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Some Tools for Social Learning and How they Help Learning

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Here is a table with some tools for social learning, short description of the tool, the best use for social learning for the tool and some examples. Definition of the tool. Best Use of Tool. Wiki software allows users to create, edit and link web pages easily. Slide sharing software. Google Docs.

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Upcoming Webinars, Articles and Events

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Presenters: Karl Kapp, Professor of Instructional Technology, Author, and Speaker. In this webinar, Karl will share practical examples of how to apply game dynamics, or “gamification”, as part of your instructional tool kit helping you to engage students and create an active learning environment. FREE Webinar. Eastern Time.

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Understanding Virtual Worlds Articles and Links

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Here is a link to an article I wrote called Defining and Understanding Virtual Worlds for ASTD's Learning Circuits. And here is a good companion piece if you haven't read it already, check out Another Life: Virtual Worlds as Tools for Learning at eLearn Magazine. Tony has a great concept called "The Seven Sensibilities of 3D Spaces."

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Singapore Learning Symposium Resources #SLS2013

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The information about the games industry can be found on the web site of Singapore’s Media Development Authority. We then discussed how Adobe has created a game to help teach software called Level Up. It is the gamification of software training. Here are some links to interested articles on that topic. Sitzmann, T.

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ASTD DC Metro 2013 Presentation Resources:Gamification of Learning

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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 is a link to the Poll Everywhere software I used to play the Fact or Fishy Game. Game Development Software ThinkingWorlds (3D Software). Unity 3D (3D Software, fairly Complex).

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Resources from Learning 3.0 Conference Presentation

Kapp Notes

Met some wonderful people in Chicago, reconnected with old friends and co-author Tony O’Driscoll and had a great time!! Here is a link to the Poll Everywhere software I used to play the Fact or Fishy Game. Simulations embedded in a program of instruction are better tools for learning than stand alone simulations.

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ASTD DC Metro 2013 Presentation Resources:Gamification of Learning

Kapp Notes

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 is a link to the Poll Everywhere software I used to play the Fact or Fishy Game. Game Development Software ThinkingWorlds (3D Software). Unity 3D (3D Software, fairly Complex).

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