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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’ 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.

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ASTD Simulations Resources Comparison 150

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MAY 14, 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 150

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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’ 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.

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ASTD Simulations Authoring Tools Comparison 119

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NOVEMBER 3, 2009

This month's ASTD Learning Circuit's Blog Big Question is "How do I communicate the value of social media as a learning tool to my organization?" Providing up-front assistance and training is essential for the majority of employees to adopt. Here are several ways to help sell Social Media in an organization.

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Social Media Big Question ASTD Wiki 145

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FEBRUARY 19, 2007

Here is a reminder for you ASTD Members. February's Featured T+D Webcast: Rapid Learning Join ASTD tomorrow at 2:00 PM ET for this month's featured T+D Webcast, which examines how the need to deliver training materials faster is altering design and delivery of training programs. Go over to www.astd.org and register.

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Webcast ASTD Rapid eLearning Learning 100

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MAY 11, 2007

Here is a picture of the great folks from the ASTD Mid-NJ chapter. Last night I had the pleasure of speaking to the Mid-NJ Chapter of ASTD on one of my favorite topics “Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning.” It was a great event. The photo is taken from the presenter's perspective.

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ASTD Write Blog Photo Slides 100

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MARCH 17, 2014

I presented this information via Skype to the New York ASTD SIG. Here are more case studies: The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training. The Gamification of Sales Force Training. It was a great group and I had a wonderful time. Case Studies of Gamification in HR from Karl Kapp. The Gamification of mLearning.

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Case Study Gamification Study Skype 182

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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

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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

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APRIL 30, 2012

TODAY”S BLOG STOP: April 30: Enid Crystal New York ASTD Chapter Blog. The blog for the day will be UL EduNeering Online Compliance Training Blog which will have slides and information from the session. Next Karl Grieb of the ASTD Philadelphia eLearning SIG provides a description of the content of the book. Play the game.

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Gamification Blogging ASTD Compliance Training 154

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FEBRUARY 6, 2012

The conclusion reached by Fleming and Levie is supported b William Horton, a leading expert in the field of web-based instructional design, in his work titled Designing Web-Based Training. In The 2000/2001 ASTD Distance Learning Yearbook. Alexandria VA: ASTD. [2] 2000) Designing web-based training. References. [1]

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Interactive Cognitive ASTD Distance Learning 191

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MARCH 2, 2010

Unfortunately, Training Magazine is folding up shop on its web site, print magazine and conferences. Training Blogs An aggregator, using PageFlakes, showing some blogs in the training/learning blogosphere that I set up with Steve Woodruff. Here are some magazine type places you can visit.

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Informal Alternatives eLearning Guild ASTD 100

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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. Matching the Right Content to the Right Design Strategy (Must be an ASTD member to access.). ZOMBIES, RUN!

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Slides Conference Resources ASTD 187

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APRIL 30, 2012

TODAY”S BLOG STOP: May 4: UL EduNeering Online Compliance Training Blog. April 30: Enid Crystal ASTD New York Chapter Blog. The blog for the day will be UL EduNeering Online Compliance Training Blog which will have slides and information from the session. May 1: Jeanette Brooks Word of Mouth blog. Recap of Week Two.

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Gamification Compliance Training Blogging ASTD 100

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Here is the audio version of my Training Quarterly article titled Improving Training: Thinking Like a Game Developer. Matching the Right Content to the Right Design Strategy (Must be an ASTD member to access.). Here the slides from my presentation: Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning: Teach on the Beach. Related Blog Posts.

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Teach Virtual World ASTD Slides 157

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NOVEMBER 27, 2009

Learning Statistics Video Games, Education and Entertainment Statistics Learning Statistics from ASTD 2009 State of the Industry Report Random Web 2.0 Statistics Training Industry Statistics _ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide. and the learning industry.

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Statistics Web Games ASTD 145

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MAY 22, 2012

May 23: Jeanne Meister Gamification: Three Ways To Use Gaming For Recruiting, Training, and Health & Wellness Great examples and a quote from the book in Forbes.com. And if all this has gotten you curious to read the book, you can pick up a copy at the ASTD online book store or just stop by and read the first chapter.

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Gamification Blogging ASTD Games 140

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MARCH 9, 2010

ASTD's Big Question for March is How do we leverage open content in workplace learning? Tags: ASTD Big Question. The concept seems straightforward--a no brainer, take content that is used by many different organizations, and share it with others so that the overall cost is extremely low or free.

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Diversity Training Open Adoption Adopt 100

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JUNE 7, 2007

This can be used for many different training applications using the world of Second Life as a platform for creation of the learning. Here is a quick tutorial on How to Build Tiny Prims in Second Life. I view this as e-learning since the person watching the video is getting instruction on how to build in the world of Second Life.

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Big Question Examples ASTD Simulations 100

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JANUARY 6, 2009

ASTD's Big Question for January is, again, a series of questions. I'm giving a workshop to the Centeral Iowa Chapter of ASTD. Tags: ASTD Big Question. What are your biggest challenges for this upcoming year? What are your major plans for the year? What predictions do you have for the year? First a little reflection.

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Predictions ASTD Big Question Write Blog 100

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Day Twenty-Two 02/09/10 Dan Bliton at the DC Metro ASTD Podcast site.(Yes, The interview will discuss learning, training and education in 3D environment See you around the web! __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide. Yes, this will be a podcast.)

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Blogging ASTD Podcasts Podcaster 168

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JANUARY 31, 2010

I had hoped to catch up with Cammy when I was in Las Vegas this week for the ASTD TechKnowledge conference but, alas, we did not meet. In terms of sales, we had a great week, check out Tony's post Learning in 3D #1 Kindle Sales in Training and HR! Live Tour Stops were: Tony O'Driscoll presenting at Training Conference and Expo 2010.

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Blogging Brandon Hall Case Study Mash-up 145

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FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Next week, I'll be presenting a pre-conference workshop at ASTD's Techknowledge Conference & Exposition on February 25, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas. Once again, I will be presenting with Matthew Monahan (see Second Life Training Presentation ) The description of the presentation is below.

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Second Life Simulations Virtual World TechKnowledge 100

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FEBRUARY 4, 2007

In this month's T&D Magazine published by ASTD , I have a number of quotes in the Need for Speed article by Michael Laff. for an ASTD Featured Webcast. Join us on Tuesday, February 20, for a special webcast for ASTD members. I discuss non-traditional inspirations for creating rapid e-learning.

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Webcast Rapid eLearning ASTD Compliance Training 100

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MAY 22, 2012

May 23: Jeanne Meister Gamification: Three Ways To Use Gaming For Recruiting, Training, and Health & Wellness Great examples and a quote from the book in Forbes.com. And if all this has gotten you curious to read the book, you can pick up a copy at the ASTD online book store or just stop by and read the first chapter.

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Gamification Blogging ASTD Games 100

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

There is evidence that students and trainees participating in simulation game learning experiences have higher declarative knowledge, procedural knowledge and retention of training material than those participating in more traditional learning experiences. Additionally, I am speaking at ASTD’s 2012 TechKnowledge Conference in Las Vegas.

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eLearning Guild Simulations TechKnowledge Gamification 124

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APRIL 21, 2012

Next, New York Time’s bestselling author Kevin Kruse told us how articles appearing within the last year in notable publications such as BusinessWeek, Forbes, Fortune and even the Harvard Business review are talking about how gamification is impacting marketing, service and employee satisfaction (notice training seems to be absent.).

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Gamification Blogging Instructional Instruction 264

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JUNE 15, 2008

Here is this Month's ASTD Big Question: Second Life Training? If you were to develop a training island in Second Life, what kind of environment and artifacts would you consider essential for teaching? But first I want to say that we need to get away from thinking the only 3D learning envrionemnt is Second Life.

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Second Life Virtual World Virtual Classroom Blended Learning 113

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AUGUST 7, 2013

Had a great time last night presenting to the New York ASTD chapter, great folks and great dinner afterwards…made it home by mid-night so that was a nice unexpected treat. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are the slides from the presentation.

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Resources Simulations Comparison Games 165

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Kapp: The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education - If you are in the training and education space, you cannot not have this book. It shows how education and training in both schools/universities and corporations will change, and why. Controversy.

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Gamification Instructional Instruction Blogging 192

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MAY 24, 2010

Last week a lot of 3D news occurred, here is a round up of some of the highlights: I stopped by the ASTD booth of Digitell, Inc. and met James A. Parker, the President, who said his booth was buzzing the entire conference and a lot of people were interested in 3D webinars.

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Linden Simulations RWD Virtual World 184

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JANUARY 27, 2009

Of course, the data was collected before the great finanical meltdown but still interesting data According to ASTD, an organization of professional learning and development practiioners: ASTD estimates that U.S. Here are some interesting statistics about learning. organizations spent $134.39 It has a library of 3,500 courses.

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Statistics Blended Learning ASTD Outsource 100

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Tony O'Driscoll will be at the Training Conference and Expo 2010 doing a keynote on Sunday January 31st called Learning in 3D: How Web 2.0 Live Tour Stops In addition to the blog tour, we have two live stops this week. is Changing the Game for Learning from 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM.

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Blogging Virtual Classroom Brandon Hall TechKnowledge 100

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Kapp's ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 Presentation. 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. View more presentations from Karl Kapp. Communication Research, 36 (2), 285-312.

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TechKnowledge Simulations Resources Comparison 198

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MARCH 19, 2010

My post Nine Information Alternatives to the Now Defunct Training Magazine was number one in elearninglearning's Top 40 eLearning Articles and 5 Hot Topics for Early March post. I will be speaking on the topic of "Selecting the Appropriate Training Approach: Delivery Decision- Making." Register Here for the free webinar.

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Meridian Kaplan Simulations Virtual World 100

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JULY 18, 2008

Matt and I have teamed up at several conferences as co-presenters (see ASTD TechKnowledge 2008, Lots of Fun and Second Life Training Presentation for more details on our presentations) so it was great to team up with him again. So the second week of the summer Learning in 3D class was exciting.

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Classes Second Life TechKnowledge ASTD 100

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APRIL 7, 2010

ASTD's April T&D Magazine published an article I wrote with Tony O'Driscoll called " Designing Virtual Immersive Environments " The article is based on the book Learning in 3D and outlines some considerations for learning in 3D and ways to think about the exciting new environment for learning and collaboration.

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Slideshare Stock ASTD Social Networks 100