Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Here are the slides from the ASTD webinar. To learn more about gamification and games for learning:' Five Tips for Turning Gamification Theory into Practice from Karl Kapp. Here I am discussing gamification.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Louis ASTD Conference. Here is some information on thinking like a game designer. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Five Gaming Elements for Effective eLearning. July 2012 T&D Article: Games, Gamification and the Quest for Interactive Learning. Education Games' It was for the Learn St.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 23, 2012

I had a wonderful time at the ASTD Philadelphia elearning SIG meeting last week. We played the game “Fact or Fishy” where I gave some information and using the software Poll Everywhere , the audience members answered the questions, one half of the audience against the other. Which avatar is more likely to exercise?

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Kapp Notes

JULY 16, 2013

Here are three online resources that can help you to think about developing an instructional game. These slides are near the end but are very interesting and helpful as you think about game mechanics. Here are slides Sharon Boller and I presented at ASTD 2013 ICE conference. Design Games' First Resource. Second Resource.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

On January 29, 2013, I am partnering with Koreen Olbrish on a pre-conferene workshop at the ASTD TechKnowledge Conference. Game Design and Gamification Event: January 29th. Of course we are starting with a game and then quickly debrief on what made that game successful and what would make it even better! 8:30 – 9:00.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 30, 2012

Had a great Webinar with some wonderful people through ASTD. The Webinar was about Games and Gamification. ASTD Gamification Webinar Slides from Karl Kapp. Trainees’ gain higher confidence in applying learning from a training session to their job when the training is simulation game based. Reference: Sitzmann, T.

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 29, 2014

I am working to combine story, game-elements and game-thinking into one comprehensive, interactive presentation that both demonstrates the concepts I am discussing and provides ideas on how to employ these concepts into your own design. This presentation has proven somewhat trickie for me. One of the detective teams is the blue team.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Sharon Boller , creator of Knowledge Guru® and President of Bottom-Line Performance, has authored a new white paper on using game mechanics and game elements in learning games. When a game’s mechanics, or set of rules that the game itself and players follow, are too complicated, it detracts from the learning.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 17, 2013

Sharon Boller, Steve Boller and Leanne Batchelder from Bottom Line Performance co-presented a workshop on game design and here are the slides and some other resources related to the workshop which you may find helpful. Learning Game Design Workshop from Karl Kapp. Learning Game Design Workshop from Karl Kapp.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 24, 2013

Here are three online resources that can help you to think about developing an instructional game. These slides are near the end but are very interesting and helpful as you think about game mechanics. Here are slides Sharon Boller and I presented at ASTD 2013 ICE conference. First Resource. Second Resource. Bonus Resources.

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 16, 2014

Soon I will be presenting at the ASTD International Conference in Washington, DC. My title for the presentation is Three Mysterious Keys to Interactive Learning: Game-Thinking, Game-Elements, and Gamification. I’ve done some research but there is not a lot out there concerning game-thinking as an instructional designer.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 22, 2013

Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD DC Metro chapter, a full house with lots of great questions and interactions. Met a number of new friends, saw an old college classmate, Dara Nicholls, and ran into Richard Blunt, author of Do Serious Games Work? A well played game by both teams. Enspire Learning.

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

I had a chance to give a presentation to the South Florida ASTD chapter virtually this evening, would have loved to have been there in person. Here are the slides from the presentation: Gadgets, Games and Google For Learning South FL Presentation. Game Levels and Scaffolding–They’re Related. The beauty and curse of technology.

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 24, 2013

Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD Mid-NJ chapter, lots of great questions and interactions. Game Development Software ThinkingWorlds (3D Software). Raptivity(Games Pack). 2011) A meta-analytic examination of the instructional effectiveness of computer-based simulation games. Enspire Learning.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 20, 2010

Had a great time at ASTD 2010 conference, saw lots of friends and made some new ones. So we created a fun little "snippet" of some of my fun and exciting experiences at the show. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide. Tags: ASTD Conference.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Sharon Boller , President and Chief Product Officer, and Steven Boller , Marketing Director, are delivering a jam-packed session through Training Magazine Network where they demonstrate research-based strategies for retention—and how they relate to games. He is the editor of the popular Lessons on Learning and Learning Game Design blogs.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Another successful Learning Game Design workshop is in the books. Sharon Boller and Karl Kapp gave their first joint session in May of 2013 at ASTD International in Dallas… and the gaming goodness continued in Indianapolis on August 28th. We had a full room, with many participants coming from the Indianapolis area.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 7, 2014

When it comes to game-based learning, 2014 is the year of theory moving into practice. An increasing number of organizations are planning initiatives to include games in their learning solutions. But if you’ve never designed a game before, or tried to include a game in your training, where do you begin?

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Here is the ASTD press release. Learn how to engage learners using game design and gamification! You know games are a great way to engage learners and increase learning retention. But games need to be carefully designed for maximum learning effectiveness. Are you headed to ASTDTK13, if so, check out this great workshop.

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 20, 2014

Sure we’re all grown up adults, but a lot of L&D people are new to the game, remember “Accidental Trainers ” ? We shouldn’t be treating fellow L&D professionals like a game of “Whac-A-Mole”. The post Learning: Playing the Blame Game appeared first on Learning Rebels. What happened to support and respect?

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Web Courseworks

JUNE 4, 2009

I’ll confess that I may not have been at the ASTD conference every day this past week, but I do have some impressions of the event I’d like to share. I was a little disappointed that ASTD decision makers, whoever you are, did not put the eLearning vendors together. ” Tags: ASTD Elaine Biech Game Based Learning.

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Knowledge Guru

JULY 19, 2014

We’ve heard it again and again: instructional designers are clamoring to add game design to their skill sets. Managers are perking up too; they need their teams to develop the skills needed to bring game design “in-house.” The post Sharon Boller, Karl Kapp to Deliver Live Online Game Design Course appeared first on.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 14, 2013

Game Development Software ThinkingWorlds (3D Software). Raptivity(Games Pack). Trainees’ gain higher confidence in applying learning from a training session to their job when the training is simulation game based. 2011) A meta-analytic examination of the instructional effectiveness of computer-based simulation games.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 29, 2010

Here are the resources for the Learning in 3D presentation at ASTD TechKnowledge 2010. Books __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide. Here are the slides. Learning in 3D View more presentations from kkapp.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 22, 2013

Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD DC Metro chapter, a full house with lots of great questions and interactions. Met a number of new friends, saw an old college classmate, Dara Nicholls, and ran into Richard Blunt, author of Do Serious Games Work? A well played game by both teams. Enspire Learning.

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eLearning 24-7

MAY 20, 2013

Welcome one and all to the wrap up of the ASTD international conference and expo. Why hasn’t ASTD figured out how to do things right. Once again, ASTD dropped the ball. Apparently there must be a huge demand for scalping ASTD badges or hood winking ASTD for access into their show. Leapfactor. Map on the app.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 25, 2010

Here is a link to the video of the presentation Tony and I did at the ASTD conference a few weeks ago courtesy of Protonmedia. Once you follow the link, you will need to scroll down to view the video on the post.) Also, here are the accompanying slides if you want to follow along "at home."

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Association eLearning

JULY 1, 2013

If you read industry journals like “T&D” from ASTD or Associations Now, you’ll see that engagement is hot. The truth is, learner engagement is not easy to crack, if it were, there wouldn’t be so much debate about games for training, using rewards, and points to motivate learners or the like. Why content is king.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 19, 2009

In a few short weeks I will be doing a workshop at the Central Iowa ASTD chapter. The topic will be "Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos for Learning” and I will be presenting on Friday, April 3rd from 8:00am-Noon at the DeWaay Capital Managment complex.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 28, 2010

This are my liveblogged notes from Thursday, January 28 Keynote at ASTD TechKnowledge 2010 in Las Vegas, NV. This is the most important trend in video game design. In the business of making video games. At EA - people make games and they like to play games. Audio costs are %10 of cost of game!

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Upside Learning

JUNE 24, 2009

When writing the whitepaper about Casual games , I did a fair bit of research and looked at several hundred web links. So here they are – a Top 100 Learning Game Resource list. If you are already developing learning games, these links will broaden your horizons, as they did mine. What Makes a Learning Game?

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Upside Learning

JUNE 24, 2009

When writing the whitepaper about Casual games , I did a fair bit of research and looked at several hundred web links. So here they are - a Top 100 Learning Game Resource list. If you are already developing learning games, these links will broaden your horizons, as they did mine. Marc Prensky - Digital Game-Based Learning.

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eLearning 24-7

MAY 21, 2013

Back for another installment of the ASTD international trade show. In this amazing episode we find out that not all mobile devices are really mobile (according to a vendor), the new six letter word is Tin Can, mobile only products still exist, my game is your game and ASTD did not offer a breakfast for us. Trends Day Two.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Recently, I wrote an article for ASTD’s Learning Circuits titled Barriers to Adopting Games in Corporate Environments. The concept behind the article is that there are some major reasons why games, which should be readily adopted as efficient, effective learning tools are not being adopted.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 25, 2012

Jane McGonigal, author of Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Happy and How they Can Changer the World opening keynote at ASTD TK12. the opposite of play isn’t work – it’s depression’ Playing games gives us optimism and energy. the opposite of play isn’t work – it’s depression’ Playing games gives us optimism and energy.

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Web Courseworks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

That was the main thrust of the Game On! Gamification Strategies for Instructional Designers and Trainers skills seminar I led at the recent ASTD Chicagoland Chapter meeting at the DePaul University School for New Learning on September 18 th. Gamification is revolutionizing the field of learning and development.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 15, 2013

We are starting it today as ASTD and I kick-off a 10+ stop blog book tour for the ASTD co-published book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Fieldbook: Theory into Practice. The book is available at the ASTD Book Store. Also, there will be a live stop at ASTD Techknowledge. This tour is related to the fieldbook.

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