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. Trainees learn more from simulations games that are embedded in a program of instruction than when simulation games are the sole instructional method. Reference: Sitzmann, T.

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ASTD Simulations Authoring Tools Comparison 195

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. Trainees learn more from simulations games that are embedded in a program of instruction than when simulation games are the sole instructional method. and might have even gotten a few job opportunities!).

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ASTD Simulations Resources Comparison 150

Kapp Notes

MAY 14, 2013

In a meta-analysis of more than 60 studies with 6,476 participants, it was found that trainees receiving instruction via a simulation game had 20% higher confidence they had learned the information taught in training and could perform the training-related tasks (self-efficacy) than trainees in a comparison group of more traditional methods.

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ASTD Simulations Resources Comparison 150

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

ASTD TechKnowledge 2009 is coming to Las Vegas in January. methods to see examples of where and how tools such as social networks, social bookmarking, wikis, blogs, and RSS readers fit into day-to-day knowledge work and larger learning solutions. I'm doing two sessions including a keynote / general session - descriptions below.

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TechKnowledge ASTD Wiki Social Networks 102

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 17, 2011

He prefers Robert Brinkerhoff’s Success Case Method for identifying evidence of training success and for using the results of the evaluation for continuous improvement. Organizations such as PACT, ASTD, MNISPI, and the Digital Learning Forum get my creative juices going to generate new ideas and synergies. Properly d.

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Kirkpatrick Social Learning Social Networks Blogging 168

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. Trainees learn more from simulations games that are embedded in a program of instruction than when simulation games are the sole instructional method. Reference: Sitzmann, T.

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ASTD Simulations Authoring Tools Comparison 119

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. ASTD m-learning'

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ASTD e-learning vendor vendor Photo 67

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Last week at ASTD TechKnowledge , I did a keynote on Work Literacy and eLearning 2.0, Can a highly regulated and slow to change Insurance Industry adapt these new methods of learning? Could you please discuss methods for encouraging users to use collaborative methods? Tools for eLearning. eLearning 2.0

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Social Networks ASTD Wiki eLearning 2.0 102

The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 17, 2014

According to the 2013 State of the Industry report from ASTD , instructor-led programs continue to be the primary method for training and developing employees. elearning), the predominant method is still sage-on-the-stage. elearning), the predominant method is still sage-on-the-stage.

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ASTD Agile Coaching Mentoring 245

The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 23, 2014

In the first of a series of blog posts that Ralph Jacobson and I wrote for the ASTD Workforce Development Blog, we argue that strategic leaders need strategic tools. Unfortunately, it is here that the greatest value could be wrought from using structured methods. Leadership Organizational Learning ASTD Daniel Kahneman Ralph Jacobson'

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Tools ASTD Write Blog Organizational Learning 187

Clark Quinn

JUNE 2, 2008

Frank Nguyen is presenting at ASTD on EPSS. His major points were: Search is not an effective method for performers to find information. Really enjoyed his relaxed presentation style and his method of engaging the audience around key questions. You can find his presentation on his site.

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ASTD Performance Support Search Google 100

Tony Karrer

JUNE 2, 2008

Frank Nguyen is presenting at ASTD on EPSS. His major points were: Search is not an effective method for performers to find information. Really enjoyed his relaxed presentation style and his method of engaging the audience around key questions. You can find his presentation on his site.

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ASTD Performance Support Search Google 100

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 28, 2008

ASTD TechKnowledge 2008 is coming soon in San Antonio. It also supposes you can get into and use ASTD CONNECT for the conference. There must be an informal method. Now that it's less than a month away, I thought I'd sit down and try to do some conference planning. It somewhat presupposes you have a purpose. Does anyone else?

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TechKnowledge ASTD Conference Network 102

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

Yesterday, Tony O'Driscoll , Matthew Monahan and I gave an ASTD Webinar on the topic of Second Life. Tom has written a great deal on Second Life and innovative learning content and methods. We talked about it a little and gave a tour.

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Second Life ASTD WebEx Voice 100

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 15, 2011

She combined Michael Scriven’s Key Evaluation Checklist with Donald Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Learning Evaluation and Robert Brinkerhoff’s Success Case Method. According to McGoldrick, that is where Brinkerhoff’s Success Case Method (SCM) comes in. What I liked was that McGoldrick didn’t critique the Kirkpatrick model. Properly d.

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Evalution Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning 160

OpenSesame

JANUARY 18, 2013

ASTD reports that Forbes 500 companies spend more time and money training their team in sales, allocating fewer resources to training for executive development, interpersonal skills and basic skills. ASTD found that most companies use a mix of instructor-led, self-paced, and technological training.

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ASTD Report Social Networks Industry 52

Unboxed

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Traditional training methods, like classroom training, have their place in a blended training program. Mark Van Buren, director of research for ASTD, tells HR Magazine : “ It is clear that a firm’s commitment to workplace learning is directly linked to its bottom line. ” However, they can be expensive and time-consuming.

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Blended Learning Benefits Brandon Hall Corporate eLearning 52

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

This month's ASTD Big Question on the Learning Circuit's Blog is about Social Networking and finding help and expertise if you have a question or a concern for which you need input and/or advice. The ROI for using all five methods is phenomenal. The basic question is " If you need input from people, where's the best place to ask?"

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Big Question Social Networks ASTD Help 100

Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Identify the connection between research-based learning methods and tangible business outcomes. She has spoken at numerous conferences—including ASTD, ISPI, and SALT on the topics of learning design and game design. In this session, you will: Identify the potential costs of not remembering. Click here to register!

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Games Case Study Free ASTD 165

Kapp Notes

APRIL 16, 2012

We have just started an exciting blog book tour as ASTD and I venture on a 25 stop blog book tour for the ASTD co-published book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education. The book is available at the ASTD Book Store. Or check it out on Amazon.

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Gamification Blogging ASTD Instructional 133

The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 30, 2014

Leaders need tools (See: ASTD Workforce Development Blog ). Just as a carpenter wouldn’t build a house without a blueprint, saw, hammer, and screwdriver, a leader shouldn’t try to build an organization without the methods and processes that facilitate organizational learning and change.

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Leadership Benefits Tools Organizational Learning 190

Kapp Notes

APRIL 16, 2012

We have just started an exciting blog book tour as ASTD and I venture on a 25 stop blog book tour for the ASTD co-published book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education. The book is available at the ASTD Book Store. Or check it out on Amazon.

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Gamification Blogging ASTD Instructional 113

Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

I stumbled on the ASTD State of The Industry Report 2011 yesterday – find it here. Instructor-led classroom delivery continues to be the most widely used delivery method. ASTD’s research demonstrates that leading-edge L&D departments incorporate more technology components and processes than their lesser performing counterparts.

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ASTD Classroom Budget Report 217

Upside Learning

MAY 2, 2013

After the learning event: Evaluation of training effectiveness through the Success Case Evaluation Method® in which training use and non-use cases are analyzed. You can read more about The Advantage Way SM Process and The Success Case Evaluation Method here. ASTD ICE 2013 | May 19 – 22 | Dallas, TX, USA | Stand #839.

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Evalution Kirkpatrick Training Train 262

Kapp Notes

JULY 28, 2011

As Tony Bingham, president and CEO of ASTD states, “Today, we actively pursue content based on search terms and our preferences [while in the future]…content will find you – rather than actively seeking it, your activities and interests will determine what finds you, be delivered how you want it, and to your preferred channel.

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Industry Social Networks ASTD eLearning 183

Upside Learning

APRIL 24, 2013

This metamorphosis has been brought in by introduction of new features and functionalities, new training delivery modes and methods. ASTD ICE 2013 | May 19 – 22 | Dallas, TX, USA | Stand #839. If you would like to get ‘more’ out of your LMS training delivery, the below mentioned 3 ways will help you do just that.

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Blended Learning LMS Virtual Classroom Social Networks 233

Kapp Notes

MAY 20, 2014

This avoids repetition and provides another method of engagement through novelty of new question types. Sneak Peak of ASTD ICE Presentation. Continuing my Work on ASTD ICE Presentation. Audience polling, however, was not the only audience interactivity. This should be encouraged in our design of instruction.

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Resources ASTD Gamification Poll 140

Marcia Conner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

From the ASTD 2012 State of the Industry (full report available to ASTD members, non-members for a fee): More than $156 billion was spent by U.S. ASTD estimates that U.S. Organizations described by ASTD as BEST excel at weaving learning into the corporate culture. organizations on [formal] employee learning in 2012. .

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Blended Learning ASTD Budget PeopleSoft 103

mLearning Revolution

MAY 14, 2012

e- Great excitement about mLearning at ASTD 2012 International Conference & Exposition. g- Book release and blog book tour: “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-Based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education” by Karl Kapp. d- Google+ iPhone app. h- Pebble: an example of the power of crowdsourcing.

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Podcasts Podcaster Podcasting Articulate 156

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 27, 2011

Organizations such as PACT, ASTD, MNISPI, and the Digital Learning Forum get my creative juices going to generate new ideas and synergies. In my role as Vice President of Client and Staffing Services, I know that training may not always be the answer. Properly d.

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Social Networks Blended Learning Social Learning Blogging 140

The Learning Circuits

APRIL 16, 2012

The blog book tour has started as ASTD and I kick-off a 25 stop blog book tour for the ASTD co-published book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education. The book is available at the ASTD Book Store. And while you are there, give it a LIKE!

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Gamification Blogging ASTD Write Blog 82

Take an e-Learning Break

APRIL 26, 2012

Make sure to use your Chapter Code when ordering the book to support your local ASTD Chapter - the Houston ASTD Code is CH7032. I think this book will help anyone who wants to understand how to bring “gamification” into their toolbox –finding methods to improve learning, retention and application of knowledge.

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Gamification Instructional Instruction ASTD 91

CommLab India

JANUARY 15, 2017

A research conducted by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) reported that nearly one-third of all learning content made available is in the form of e-learning. This shows that e-learning is being accepted as a convenient method for organizations to train their employees.

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Benefits Online ASTD Training 44

Tony Karrer

JUNE 7, 2008

Through the post on Conference Balance an in thinking about the keynotes at ASTD that I attended ( ASTD Keynote - Malcolm Gladwell , Dysfunctional Teams ), I realized that one of the reasons that I like going to conferences is it forces me (sometimes slowly and painfully) to get exposed to a diversity of topics.

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PWLE ASTD Conference Tagging 142

Tony Karrer

MARCH 13, 2008

I'm excited about the presentation I'm creating for ASTD 2008 in San Diego. BTW, the point I'm highlighting is how changes in technologies and/or methods can cause previous methods to become out of date. Does anyone know where I would find such a comic or something like that? Or any ideas on searching for such a thing?

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ASTD Search Google Methods 139

mLearning Revolution

AUGUST 7, 2013

Smartphone are great but they still require us to get them out of our pockets, look for and launch the right app and use their awkward onscreen keyboards as input methods. I leave you with this video I use when I teach my mLearning workshop and recently played during my keynote presentation for the ASTD Houston conference.

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Google Video ASTD Camera 120

ATD Learning Technologies

OCTOBER 5, 2012

A new book from ASTD Press, Learning on Demand: How the Evolution of the Web is Shaping the Future of Learning , presents new ideas around the topic of web-enabled instruction, challenging long-held beliefs about proper “design” and the methods for engaging learners. Click here to read full version.

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Free ASTD Press Version 69