Instructors, trainers and professors embed stories in the form of case studies to wrap experiences for learners, create challenges to engage the learners and set goals and provide feedback on progress while providing a safe environment for learners to practice skills. 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. All of these are elements of gamification. MORE >>

Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. There are also some advantages for creating multiple choice exams: - they are relatively simple to put together (if done incorrectly:-) ) , - they provide immediate feedback, - they can be randomized to prevent plagiarism and cheating. In order for the question to be relevant, it must come from the curriculum map content; however, you should not have a critical thinking question on all content, only the content that your students are expected to know in depth information. Wired@Heart. Search. About. MORE >>

Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Next → How to Create Online Content that Gets Attention Using Human Psychology… Posted on December 14, 2011 by Marina Kostina. This post provides you with practical strategies on how to create online content that gets read. In order to create content that “sticks,” you need to utilize these 7 strategies: 1.      Make it positive. So, make your content uplifting. Content that arouses strong emotions (positive or negative) gets more attention that content without emotions. MORE >>

When creating a learning program, instead of doing an 8 hour mind dump onto the poor learners and expecting them to remember everything they have been taught, it is much better to provide a little bit of instruction on a regular basis and build knowledge over time. Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide. Content GuideThis Saturday I am running my first ever International Length Triathlon in Atlantic City, NJ. Yes, I am going to swim one mile, bike 20 and then run 6.2 miles. So here it is. in Avalon, NJ. MORE >>

We are starting to ‘genericize’ content, it is starting to look the same, feel the same, and function in a similar manner. HTML in its current form is really incapable of providing the sophisticated artistic and media abilities that Flash provided. Scaling of experience in my eyes is simply being able to leverage the hardware and software feature-set that the platform provide i.e., the courseware/content should be able to use the feature-set to enhance the experience, not just provide a baseline function. Why do I think this way? Choose wisely. MORE >>