Kapp Notes

MARCH 7, 2013

Technology is not needed, only carefully crafted design affordances. ” Once you have adequately answered those questions, get a group together and brainstorm ideas with subject matter experts, programming team members, artists, game designers and instructional designers.

Interactive 206

Interactive Design Player Simulations 206

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 31, 2017

So let’s dig into the report because it’s not quite a death spiral and the need for good instructional design is bigger than ever. Instructional Design Skills Still Needed. If you work for an eLearning company as an instructional designer, will you still be needed in this extended downturn of self-paced eLearning?

Instructional Design 130

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Cognitive 130

Kapp Notes

MAY 21, 2013

Recently Sharon Boller of Bottom Line Performanc e and I did a presentation at ASTD2013 on Instructional Game Design. We talked about game design, the need to play games and how games can be used for learning in the first part of the one day workshop and in the second half of the workshop, we had the attendees create games.

Games 243

Games Instructional Instruction Video 243

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 16, 2012

When examined that way, one major advantage that gamification has over many traditionally designed e-learning courses and classroom lectures is the high level of interactivity, the expectation of a difficult challenge and the process of continual feedback.

Gamification 267

Gamification Instructional Instruction Design 267

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Here are the top ten best practices for instructional game design. Plus a bonus) Practice #1 – Design the learning game to meet specific instructional objectives. Decide how you are going to measure the effectiveness of the game before you design the game. Seems obvious but it gets overlooked more times than one would think.).

Games 263

Games Cognitive Instructional Instruction 263

Kapp Notes

APRIL 16, 2014

As part of that presentation, I will be defining the term “Game Thinking” from the perspective of an instructional designer. I’ve done some research but there is not a lot out there concerning game-thinking as an instructional designer. And check out his blog , he has some good ideas about games and gamification.

Instructional Design 243

Instructional Design Games Instructional Instruction 243

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As someone designing a learning game, gamification event, classroom instruction or eLearning…there are times when we need to put on our creativity hat and get going. It is hard to be creative when you are rushed, here is proof… Design' How do you get in the “creative mood”? But sometimes we are stuck.

Instructional Design 195

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Video 195

Kapp Notes

JULY 24, 2013

Play to Learn – Getting Started in Learning Game Design : 2013 ASTD ICE workshop from SharonBoller. Here is a video of a webinar by Allen Interactions own Ethan Edwards called Integrating Game Design Principles into Instructional Design for e-Learning Webinar. We are doing the same presentation on August 28th.

Resources 160

Resources Games Instructional Instruction 160

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 12, 2014

The other day I had a conversation with David Kelly of the eLearning Guild about a game design workshop Sharon Boller of Bottom Line Performance and I are doing at the upcoming DevLearn Conference in Las Vegas. Working on a game design. Here is a short video of our discussion. Hope to see you there. Play testing a game concept.

DevLearn 182

DevLearn Games eLearning Guild Design 182

Kapp Notes

JULY 24, 2013

Here are four interesting videos all related to design which I have been thinking about lately in terms of designing instructional experiences that are meaningful and encouraging to learners. An interesting perspective and meaningful to instructional game design in many ways. It tackles the question.

Ideas 100

Ideas Games Design Instructional 100

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Here is a great video aimed at getting game designers to consider the concept of playtesting in the design of video games. In instructional design “talk” we call it formative evaluation. Playtesting sounds so much more engaging than “formative evaluation.” ”

Games 168

Games Design Instructional Design Evalution 168

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 23, 2013

And then presenting on Five Things that Instructional Designers can Learn from Game Designers. Five Things Game Designers Can Teach eLearning Designers from Karl Kapp. Here are the five elements of thinking like a game designer. Here is some information on thinking like a game designer.

DevLearn 191

DevLearn Games Resources Design 191

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

A well designed challenge encourages learners to engage with the gamification experience multiple times. Designing learning and technology for educational reform. Instructional-design theories and models: Vol. References. Norakowski, J., & Rasmussen, C. North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. Cognitive Science, 4.

Gamification 207

Gamification Design Cognitive Simulations 207

Kapp Notes

MARCH 7, 2013

Technology is not needed, only carefully crafted design affordances. ” Once you have adequately answered those questions, get a group together and brainstorm ideas with subject matter experts, programming team members, artists, game designers and instructional designers. Design Games' Modify as necessary.

Interactive 132

Interactive Design Player Simulations 132

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

With instructional game design, as with any design, there are some common pitfalls one should strive to avoid. You can’t design learning games if you don’t play or like games. You must be familiar with different game types and experiences to design effective games for learning. Here are a handful.

Games 173

Games Instructional Instruction Learning Objects 173

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 1, 2011

With game-based thinking, that design is turned on its head. In almost every game designed, the player is confronted with a problem they must solve immediately as the start the game. As designers of instruction we need to create the need for the learner to seek or require the information you want them to learn.

Games 175

Games Instructional Instruction Case Study 175

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

In yesterday’s Train for Success in-world seminar, I was asked about the principles for effective design for 3D learning experiences, here is the list of principles that can be applied to make a 3D Learning Environment (3DLE) successful. Principles for Effectively Designing a 3D Learning Environment. Instructionally Grounded.

Learning Environment 196

Learning Environment Environment Design Learning Objects 196

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Learn how to engage learners using game design and gamification! But games need to be carefully designed for maximum learning effectiveness. You know games are a great way to engage learners and increase learning retention.

Gamification 150

Gamification Games TechKnowledge Design 150

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 22, 2011

My friend and colleague, Connie Malamed (aka The eLearning Coach ) has developed a handy iPhone application that will help you become a better instructional designer making tips, definitions and ideas available right at your finger tips. How is it of value to instructional designers and other learning professionals?

Instructional Design 253

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction iPhone 253

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Here is a collection of several game design documents and information about game design documents. If you are considering creating a "Serious Game" or an instructional game, one of the first place to start is a great game design document. Game Design Document: Play with Fire. But how to write one?

Examples 194

Examples Sample Games Design 194

Kapp Notes

JUNE 13, 2011

One way is to examine games through the four factor model developed by John Keller , this model is well known in the field of instructional design and is used as a framework in creating e-learning and courseware. The model is called ARCS with the letters represent Attention, Relevance, Confidence and Satisfaction.

Games 186

Games Design Simulations Courseware 186

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Here are resources from my talk at The Pennsylvania College of Technology for their workshop “Designing a Digital Future” Combining Art, Creativity and Industrial Simulations: Game-Based Tools for Learning and Instruction. View more presentations from Karl Kapp. References from Presentation.

Resources 172

Resources Digital Augmented Reality Simulations 172

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Enter instructional design. What happens in a typically designed program? The designer creates abstracted bulleted lists or items the learner must know and apply to a situation and then, once or twice in the course of the class/e-learning event, etc. It “learned&# for the pattern and examples of previous questions.

Instructional Design 186

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 186

Kapp Notes

APRIL 27, 2011

Here is a great video discussing Gamification, where it is in the hype cycle and how Gamification is going to become part of the tool kit of user experience designers and instructional designers. Gamification, using game design and other forms of design to create really engaging products.

Gamification 165

Gamification Player Google Design 165

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 21, 2011

So, anyone who has worked with an instructional design or training client has encountered this scenario. I love the women who announces that “Fire Engine” Red is owned by the fire company…a stakeholder arises out of nowhere and changes the scope…oh I’ve so been there.

Instructional Design 169

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Video 169

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 3, 2011

One of the companies that has consistently presented to students over the years has been The Phoenix Group which does outstanding design and instructional work and they have a really cool facility that students and faculty got to visit about a year ago. If you have a chance, check out the site and notice the design and searching.

Site 164

Site Instructional Design Instructional Instruction 164

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Sounds like some of the things instructional designers do, we use case studies and examples to wrap experiences, we add rules and we create challenges to engage the learning. Wow, these sound a lot like principles from theories we study in the design of instruction. 2) Setting goals and having feedback.

Instructional Design 179

Instructional Design Sound Gamification Instructional 179

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Here is a table from Learning in 3D (shown below) that describes many different design considerations and the associated questions you want to ask when building a 3D learning experience. Participant Centered § Does the design place the participants in the center of the experience?

Environment 177

Environment Learning Objects Design Virtual World 177

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 31, 2007

Here is an instructional design methodology that is worth investigating. It is called "Informed Design." Informed Design, is a design pedagogy developed and validated through several National Science Foundation (NSF) projects conducted by the Hofstra Center for Technological Literacy.

Informal 100

Informal Design Pedagogy Instructional Design 100

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 16, 2008

Story telling and instructional design have a lot in common and perhaps they are not thought of as having any overlap but they do. Design: Compliance Complaints So the question might be asked, how do we help instructional designers become storytellers. In e-learning we have instructional strategies, in a story we have a plot.

Instructional Design 110

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 110

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

You can find a table of our results in an article we wrote Time to Develop One Hour of Training for example we found that to create one hour of high interactivity; multiple animations within a template took between 136 and 324 hours (big range) those hours include everything from analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation.

Developing eLearning 207

Developing eLearning Simulations Resources Develop 207

Kapp Notes

MARCH 8, 2010

To avoid the perception that virtual immersive environments are a fad or inappropriate for corporate learning, make sure you design the virtual immersive experience around these eight principles: Instructionally Grounded. Self-reflection and group-based synthesis of the experience should be core to the design. Reflectively Synthesized.

Virtual World 100

Virtual World Design Learning Objects Collaboration 100

Kapp Notes

APRIL 15, 2009

How do we mix instructional design and sports education? Looking at how to teach sports with online learning elements. Brian discusses the research behind the product he is developing. Brian Seely is working on that answer.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Perhaps this is the annual right of passage in the field when Cammy Bean and I get into a "degree vs non-degree" in instructional design discussion. The discussion should not be "does a person need a degree to practice instructional design" but "should the field require a degree?" can't even get my head around that argument.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I mmersed in a learning environment (notice, no bulleted list of objectives) An important virtual world design principle is that the participant (not the teacher) must be positioned at the center of the learning experience--a 360 degree immersion in an learning experience.

Virtual World 105

Virtual World Learning Objects Design Instructional Design 105

Kapp Notes

JULY 24, 2009

What are the Results of Good ID While informal learning is all the rage and provides a number of benefits like speed and peer-to-peer interaction and exchanges of information, good, sound instructional systems design is still necessary. Many benefits can be obtain by following an instructional design model. Tags: Design.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Social Networks Instructional Instruction 100

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Every student must go through this process and deliver a WORKING product (not just design it). They blog, contribute to wikis, and design instruction for a 3D virtual environment as well as create web sites for mobile learning devices. The mix creates grounded and not arrogant designers.

Instructional Design 113

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Authoring Tools 113