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8 Scary and Uncomfortable Reasons for the Growth of Virtual Worlds

Kapp Notes

While I think there are many legitimate reasons why an organization should partake in virtual immersive environments (VIEs) for learning and collaboration, there are also some "less-than-comfortable" reasons organizations are leaning in this direction. S top, proceed with caution. The same thing happens in organizations.

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We have 2D Virtual Classrooms, Why 3D?

Kapp Notes

In a 3D world, the interaction with the students feels more intimate than with a 2-D distance learning application such as Centra, Horizon Wimba or Adobe Connect. Another question and this one is simple.why 3D? We've got plenty of great 2D platforms for communication, what does 3D add? Here is a short answer.

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How do you create a perfect blend of the various learning components?

Origin Learning

In a world, not so long ago, blended learning was the norm. Before education moved to the confines of a traditional classroom, training was imparted through experiential learning and lessons had ‘show me’ and ‘let me’ ways of training. They are– the Rotation model, the Flex model, the Self-Blend model and Enriched Virtual model.

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Gadgets, Games and Gizmos: Attending an ISTE Meeting in SL

Kapp Notes

The diverse group is trying to work toward determining the best ways of teaching within a virtual world. It really reminded me of when virtual classrooms like Centra started to appear, eventually the software grew into its use by the pioneers. __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide

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Why an Instructional Design Degree from Bloomsburg University ROCKS!

Kapp Notes

The latest version of Adobe PhotoShop and Flash, Lectora, Adobe Captivate, Plateau (LMS), Adobe Connect, and Saba's Centra to name a few. They blog, contribute to wikis, and design instruction for a 3D virtual environment as well as create web sites for mobile learning devices. Fourth, our students stay on the cutting edge.

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Why Corporate Training is Broken And How to Fix It

Jay Cross

The world around corporate training has changed. What worked twenty years ago doesn’t work well in the social, always-on, networked world of business we now inhabit. Service industries challenge workers to acquire tacit knowledge — the kind of know-how one learns on the job, not in the classroom.