smartphone app.

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DAU: Becoming a modern learning platform in 2021 … it’s about the song!

CLO Magazine

Jim Woolsey came to Defense Acquisition University in 2014 as its new president and inherited a world-class corporate university that had earned more than 70 awards in 15 years. A November 2020 paper by Woolsey and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Sustainment) Alan R.

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What Is Simulation Training? (+Benefits, Examples)

WhatFix

While immersive, simulation-based training exercises have been used in the aviation and military sectors for decades. One area component of effective L&D strategies is providing employees with various types of training methods and techniques , enabling employees to choose the learning style that best suits their preferences.

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The Importance of Effective Training Programs with Realistic Simulations

Instancy

As companies work to keep pace with advancements and demands, they are increasingly adopting innovative approaches to training, such as realistic simulations. The days of conventional classroom-style training, where participants passively absorb information, are fading.

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Top 100 Learning Game Resources

Upside Learning

Linking Commercial Games with Defense. When writing the whitepaper about Casual games , I did a fair bit of research and looked at several hundred web links. While doing so, I documented a few of the better ones. I’d been mulling posting these to the blog. So here they are – a Top 100 Learning Game Resource list. Lego Games.

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Top 100 Learning Game Resources

Upside Learning

Linking Commercial Games with Defense. When writing the whitepaper about Casual games , I did a fair bit of research and looked at several hundred web links. While doing so, I documented a few of the better ones. I’d been mulling posting these to the blog. So here they are - a Top 100 Learning Game Resource list. Digital Game Based Learning.

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A Ticket to a Better Life

CLO Magazine

Ruth was adopted by his pastor and his pastor’s wife at age 9, and while his birth mother always stressed the importance of education, his adoptive family’s commitment to his schooling gave him confidence he’d never experienced before. Now he’s paying it forward. Alfonz Ruth grew up in poverty in Baton Rouge, La.