'Here are the resources from my ASTD ICE 2013 presentation. W209 – Interactivity, Games, and Gamification: A Research-Based Approach to Engaging Learners Through Games from Karl Kapp. Companies Mentioned. Enspire Learning. Zombies Run. Game On! Learning. Axonify. Knowledge Guru. Allen Interactions. Game Development Software ThinkingWorlds (3D Software). Unity 3D (3D Software, fairly Complex). Raptivity(Games Pack). Raptivity (Simulation Pack). Articulate Storyline. The Knowledge Guru. Axonify. Here is some content and references from the presentation. 2006). Reference : Fox, J. 2009).Virtual MORE >>

Kineo. Normal. false. false. false. EN-US. sirkenrobinson. These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at the ASTD International Conference & Expo (ICE) -- happening this week in Dallas, TX. 10,000 or so training and development people here to extend their practice. We all have deep talents, but it’s often the case that we don’t discover them. Human talent are like the world’s natural resources – they are often buried beneath the surface. And if you don’t go looking for them you’ll never find them. You need circumstances for talent to demonstrate themselves…. MORE >>

Kineo. Normal. false. false. false. EN-US. These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at the ASTD International Conference and Expo (ICE) -- happening this week in Dallas, TX. 10,000 or so training and development people here to extend their practice. Forgive any typos or incoherence! This morning''s keynote with John Seely Brown: [link]. How to turn any situation into a learning moment? If you can do that, you’ll become an entrepreneurial learner. We have been in a period of instability and it won’t be stable for a long, long time…. We move from stocks to flows…. Not in school. MORE >>

'Becoming a truly good salesperson is not an easy task. have heard the term natural salesman  thrown around before. And I agree that, to be a successful salesperson, it takes a dash of natural ability to communicate and interact effectively with people. But for the most part, becoming a really great sales person is like any other profession. It takes good training, good mentors, good coaches and dedication. All salespeople have their stories of when they started out. Through the years, I have been able to be a part of many new sales careers. People can only remember so much. Always Be Coaching. MORE >>

'While writing up a first workable draft for my probation report (to pass from MPhil to PhD student. like a first exam, with a defence in front of a small jury), I came across this wonderful free book on Open Educational Resources. The book is a collaboration between UNESCO, Athabasca Uni, Commonwealth of Learning. It might be of interest to everyone looking into online learning, MOOC or simply looking for resources that can be embedded in your own course. Where I must say I would love to see more local OER. Technological considerations in OER are not limited to authoring or remixing tools. MORE >>