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JANUARY 12, 2011

The topic is regarding how serious games can play a role in healthcare education, both on a consumer and CME level. To be invited to participate in this type of event is a great honor because generally, online games and simulations in the healthcare field have not been considered advantageous enough to invest in.

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

This was a virtual reality experience called “The Cubicle” (check it out here.) What I experienced stunned me and completely changed my views on virtual reality. What I thought was a gimmick turned out to be an immersive experience into a variety of different worlds. I had truly entered cubicle hell. This wasn’t a weird dream.

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Simulations Education Cognitive Virtual World 100

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Gamification is revolutionizing the field of learning and development. That was the main thrust of the Game On! Gamification Strategies for Instructional Designers and Trainers skills seminar I led at the recent ASTD Chicagoland Chapter meeting at the DePaul University School for New Learning on September 18 th.

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Gamification Simulations Blended Learning Association LMS 239

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DECEMBER 29, 2017

As always, we try to use this blog post to speak from our experience as a learning technology partner to organizations that provide continuing education and professional development. To wit, we in online learning are often in the business of managing transactions. Not financial transactions—those get offloaded to payment gateway.

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Predictions Simulations xapi Corporate eLearning 214

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NOVEMBER 25, 2016

As an inhabitant of both worlds, especially the planet vendor, my reflections will focus on the exhibit floor and what it says about eLearning trends. I witnessed a majority of the standing room only attendees contributing ideas on how to keep up with the latest Learning and Development Trends. The moodle LMS tipping point.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Gamification is revolutionizing the field of learning and development. That was the main thrust of the Game On! Gamification Strategies for Instructional Designers and Trainers skills seminar I led at the recent ASTD Chicagoland Chapter meeting at the DePaul University School for New Learning on September 18 th.

Gamification 138

Gamification Simulations Blended Learning Association LMS 138

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JUNE 30, 2011

In Part 2 of my series of blog posts on MindMeld , I had mentioned the Complexity Continuum that I like to use to illustrate how interactive learning objects (ILOs) can be thought of in terms of complexity of design and complexity of implementation. Simply put, it’s all about “learning by doing” rather than by absorption and memorization.

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