Kapp Notes

JULY 1, 2014

It is interesting that with all the attention on the Facebook purchase of Oculus Rift , the virtual reality goggles that immerse the learner in a 3D world, people have forgotten about the continued work on building and creating 3D virtual world platforms for learning, collaboration and teamwork. You can download the whitepaper here.

Virtual World 175

Virtual World Learning Space Social Networks Facebook 175

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 2, 2014

To have break through innovation in the field of learning and development, we must first think about how innovation is stifled in the field. We all have been through a traditional learning model at early, impressionable age. We’ve been “trained” how to be a good learner. Scorn for Learning by Doing.

Innovation 278

Innovation Lecture Quiz Learning Objects 278

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Mark discusses a Office 2007 Screen One way is through a unique offering by the Training video production company - The 8.45 The company creates 15 minutes of education in a video and screen shot format that can be viewed when convenient for the learner. Which sounds like a new way to do in-service teaching.

Training 162

Training Train Module Sound 162

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Recently, I was sent a copy of Gary Woodill’s latest book, The Mobile Learning Edge. He also provides seven principles for effective mobile learning. The Principles are; Employees are adults who learn differently from children. Employees learn from solving problems that matter to them. This is not a “how-to” book.

Mobile Learning 176

Mobile Learning Mobile Case Study Tagging 176

Kapp Notes

JUNE 13, 2013

Here are the links and resources from my presentation at the Singapore Learning Symposium. First we discussed, Why Games for Learning in Singapore? Singapore’s games sector comprises of over 62 games development, publishing and services companies. It is the gamification of software training. Sitzmann, T. Wouters, P.,

Resources 191

Resources Cognitive Authoring Tools Simulations 191

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 23, 2011

For a while now, new technologies have been made available to help deliver training in small chunks, little bits of information delivered just when they were needed…just-in-time training. The problem is the dis-integration of training. Think of how kids learn to speak. This leads to learning.

Integrate 190

Integrate Learning PowerPoint Classroom 190

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Learning 3.0 Training Magazine Presentation: Gamification of Learning & Instruction from Karl Kapp. Companies Mentioned Designing Digitally. Enspire Learning. It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar.

Simulations 200

Simulations Resources Conference Comparison 200

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

They don’t know how to bring all their training efforts together, they lack strategy, focus and a unified vision. Within organizations, training requirements are not shrinking; in fact, they are becoming more and more chaotic. The organization’s strategic goals should guide the training direction.

Strategy 157

Strategy Learning Strategy Methods Analysis 157

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

As recently announced by Bersin & Associates , in the United States, corporate learning and development (L&D) expenditures dropped by more than 11 % in 2008. Training staff resources are also dropping: Companies overall averaged 3.4 training staffers per 1,000 learners, down from 5.1 per 1,000 in 2007. per 1,000 in 2007.

Industry 100

Industry Synchronous Training Train 100

Kapp Notes

MARCH 22, 2013

Gamification of Learning from Karl Kapp. Companies Mentioned. Enspire Learning. It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Pedagogical Agents as Learning Companions: The Role of Agent Competency and Type.

ASTD 195

ASTD Simulations Authoring Tools Comparison 195

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Here are some lessons I learned from the Olympic sized Triathlon as opposed to the “mere” sprint I wrote about back in 2009. 2) The training was intense but not a big deal because I had integrated it into my normal routine. ” Training was not my life this summer. So she is a little better triathlete.

Metrics 154

Metrics Statistics Develop Simulations 154

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 14, 2015

Today is an exciting day with the announcement of the launch of 2K Learning. 2K Learning is born out of 6 years of work on a National Science Foundation project which has since morphed into a full fledged company offering innovative play/make curriculum designed to instill a love of science, engineering and math into middle school learners.

Games 100

Games Innovation Project Twitter 100

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 13, 2015

Today is an exciting day with the announcement of the launch of 2K Learning. 2K Learning is born out of 6 years of work on a National Science Foundation project which has since morphed into a full fledged company offering innovative play/make curriculum designed to instill a love of science, engineering and math into middle school learners.

Games 100

Games Innovation Project Twitter 100

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The blog book tour for The Gamification of Learning and Instruction has come to an end. People or organizations that jumped on board to discuss the concept of gamification and the ramification of the practice within the field of learning and development. Improving Training: Thinking Like a Game Developer. Controversy.

Gamification 192

Gamification Instructional Instruction Blogging 192

Kapp Notes

APRIL 30, 2010

Helfrich who tweets as @studentlifeguru for this interesting article about Sun Microsystems, (a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle) who teamed up with vendor Enspire Learning to develop two online video games as part of its new hire integration process. Another article Corporate training becomes a game to some explains how the game is played.

Games 100

Games Video Oracle Sun 100

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 3, 2014

Kapp: Can you tell me a little about your company–some background? Today, MediaLab continues to keep its clients on the competitive edge by transforming traditional visualizations and training into 3D animations and interactive presentations proven to increase engagement. Kapp: Tell me a little about what your company does?

Solution 184

Solution Conversation Augmented Reality Microsoft 184

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

Missing key data can have enormous implications, such as an FBI agent who sent an e-mail before September 11, 2001, warning of people learning to fly airplanes but not learning to land them. What new training method or other new piece of information is currently lost in your organization because they are lost in an email?

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Network Network Social 100

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Here is part two of a great discussion with Reuben Tozman about his book, Learning On Demand. KK: How do you think “Big Data” is going to impact the learning and development field? KK: What is the most important message you that learning and development professionals will take away from reading your book?

Metrics 180

Metrics Conversation ROI Sales 180

Kapp Notes

JULY 10, 2012

This environment was designed to educate healthcare professionals on what is being developed by companies to make the operating room “green” and more sustainable. Next we visited an exact replica of a food service area that was developed to train the employees prior to their arrival at the job at the Chautauqua Institution.

Classes 145

Classes Virtual World VOIP Environment 145

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 5, 2015

The year 2014 was a fantastic year for gamification with lots of companies engaging in gamified solutions, more and more people understanding what gamification is all about and several well known technology companies taking the plunge into gamification. As well as some interesting vendor offerings in the field.

Gamification 0

Gamification Gartner Diversity Training Predictions 0

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 31, 2017

The company, Ambient Insight (Now Metaari ) publishes quantitative syndicated reports that break out revenues by customer segment (demand-side) and by product category (supply-side) based on thier industry-leading learning technology taxonomy and our proprietary Evidence-based Research Methodology (ERM). Is the Learning Industry Dead?

Instructional Design 130

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Cognitive 130

Kapp Notes

APRIL 2, 2012

Looking through some old files, I found this interesting excerpt from “Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning.” The use of a fictional world, to avoid offending any specific culture, may seem abstract from reality but the carefully crafted, fictional world is based on the patterns of the real world so the learning transfers.

Simulations 145

Simulations Games Enspire SAP 145

Kapp Notes

MARCH 22, 2013

Gamification of Learning from Karl Kapp. Companies Mentioned. Enspire Learning. It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Pedagogical Agents as Learning Companions: The Role of Agent Competency and Type.

ASTD 119

ASTD Simulations Authoring Tools Comparison 119

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 7, 2008

Yesterday, graduate student Matt Monahan and I presented at the Training 2008 conference. Our topic was "Learning in 3D." We had a lot to cover from how to navigate in Second Life to simple scripting with building, teleporting and designing Second Life training solutions in between.

Second Life 113

Second Life Simulations Training Train 113

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 14, 2013

Hays, of the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division published the results of an extensive literature review on games for instruction. It is an expansive look at the literature on the effectiveness of games for learning up until the year 2005. In 2005, Robert T. Here is a link to the technical paper. situations.

Summary 278

Summary Games Instructional Instruction 278

Kapp Notes

APRIL 20, 2008

Manish Mohan is helping to create a Working/Learning blog carnival. So, here are my thoughts on "Work at Learning, Learning at Work" There is a mistake that most people make. So, here are my thoughts on "Work at Learning, Learning at Work" There is a mistake that most people make. Learning is a process.

Compliance Training 100

Compliance Training Learning Compliance Evalution 100

Kapp Notes

MARCH 10, 2015

With the broad acceptance of virtual simulation for entertainment and training, she has pioneered products that enable transfer of knowledge through this medium. The company has many direct implications to the world of learning and development and they’ve created a really interesting simulation program.

Simulations 100

Simulations Conversation Cognitive Virtual World 100

Kapp Notes

JUNE 20, 2011

ProtonMedia will use the funds to extend its leadership position within life sciences by further integrating its ProtoSphere virtual collaboration environment with ComplianceWire®, Kaplan EduNeering’s validated cloud-based learning management system. This brings the total investment in the company to $7 million.

Kaplan 228

Kaplan Virtual World Compliance Training Microsoft 228

Kapp Notes

APRIL 9, 2012

It looks like EduNeering, the leader in compliance-based learning has been acquired by UL, a global independent safety science company offering expertise across five key strategic businesses: Product Safety, Environment, Life & Health, Knowledge Services and Verification Services. Looks like it is going to be a perfect fit.

Kaplan 157

Kaplan Compliance Training Compliance Global 157

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The other day, I was speaking with virtual world learning expert Anders Gronstedt about teaching in a 3D virtual immersive environment. He has also published articles in Training , the Harvard Business Review and is often a frequent speaker at conferences and expositions. Competencies in leading virtual worlds learning programs.

Virtual World 133

Virtual World Discussion Second Life PowerPoint 133

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

John has been in the L&D space for his entire career, and joined a company called mLevel almost 2 years ago now. John had some really interesting things to say about the learning industry and what mLevel is doing to increase learner engagement. Don’t get me wrong, we will always have classroom training.

Conversation 100

Conversation Compliance Training Case Study Metrics 100

Kapp Notes

APRIL 15, 2014

We had folks from Strayer University, Lynda.com, Clarabridge, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), Zerion Software, Think ID8 and our own Brian Seely present on a variety of topics from scenario-based learning to instructional design to augmented reality. It was a great fieldtrip and we learned about SCRAMs, valve maintenance and turbines.

RFP 139

RFP Augmented Reality Instructional Design Classes 139

Kapp Notes

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?" Learn about that in Selling to Visionaries and Techies. Check out these lessons learned for helping with the implementation of social media within an organization from the post Web 2.0

Social Media 145

Social Media Big Question ASTD Wiki 145

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

When I was at Learning2015 , I met some wonderful people and one of the people I had the privilege of spending some time with was Louise Pasterfield of the UK company Sponge, UK. Our focus is on making learning deeply absorbing so people connect with and apply what they learn. It’s why we’re called Sponge!

Director 100

Director Conversation Compliance Training Management 100

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 2, 2009

There are often times when learning interventions (training classes or modules) are designed and implemented but are not really needed. An e-learning module or classroom instruction won't help this type of situation. Yet, often training is put forth as a solution. We need to help organizations avoid unnecessary training.

Create 100

Create Instructional Design Module Assessment 100

Kapp Notes

JUNE 7, 2008

One thing many people seem to forget when thinking about "mobile learning" is that the one universal application that runs across all mobile phones is voice. Some really inventive voice-focused training modules can be developed and delivered all with a mish-mash of mobile phones.

Mobile Learning 100

Mobile Learning Mobile Audio Voice 100

Kapp Notes

APRIL 8, 2011

Here is an interesting example of using an immersive 3D learning environment to provide a realistic training experience and an unusual examination process. Below are some highlights from a case study sent to me by Caspian Learning, the makers of the 3D simulation software, Thinking Worlds. Gas line leak detection.

Simulations 162

Simulations Case Study Games Cornerstone 162