Kapp Notes

MARCH 3, 2014

Include learning games as part of a larger learning strategy for the organization, not as simply a “bolt-on” to existing learning or as something “extra.” ” Games are one piece of the learning puzzle. ” The game is then played. see BP Spill NOT Fun and Games ).

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Learning Strategy Games Simulations Strategy 269

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

The context of an online course or the context of a classroom is not authentic. Most people do not work in a classroom (except teachers or trainers) so learning how to perform a task or negotiate an outcome in a classroom setting doesn’t always translate well to the work environment because of the disconnect between the environments.

Games 202

Games Providers Cognitive Simulations 202

Kapp Notes

JULY 18, 2014

Sometimes people talk about gamification or game-based learning but don’t use the techniques in their webinars. Well this webinar will have game elements included so you can see how it’s done. In this webinar, explore several methods for applying game-thinking to your own online and classroom learning designs.

Games 138

Games Gamification Classroom Methods 138

Kapp Notes

JUNE 27, 2011

Here are some random game development considerations pulled from research: The beneficial effects of games and simulations were most likely to be found when specific content was targeted and objectives precisely defined. Games can provide knowledge increases in learners. Games do not have to be entertaining to be educational.

Games 184

Games Instructional Instruction Simulations 184

Kapp Notes

APRIL 8, 2014

We have also created a video game for learning that accompanies the physical modeling curriculum or can stand alone as it’s own instructional module. Here is the developer and co-designer of the game, Jim Kiggens talking to some enthusiastic teachers about the Survival Master game and how it can be used effectively in the classroom.

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Module Conference Games Simulations 186

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 28, 2015

Recently, I’ve undertaken a venture to help bring educational innovation to the classroom. I have been working on a project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create an innovative curriculum to provide a way to get kids interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) through a story-based curriculum.

Classroom 100

Classroom Innovation Help Engineering 100

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 1, 2011

As a way of improving instruction and creating more effective learning tools, let’s recast classroom and online instructional methods using game-based thinking. With game-based thinking, that design is turned on its head. Tell the learner, something like “you are the bank manager and someone has embezzled, what do you do?”

Games 175

Games Instructional Instruction Case Study 175

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Here is an interesting whitepaper called Moving Learning Games Forward: Obstacles, Opportunities and Openness written by Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, and Katie Salen with contributions by Jason Haas, Jennifer Groff and Dan Roy and right out of the Education Arcade. Here is the list from the report.

Games 165

Games Attitudes Performance Support Standards 165

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

One question I am frequently asked is “How did you get interested in games for learning?” ” When did you notice that games could play a role in corporate learning? I noticed that games could play a role in corporate learning on my first internship out of college.

Games 182

Games Write Blog Gamification Instructional Design 182

Kapp Notes

JULY 15, 2011

Check out the good information about games and implementing games into the classroom from two great Google Tech Talks. Here is a great talk about how to get games into the traditional educational establishment by Victoria Van Voorhis. Here is also a cool place to visit in terms of games and gamification.

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Google Games Video Gamification 165

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Games provide players with instant reward in the form of points. In football video game Madden NFL 12 when a player scores a touchdown, the team earns six points. In addition to points, many games have extra abilities or prizes that can be earned for accomplishing certain tasks within the game.

Games 154

Games Social Networks Player Social Network 154

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Another question related to serious games and immersive learning simulations: “What are the shortcomings in the scholarship/research around. Serious Games/Immersive Learning Simulations? &#. However, how do you take a game/simulation that uses audio as a critical element of feedback and compare a version with audio and without?

Simulations 140

Simulations Research Games Cognitive 140

Kapp Notes

MARCH 17, 2011

One of the features video games, board games and other types of games have over traditional learning environments is the frequency and intensity of feedback. Feedback in games is almost constant. Feedback in a classroom or in an online learning module…usually not so constant, predictable or helpful.

Games 224

Games Video Player Delicious 224

Kapp Notes

MAY 6, 2011

I don’t work with the game Immune Attack but got this notice today that they are looking for teachers to help test it. Our preliminary evaluation of Immune Attack in classrooms across America have returned promising results!! If you know a teacher, pass this information along. Call for teachers. to evaluate. Immune Attack.

Games 179

Games Education Attitudes Evalution 179

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 24, 2009

Here is what the New York Times says in its article about the study: Study Finds That Online Education Beats the Classroom Thank you to Mark!! What do you think? __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide. for the wonderful lead on the article.

Classroom 168

Classroom Education Online Blended Learning 168

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Part of that mission is occasionally playing the role of insurgent in a video game-type environment. Looking at a battle from multiple perspectives is one of the advantage of video-game based briefings. The adaptation of video game-tools is done under the Joint Training Counter-IED Operations Integration Center, or JTCOIC.

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PowerPoint Games Virtual Classroom Video 169

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 5, 2017

She wanted to know if I could answer a few questions about gamification as she saw my TEDx talk and has gotten interested in the subject of games and gamification for learning. I think it is awesome that she is so excited about games and gamification for learning so here are the questions and my answers.

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Gamification Games Lecture Player 147

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 15, 2011

Gadgets, Games and Google for Learning: How to Leverage the Latest Technologies for Learning and Performance Improvement . . Fostering Learning Beyond the Classroom. If you haven’t registered , you’re also welcome to join us. Session Description. Speaker: Clark Quinn . Register / More Info.

Google 192

Google Games Webcast Conference 192

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Gamification has several definitions but the one I find most compelling is one that involves elements of games beyond just points, badges and leaderboards. A definition that includes using elements like challenge, story, role-play, feedback–what I call “deeper” game elements.

Gamification 267

Gamification Instructional Instruction Design 267

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 9, 2008

A new effort to create games for middle school students has recently been announced. Games for Learning Institute, a $3 million research effort at New York University that was publicly unveiled on Tuesday. The institute, a partnership between the Microsoft Corporation and six universities (N.Y.U.,

Games 100

Games Microsoft Classroom Guide 100

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Here are three games that can be used to teach the civics topics of how elections are conducted, how the Supreme Court functions and the complicated issues of the Middle East. Supreme Court Justices in the game Supreme Decision. as well as a list of other civics related games. The game requires a Shockwave plug-in.

Games 155

Games Online News Site 155

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 20, 2014

The set was a bookshelf with some games in the back and some game pieces scattered around. It is much more intense presenting to camera than to a classroom, there are few breaks and you need to keep your energy up to present dynamically, their is no catching your breath while the students work on a project or task.

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Camera Voice Classroom Sound 273

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Often, it is too expensive to build a game or simulation from scratch for use in the classroom. However, some very clever teachers are using commercially available games to achieve educational goals. First example is Kurt Squire.read about what he has done in the article Let the Games Begin. Here are three examples.

Games 100

Games Education Examples Simulations 100

Kapp Notes

MARCH 6, 2007

On Wednesday, April 25, 2007, I will be presenting with Greg Walsh and Steve Sugar on the topic The Power of Play: Effective Training Through Games and Simulations The neat thing is that Greg and I are the techie guys and Steve Sugar is a game guy who has been doing learning games for years without incorporating technology just games and learning.

Games 100

Games Player Simulations Classroom 100

Kapp Notes

APRIL 28, 2008

One more high-stakes government agency has joined the growing ranks of organizations that are using video games to teach life and death concepts. Defense Intelligence Agency has taken delivery of three PC-based games under a $2.6 The games put the player into the shoes of a young, eager but sometimes hapless DIA analyst.

Games 100

Games Video Player Blended Learning 100

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 10, 2007

I especially like the viewpoint of the kids playing the game and learning history. I've written about similar uses of this game and other commercial games for classroom use in Commercial Games with Educational Value Here are three more games that can be used in the classroom: __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide

Teach 100

Teach Games Convert Classroom 100

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 27, 2012

It provides a new lens for the creation of all types of instruction, the lens of game-designer. While developing a serious game can be a complex, time consuming and difficult process, adding game elements is less complex, requires less programming and, when done correct, can be just as engaging.

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Gamification Simulations Training Train 277

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Here are the slides and some resources from my presentation Games, Gamification and Interactivity for Learning. Here are the slides: Games, Interactivity and Gamification for Learning from Karl Kapp. Game Element: Freedom. Game Element: Fantasy. Game Element: Strategy. Types of Structural Gamification.

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Resources Conference Gamification Simulations 105

Kapp Notes

APRIL 23, 2010

They had some great comments and insights into 3D virtual world learning and gave great descriptions of how 3D is making an impact. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide.

Simulations 157

Simulations Classroom Virtual World Learning Environment 157

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 5, 2017

In the past few years, since the publication of my Gamification books, I’ve focused more on using gamification and leverage different types of gamification in the classroom outside of the one class. I don’t think the goal is to completely do away with traditional learning, rather to balance it with games and gamification.

Gamification 140

Gamification Games Methods Instructional 140

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 1, 2008

An image from the physics game LunarQuest. For those of us who struggled to learn physics, here is a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) teaching the fun of physics in an interactive way. Check out the description of the game called Lunar Quest. The game is not yet ready for release but is on a busy development schedule.

Games 100

Games Pedagogy Online Classroom 100

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

I was curious to see how the combination of online and required classroom movement would work. We used Adobe Connect, two computers and a web cam in the classroom. In the classroom, I projected my screen showing both cameras to the audience of students. So first, here is the set up. On Scott's end, one computer and a web cam.

Classroom 100

Classroom Podium Blended Learning Blended 100

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Today I had the privilege of traveling to one of my sister universities West Cheste r and talking about the use of games and within the context of a college classroom. Games and Gamification of College Course Content: Examples and Best Practices from Karl Kapp. List of Games Referenced. DragonBox Algebra Game.

Resources 145

Resources Simulations Poll Gamification 145

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

products, one exciting, and sometimes forgotten, method of online collaboration is within a virtual classroom envrionment. Recently I conducted a session online in a virtual classroom using breakout rooms. Online collaboration does not just occur in a wiki or with Web 2.0 It was fun and educational.

Virtual Classroom 100

Virtual Classroom Collaboration Classroom Wiki 100

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 7, 2013

On the other hand, games put players at risk. In first-person shooter games, you risk death (and having to start over.) In almost any game a player risks losing. Every time you play a game, you are putting yourself in some type of risk. Putting someone in “mock” risk makes a game fun and interesting.

Learner 216

Learner Player Games Attitudes 216

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 21, 2009

First I visited for the football game against Minnesota. Next, I returned to learn about the use of Social Media across the Penn State Campus and the development of Penn State's Educational Gaming Commons area. technologies to maximize impact on students and to extend the classroom beyond the four walls. Good stuff!

Social Media 100

Social Media Games Media Social 100

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 9, 2008

Recently, I've been working with the folks at Performance Learning Systems to convert Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning into an online course. This Net-Generation has grown up under the influence of video games, instant access to web-based information, powerful handheld gadgets and constant connectivity.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Games Course Pedagogy 100