Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 16, 2013

The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education is what Kapp is best known for, and it’s a great resource for learning game designers. This book is designed to get the world to accept the hugely positive benefits of games, and how they can be used to educate.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 6, 2017

Building on the first, more fun step of simply playing and evaluating lots of purely fun games, we also spend time focusing specifically on educational games. These could be either educational games geared towards an academic setting or brain training games designed as casual play experiences for adults. Explore learning games.

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 13, 2017

The Knowledge Guru Drive mobile reinforcement and gaming app earned two Bronze designations: one in the Mobile Apps – Education category and the other in the Mobile Apps – Games category. Sharon expressed her gratitude: “We appreciated TE Connectivity’s willingness to let us partner on such an innovative sales education solution.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 18, 2016

The Story Behind Micro-Learning – David Cutler, Spin Education ( Link ). – Articulate “E-learning Heroes” blog ( Link ). From Courses to Micro-Learning – Sahan Chattopadhyay, ID and Other Reflections ( Link ). Gaming, Micro-Learning and Mobile: The Perfect Trio – Steven Boller, Knowledge Guru by BLP ( Link ).

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 4, 2016

And while your sales force must take ownership for training and education after the launch, savvy product managers provide easy-to-use training reinforcement tools to their sales counterparts so that reps can commit key value statements to memory.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Steven has written over 100 educational articles and blogs, appeared on numerous content aggregators and industry websites, and developed content for several Knowledge Guru games. Steven Boller is the Marketing Director at Bottom-Line Performance. He is the editor of the popular Lessons on Learning and Learning Game Design blogs.

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 11, 2016

The Knowledge Guru mobile reinforcement and gaming app earned a Silver designation in Mobile Apps – Education. These award-winning solutions build on BLP’s recent success in the Horizon awards: BLP has now won six Horizon Awards since 2013, including two awards for the Knowledge Guru platform.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education. Yu-kai provides dozens of fantastic, real-life examples to explain his concepts. You can order a copy here. By Karl Kapp. Another great read from the co-author of the first book on our list, Dr. Karl Kapp.

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 27, 2013

We’re on a mission to educate the Instructional Design community and the decision makers in Training and Development about game based learning and its true potential. The Knowledge Guru team is obviously very interested in the future of game based learning, and right now that future is bright. We are setting out to change that.

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 14, 2013

We’re on a mission to educate the Instructional Design community and the decision makers in Training and Development about game based learning and its true potential. The Knowledge Guru team is obviously very interested in the future of game based learning, and right now that future is bright. We are setting out to change that.

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Knowledge Guru

JULY 10, 2013

We’re on a mission to educate the Instructional Design community and the decision makers in Training and Development about game based learning and its true potential. The Knowledge Guru team is obviously very interested in the future of game based learning, and right now that future is bright. We are setting out to change that.

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Knowledge Guru

JULY 3, 2013

We’re on a mission to educate the Instructional Design community and the decision makers in Training and Development about game based learning and its true potential. The Knowledge Guru team is obviously very interested in the future of game based learning, and right now that future is bright. We are setting out to change that.

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Knowledge Guru

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

FrieslandCampina is using Dairy Guru to educate employees across the organization on facts about dairy as it relates to their products. With lots of acronyms and terms to learn quickly, Knowledge Guru was an ideal solution for them. The game is still used for new members of the MobileConnect team. Learn more about their game here.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 21, 2017

This organization is tasked with creating Information Asset Protection (IAP) policies and procedures to protect sensitive information, and to educate employees on how to follow them. As part of the curriculum , learners played an arcade-style game where they score points by identifying strong and weak passwords.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 15, 2016

Gartner Group, which monitors trends across many industries, has labeled gamification as a trend that is sliding into the “trough of disillusionment” within the education industry. Does that mean that it—and its cousin learning games—are dying?

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 26, 2014

On the education front, you have things such as Treasure Math Storm , Oregon Trail , and Where in the World Is Carmen San Diego. Within the classification of games, you have a subset labeled “learning games” or “serious games.” In the corporate world, an example would be our Knowledge Guru games.

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 29, 2017

The education game market continues to grow rapidly, and mobile games are the dominant force within this market. Newzoo provides the insights for the generic games market; the Serious Play Conference released its annual report showcasing the huge growth specific to the education and corporate training sector.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 14, 2017

The Glossary of Education Reform uses physical scaffolding as an example. You have to slowly let go and let the learner take control of their own education and career development. 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.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 14, 2016

These organizations know that if they don’t provide the education… someone else will. Organizations are realizing just how important it is to meet their customers where they are and provide learning at the point of need.

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Knowledge Guru

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Besides product enhancements, a big focus of ours is educating the community on how serious games and gamification can be used for learning. We’ve published many articles on our blog, as well as on the Bottom-Line Performance blo g, on the topic.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 23, 2015

Many instructional designers continue their education and earn masters degrees in instructional design. One of the reasons serious games are hard to create successfully in-house is the lack of game design skill most organizations have on their teams. Your instructional designers may be good, but have they played lots of games?

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 23, 2017

After this session, you’ll know how to use learning campaigns for your training, learning, and education programs. You probably know that varied, spaced learning delivers better results, but many people find it hard to put this into action. Learn more. Case Study: Using Gamification for an Engaging Learning Experience.

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Knowledge Guru

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Your readers may be slower, depending on their education level, their native language, or their familiarity with the content. The guidelines in this article are helpful, but are simply guidelines, not absolutes. Learners all read at different rates – and they pay attention to varying degrees, which affects the speed of play. Drive Game Size.

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