Content GuideThe table below compares the affordances of 2D Synchronous Learning with 3D Synchronous Learning. Sensibility. 2D Synchronous. Learning. 3D Synchronous. Learning. Sense of Self. Emoticon. Avatar. Death of Distance. Same Time. Same Website. Same Time. Same Place. Power of Presence. Disembodied. Embodied. Pervasiveness of Practice. Exercises. Role Plays. Walk Throughs. Sense of Space. Limited to. Sharing a screen. Virtually Unlimited Space and Scale. Collaboration. Document. Presentation. Working Side-by-Side. Prototyping. Enrichment of Experience. Exercises. Activities. MORE >>

Game mechanics, scoring, points, time elements, pattern seeking, item matching, content ratings are quickly working their way into almost every element of life. Content GuideGamification – making things that don’t seem to be a game into a game is growing in popularity. One huge proponent of the movement is Jesse Schell, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. See the fascinating future he envisions by watching the video below. Equating Experience Points to Grades. At McKinsey & Co., The players must answer 10 questions, each of which involves a set of decisions. MORE >>

I am becoming increasingly aware of the the need to make clear a distinction between the broad concept of digital learning content, in all its many varieties, and the much narrower idea of interactive tutorials of the traditional CBT (computer-based training) variety. Tags: digital content rapid e-learning This is no more than a natural evolution from their traditional responsibility for the production of PowerPoint slides and handouts which support most classroom events. MORE >>

Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide. Content GuideWell, you knew it was coming, one more reason to send out a card. First the gift card companies invent valentines day and then father’s day and now “Say No to PowerPoint&# week which is, I assume, an effort to sell more cards in a time of declining sales. As a Fastcompany short article states: Suffering from PowerPoint fatigue? You’re not alone. “It’s not about bullet points or the company, but what have they built?&# MORE >>

It is important to approach the gamification of content and learning carefully and methodically. Content GuideThere are many misconceptions about the gamification of learning and instruction, here are some things that gamification is not. Trivialization of Learning —Gamification is not a cheapening or dilution of “real learning.” Serious learning scenarios are undertaken within game spaces all the time from military games, to sales incentives, to practicing medical procedures or preparing for standardized tests gamified learning can, and is, difficult, challenging and stressful. MORE >>