Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Re-reading material, highlighting and underlining key points were all deemed “ineffective” learning tactics by the research, showing little value beyond simply reading the text. Murphy Paul notes that “the learning strategies with the most evidence to support them aren’t well known outside the psych lab.”

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 21, 2016

If you’d like to learn more, Sharon Boller has written a white paper showing how different game elements link to the four elements required for learning to happen. For example, Knowledge Guru games use game goals, challenges and reward structures and story to increase learner motivation. Game-Based Learning Best Practices.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

I interviewed Bottom-Line Performance President and industry thought leader, Sharon Boller to learn more about current game-based learning trends and where this learning strategy is headed in 2017. Sharon has been writing and speaking about game-based learning since at least 2008.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 16, 2017

Steve and Jake (part of our team here at BLP) will share recent stats on mobile learning adoption, identify common roadblocks organizations face, and demonstrate how mobile design principles improve the learner experience. Learn more. Mastering the Universe: Advanced Sales Coaching for Managers.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 14, 2017

Learners take a training course, but don’t apply what they learned because they don’t remember what they were taught. We know from experience that short-term learning strategies aren’t the best solution. This is why learning science must be carefully considered during the instructional design process.

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Knowledge Guru

DECEMBER 1, 2014

In fact, I wrote a post recently clarifying how games differ from learning games because a lot of people are thinking about commercial video games when they contemplate incorporating games into their learning strategies. Example : Cisco uses the Knowledge Guru game engine as part of its new sales association program (CSAP).

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 21, 2014

The book, titled The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Fieldbook, was going to pick up where its predecessor left off. It would offer more in-depth “how-to’s” and include numerous examples of games or gamification being successfully used as a learning strategy.

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