Knowledge Guru

JULY 17, 2013

'Welcome to Part 3 of my multi-part Learning Game Design series. In my last post , I talked about Step 2 in my 5-step process for getting started in game design: getting familiar with game elements. Specifically, I focused on game goals and game dynamics. This post will stay on Step 2, but now we’ll be focusing instead on game mechanics. A game’s mechanics are the rules and procedures that guide the player and the game response to the player’s moves or actions.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 17, 2013

'by Kevin Siegel. You've seen them. and you've ignored them. But what, exactly, are they? I'm referring to those pesky red arrows you often see to the right of objects on the Timeline. The red arrows indicate that the Timeline object is anchored to the end of the slide's play time. In the image below, all three of the Timeline objects are anchored to the END of the slide.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 17, 2013

'Jane Hart (one of my ITA colleagues) has laid out a proposal for the new services of the L&D department, and I think it resonates nicely with some thinking I’ve been having. The point is that L&D has to shift, but the question is: “to where?” So Jane posits 3 services: Content production: designing and delivering courses and resources.

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LearnDash

JULY 17, 2013

'Selecting an LMS is an important decision for any organization to make. In many cases, the LMS that you choose will be with you for a very long time, so it is essential to follow a systematic process, from researching to the actual decision of which product to implement. My recommendation is to always start with a list of characteristics before you even get to anything else.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 17, 2013

'My friends over at Proton Media continue to do great things in the 3D space, just recently they announced the latest version of ProtoSphere, the first enterprise-ready 3D virtual collaboration environment optimized for touch-enabled devices like iPad, Microsoft Surface Pro, and even Perceptive Pixel. So you can now have a 3D virtual experience from your own tablet or iPad. 3D worlds and environments are ideal for collaboration and provide rich environments to foster innovation and working toget

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eLearningArt

JULY 17, 2013

'You only have one chance to make a first impression. That’s why the intro, or “splash” screen, is arguably the most important slide in your eLearning course. While it doesn’t change performance, it does set the tone for the learner’s experience. “Does this course look like it is well designed or just thrown together?” The learner answers that question in the first few seconds.

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Learning with e's

JULY 17, 2013

'One of my workshops is proving particularly popular wherever I present it. It''s a workshop about how to promote creativity in learning, and as you might imagine, I get the audience involved in lots of activities, exercises and games and give them some fun challenges and problems to solve. We also enjoy a lot of dialogue around questions that evolve during the workshop.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 17, 2013

'Our designers really outdid themselves this month with the July stamp sets. While looking through these musical instruments and Japanese flowers, all I could think was, “How pretty are these? I wish I could take them with me everywhere!” And then it dawned on me. Maybe I could­ bring them everywhere. Like most TechSmithies, I love technology. I couldn’t live without my smart phone, and I’m constantly updating something on one of what seems like millions of digital platforms.

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LearningGuild

JULY 17, 2013

'Up to this point in the series on picking up someone else’s project, Joe and Jennifer have covered the things you should find out before accepting the job, and what to look for in the project files. Now they detail what to document as you do your revisions—and why!

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 17, 2013

'Get happy: TechSmith ‘s annual ScreencastCamp is just a couple weeks away! Can you believe it?! One of the coolest things about ScreencastCamp is that it brings together people who may not otherwise have an opportunity to meet. It’s a can’t-miss chance to get to know people with similar interests, and to learn something new! Be sure to check out our other interviews to make sure you’re all caught up before camp!

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OpenSesame

JULY 17, 2013

It’s Productivity Wednesday! Looking to boost your productivity? We’ve put together a list of Mac apps that assist in keeping you focused and on task such as tools that block time-wasting websites, modify the color of the screen depending on the time of day, access files in just a couple key presses, and more. Almost all of the applications included on the list are free, with the few paid applications priced at $5 or less.

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CLO Magazine

JULY 17, 2013

'Six-in-10 workers in a recent survey said they would likely leave their current position if they were disengaged. Menlo Park, Calif. — July 16 A little motivation goes a long way, a new survey from OfficeTeam suggests. More than six-in-10 workers interviewed admitted it''s at least somewhat likely they would leave their current position if they felt disengaged.

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eLearningArt

JULY 17, 2013

You only have one chance to make a first impression. That’s why the intro, or “splash” screen, is arguably the most important slide in your eLearning course. While it doesn’t change performance, it does set the tone for the learner’s experience. “Does this course look like it is well designed or just thrown together?” The [.].

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