Knowledge Guru

JUNE 21, 2016

We use board games to encourage team discussion, foster collaboration to achieve goals, provide application practice and/or provide recall practice. Mobile games are often used as part of live events for application practice as well as for microlearning and reinforcement. Board Games. Online Computer Games.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

He discusses how to create a successful game design document and includes a model for managing the entire game and gamification design process. Kapp gets practical in this book, too. This is definitely a book you want on your bookshelf if you have any interest in learning games or gamification.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Part of what we discuss in this course (and every course we do on game design) is the importance of playing and evaluating lots of games as part of learning to become a game designer. There is a lot of interest from instructional designers, teachers, and sundry others in designing learning games.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 21, 2017

If you hear someone discussing game-based learning, learning games or serious games, you can assume they generally mean the same thing. The curriculum is both gamified as a whole and contains numerous competitive and collaborative games. Game-Based Learning (also known as Learning Games and Serious Games).

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Recently, the elearning Guild published a report by Brenda Enders discussing games and gamification for learning. It includes numerous case studies and examples of games being used in the workplace today, and summarizes recent research on games for learning.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 14, 2014

In a weekend editorial titled “How Tests Make Us Smarter,” Dr. Henry Roediger discusses how testing can be used as a valid tool to promote learning. Doing so has a measurable impact on employee retention from training, among other things. It seems the New York Times has taken interest in spaced repetition as well.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 15, 2016

They also lay a very strong foundation for extensive post-game discussion as people evaluate the experience and share insights. Immersive games or simulations are terrific for helping people learn and practice new skills while receiving continuous feedback. People get pulled into them and even feel real emotions as they play.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 2, 2013

We based the design of the Knowledge Guru game off of learning principles discussed in Medina’s book, and they are further validated through the research Annie Murphy Paul has compiled. Annie Murphy Paul’s research dovetails nicely into the work done by John Medina for his book, Brain Rules.

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Knowledge Guru

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

When playing a digital game, the interaction might come in the form of discussions with coworkers about the game. Most of us love to interact with others; it stimulates the emotional part of our brain. That, in turn, triggers memory. Learning games give people a safe way to interact.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 16, 2017

Through self-reflection, small-group discussion, and a real-time survey, you will explore the six key “flips” new supervisors must make to be successful. Join Sharon Boller in this session to play and learn how experiential games, tabletop games, and digital games can help you address the four learning needs.

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 28, 2015

” You’ve read articles and attended webinars that discuss making learning experiences engaging, yet most of the advice seems vague. You need to deliver training to your employees and want it to be “engaging.” What is an engaging learning solution?

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 11, 2015

Key questions we discussed: Would players “get” the comparisons to the true skill being taught without a facilitator/instructor making the connections with them? (We We had a group of non-programmers play the game, which was designed to have several “levels” of play.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 14, 2017

For example, when scaffolding reading, you might preview the text and discuss key vocabulary, or chunk the text and read and discuss as you go. In our Primer on Spaced Learning and Repetition white paper, Steven Boller discusses some learning strategies for long-term retention. Be careful when discussing learning styles!

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

It’s okay to do a lot of discussing while you’re playing – and modifying rules and ideas on the fly as you go. You may do multiple rounds of playtesting within each phase. Phase 1 – Self-test. You and your design team play the initial prototype and evaluate it. You should keep game materials very basic for this test.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 26, 2013

I’d love examples and discussion! Next week I’ll stay on Step 2 but shift my focus to game mechanics and game elements. If you design learning games please feel free to comment and share. The post Learning Game Design Series, Part 2: Game Goals and Game Dynamics appeared first on.

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 29, 2016

Then select all the conclusions you can reasonably discuss with Customer X about how they compare to Customer Z. Here’s how you might write a question to support those skills: Review the chart comparing Customer X’s sales to Customer Z’s. Using Answer in Order questions.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 23, 2017

David will discuss the various technologies that have shifted the landscape of organizational learning. A Look Ahead: The Now and the Next of Learning and Technology. Presented by: David Kelly. Thursday, 10/26: 10:45 – 11:45 AM. This session explores the changing face of the learning technology landscape.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 17, 2014

If you do not have system administrator privileges you will have to discuss the game name with the system administrator before they create your game shell. NOTE : The System Administrator is the individual who generates game shells that are used to create a game. Step 3: Create Your Game Topics.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 29, 2013

The Forgetting Curve is a phenomena I discussed where people “forget” what they’ve learned within specific amounts of time. Knowledge Guru- I used the Knowledge Guru game engine to create the “Game Design Guru” game we played to reinforce game design lingo and techniques. Other Resources.

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