Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 4, 2007

Last week, I was interviewed by our local newspaper, The Danville News about my book, Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning and yesterday, the article appeared on the front page of the paper (remember, its a local newspaper.) But what really had an impact on me was an email sent to me by a local teacher in response to the article.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Here are slides, links notes and other items of interest related to my presentation at Training 2015 Conference & Expo. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. Here are a few articles about gamification in action.

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JULY 22, 2014

In this webinar, for Training Magazine Network , I discussed how Gamification should be thought of as a design sensibility and not merely a digital tool. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. Facebook Gamification Page.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Trainees’ gain higher confidence in applying learning from a training session to their job when the training is simulation game based. The research evidence suggests the use of simulations to enhance the confidence trainees have in their ability to apply the skills learned in the training to their job. Reference: Sitzmann, T.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 8, 2010

An article on Fastcompany, How Video Games Are Infiltrating—and Improving—Every Part of Our Lives , discusses several examples of corporations adopting a gamification stance on training. Here are some of the instances mentioned in the article: Some companies invent their own games to train employees. Very behavioristic.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 7, 2015

Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. Here are a few articles about gamification in action. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training. The Gamification of Sales Force Training.

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

eLearning Learning and Training Magazine Network have partnered to bring together the extensive content from eLearning Learning and the community offerings from Training Magazine Network to form the largest eLearning site on the Web. For those of you not familiar with Training Magazine Network , you should. head over there now.

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Network Custom eLearning Development Newsletter eLearning 164

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Fall 2011 Training Industry Quarterly Article: Improving Training: Thinking Like a Game Developer. July 2012 T&D Article: Games, Gamification and the Quest for Interactive Learning. Fall 2012 Training Industry Quarterly Article 5 Gaming Elements for elearning. The Emotional Toll of Instructional Games.

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. Here are a few articles about gamification in action. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training. The Gamification of Sales Force Training. Polling Software.

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 13, 2013

It is the gamification of software training. Here are some links to interested articles on that topic. Here is an article from Wired on the subject. Patterson, Enhancing Cognition with Video Games: A Multiple Game Training Study, PLoS ONE, 2013, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058546 From DARPA about Plan X. Oei, Michael D.

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APRIL 30, 2010

Helfrich who tweets as @studentlifeguru for this interesting article about Sun Microsystems, (a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle) who teamed up with vendor Enspire Learning to develop two online video games as part of its new hire integration process. Another article Corporate training becomes a game to some explains how the game is played.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 2, 2010

Unfortunately, Training Magazine is folding up shop on its web site, print magazine and conferences. Magazine Provides articles, news and resources about elearning design, development and the industry. eLearnMagazine Contains articles on technology, business, culture as well as blogs, a rich archive and great opinion pieces.

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AUGUST 18, 2014

Here is an article. No, he is not the only scientist concerned Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man (older article from 2009). And without humans to train for new jobs, no Learning and Development professionals will be needed. You can check the article here. Are we listening to what he is saying?

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MAY 21, 2010

According to the article West Virginia looks to Second Life As part of the program, they have developed a unique and groundbreaking virtual world on the internet’s largest 3D virtual community, Second Life.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Here are some other valuable resources: Articles. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. Here is the article about how only 6% of organizations are successful in influencing employee behavior. Here is another example.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Just read an article in our local newspaper that indicated the state of Pennsylvania spent $30 million dollars last year on testing. So here are some articles and ideas about using games for assessment of the application of skills and measuring a level of learning. Games would be so much better at teaching application.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. Here is the article about how only 6% of organizations are successful in influencing employee behavior. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 21, 2013

Trainees participating in simulation game learning experiences have higher declarative knowledge, procedural knowledge and retention of training material than those trainees participating in more traditional learning experiences. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Developer. Personnel Psychology.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Recently I had a great opportunity to present in San Francisco to a wonderful group of training professionals, here are some notes, links and resources from that presentation. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. from Karl Kapp.

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Resources Gamification Games Slides 124

Kapp Notes

JULY 16, 2014

Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training. The Gamification of Sales Force Training. Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers Games. PayOff Application.

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Gamification Resources Games Slides 124

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Trainees’ gain higher confidence in applying learning from a training session to their job when the training is simulation game based. The research evidence suggests the use of simulations to enhance the confidence trainees have in their ability to apply the skills learned in the training to their job. Reference: Sitzmann, T.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 5, 2015

Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. Here are a few articles about gamification in action. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training. The Gamification of Sales Force Training.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 23, 2013

As long as 8 years after an original training, learners whose practices were spaced showed better retention than those who practiced in a more concentrated time period. [5]. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 30, 2013

Trainees’ gain higher confidence in applying learning from a training session to their job when the training is simulation game based. The research evidence suggests the use of simulations to enhance the confidence trainees have in their ability to apply the skills learned in the training to their job. Reference: Sitzmann, T.

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ASTD Simulations Resources Comparison 228

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OCTOBER 5, 2011

Article in Training Quarterly: Improving Training: Thinking Like a Game Developer. Here is the audio version of my Training Quarterly article titled Improving Training: Thinking Like a Game Developer. View more presentations from Karl Kapp. Here are some resources and posts related to the presentation.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

As long as 8 years after an original training, learners whose practices were spaced showed better retention than those who practiced in a more concentrated time period. [5]. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 7, 2014

Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training. The Gamification of Sales Force Training. Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers Games. PayOff Application.

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Resources Gamification Games Slides 133

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JANUARY 14, 2015

Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. Here are a few articles about gamification in action. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training. The Gamification of Sales Force Training. First the slides.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. Here are a few articles about gamification in action. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training. The Gamification of Sales Force Training.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 5, 2015

Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. Here are a few articles about gamification in action. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training. The Gamification of Sales Force Training.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 22, 2014

Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training. July 2012 T&D Article: Games, Gamification and the Quest for Interactive Learning. Reference: Sitzmann, T.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 16, 2015

Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. Here are a few articles about gamification in action. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training. The Gamification of Sales Force Training.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 21, 2013

Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training. Game based learning from Karl Kapp. Also, here are some links that provide some additional information about what we discussed in the workshop. Blog Entries. Storytelling and Instructional Design.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

In addition to all the strength training, conditioning, and opponent film watching, one other technique used by LSU was to battle their opponents on a videogame screen before facing them physically. Another group adding opponents into a videogame for training purposes is the U.S. As indicated in a Wired article titled “U.S.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 22, 2010

From We’ve Met the Enemy and He is PowerPoint where the article discusses perhaps the worlds most challenging PowerPoint slide. As this article states: If this year’s Unified Quest (an event where the Army discusses what’s working and what’s not) is any indication, PowerPoint hater H.R. The answer is a resounding YES!

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Training Magazine Presentation: Gamification of Learning & Instruction from Karl Kapp. Trainees’ gain higher confidence in applying learning from a training session to their job when the training is simulation game based. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Developer. The presentation was a great deal of fun.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 3, 2012

We may have lost an important sub-text by madly switching to the concept of “learning” and away from “training.” Without practice in training or learning, nothing sticks! No way, learning and training professionals are smart enough to figure it out and we need to so that learning can be engaging and meaningful.

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