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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

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The Washington Post recently ran an article on Project MMOWGLI (Massively Multiplayer Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet), a new MMORPG being rolled out by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) that will allow thousands of players to participate in solving geopolitical crises created by hypothetical pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia.

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What Can Charlie Sheen Teach Us About Internal Marketing? | Social.

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When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? View all posts by Jim → ← Make Learning An Experience. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Using Wikis to Stop Brain Drain | Social Learning Blog

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World: The Evolution of Distance Learning , Norm Willox, CEO of Critical Information Network, described the “brain drain&# that today’s companies are experiencing as: “Waves of craftsmen retiring, creating a void of skilled personnel and increasing operational risk for plants and facility operators.

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Learning from The King's Speech | Social Learning Blog

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Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS?

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The Ultimate Brain Food: Performance Support | Social Learning Blog

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As instructional designers, we can help create environments that grow better Exobrains. Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager.

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

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technologies into our training programs, but rarely do we find a client that wants to create a robust learning environment comprised of both formal and informal components. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Last week I had a phone conversation with Ian Huckabee of WeeJee Media.

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Creating Reusable Interactions

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

An interaction model is a template which one can easily change (customize) to create interactivity. For example, a crossword puzzle where you can put new words and clues easily, to create an entirely new crossword, is an interaction model. Will you ever need to create variations of this interactive behavior you are trying to build?