Kapp Notes

APRIL 21, 2012

Next, New York Time’s bestselling author Kevin Kruse told us how articles appearing within the last year in notable publications such as BusinessWeek, Forbes, Fortune and even the Harvard Business review are talking about how gamification is impacting marketing, service and employee satisfaction (notice training seems to be absent.).

Gamification 264

Gamification Blogging Instructional Instruction 264

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

These techniques can be used for Instructor-Led Training or eLearning modules. Aptitude, learning and instruction: Vol. The two teamed up and wrote what they called “The Taxonomy of Intrinsic Motivation.” ” Here is a brief summary and some related references. For more information see the following: Malone, T.W.,n

Games 196

Games Cognitive Taxonomy Theory 196

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Why is it in the Semi-Training Related series? Because training and “help desks” are so intertwined and helpdesk issues, if tracked properly, become part of training…but some things just can’t be “trained.” Here is my original post on the Death Star Help Desk post.

Instructional Design 169

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Video 169

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Simulating instructional roles through pedagogical agents. Simulating Instructional Roles through Pedagogical Agents. Trainees’ gain higher confidence in applying learning from a training session to their job when the training is simulation game based. Reference: Baylor, A. & Kim, Y. of Interaction.

Simulations 209

Simulations Resources Conference Comparison 209

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Enter instructional design. Designers of instruction can create “learning experiences&# using case studies, simulations, etc. So, next time you develop instruction, provide examples, not one or two but dozens. In fact, Watson was given thousands of old clues from the game to help it work on answers for new clues.

Instructional Design 186

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 186

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Instructions on How to Take Notes Directly on a PowerPoint Slide from Karl Kapp. Game Elements that Support Learning and Instruction. Game-based Learning is NOT Didactic Instruction. 7 Things You Should Know about the Gamification of Learning and Instruction. . Here’s how to make notes right in PowerPoint.

Resources 105

Resources Conference Gamification Simulations 105

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Here are slides, links notes and other items of interest related to my presentation at Training 2015 Conference & Expo. I have also included instructions, in a slide deck that show how to write on a PowerPoint Slide as you are presenting. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. First the slides. Zombie Run!

Conference 100

Conference Resources Gamification Slides 100

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 8, 2014

I received an email the other day from a person who is tasked with creating a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) training for an online project management software. The “Why” of the training process. I don’t know if the course is to be face-to-face or online instruction. So here are some ideas.

Create 170

Create Simulations Training Train 170

Kapp Notes

MARCH 20, 2012

Here is a video from Designing Digitally that combines the Kinect with instruction. It is a perfect fit for this instructional application and I am sure more “natural fits” will be found over time. So we put those two concepts together and you can really see how training will change in the future.

Augmented Reality 198

Augmented Reality Training Train Instructional 198

Kapp Notes

JULY 22, 2014

In this webinar, for Training Magazine Network , I discussed how Gamification should be thought of as a design sensibility and not merely a digital tool. Facebook Page on Gamification of Learning and Instruction. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training.

Network 113

Network Resources Gamification Poll 113

Kapp Notes

APRIL 16, 2012

We have just started an exciting blog book tour as ASTD and I venture on a 25 stop blog book tour for the ASTD co-published book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education. Gamification of Learning and Instruction. The book is available at the ASTD Book Store.

Gamification 133

Gamification Blogging ASTD Instructional 133

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 17, 2011

Given as part of the Training 3.0 Here are some additional resources that might help: Design Instruction like a Game Developer. Instructional Game Considerations. Here are my slides from my Gadgets, Games and Google for Learning: How to Leverage the Latest Technologies for Learning and Performance Improvement. Book Resources:

Resources 173

Resources Games Google Training 173

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

This race reminded me of a blog posting I did way back in 2009 called Triathlon Training Should be the Model for all Learning. To run the tri, we trained for six weeks. So what lessons can be drawn between training for a triathlon and creating effective learning? The training eventually became more and more involved.

Training 199

Training Train Examples Sample 199

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Perhaps this is the annual right of passage in the field when Cammy Bean and I get into a "degree vs non-degree" in instructional design discussion. The discussion should not be "does a person need a degree to practice instructional design" but "should the field require a degree?" can't even get my head around that argument.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

The other day I received an email message asking if my upcoming book “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction” gives instructions on how to build games. The short answer is “no.” They have a great support community and a really huge (their word) tutorial on the product.

Games 253

Games Program Simulations Create 253

Kapp Notes

MAY 7, 2015

CODE for 30% off of “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Fieldbook” is WLY14. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training. What is Gamification?

Resources 100

Resources Emergent Security Education 100

Kapp Notes

APRIL 16, 2012

We have just started an exciting blog book tour as ASTD and I venture on a 25 stop blog book tour for the ASTD co-published book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education. Gamification of Learning and Instruction. The book is available at the ASTD Book Store.

Gamification 113

Gamification Blogging ASTD Instructional 113

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

In order to align training efforts with the strategic goals of an enterprise and create effective instruction, organizations need to link strategic goals with training delivery goals and methods. This can also be done qualitatively if the data exists to measure the impact of the training being delivered within the organization.

Learning Objects 170

Learning Objects Training Train Analysis 170

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Welcome and excited you will take part in the eLearning Maker Faire at Training 2015. It turns out that interacting with an avatar has a number of instructional advantages. Another advantage is that it keeps the learner engaged and immersed in the instruction. Instructions for CodeBaby from Karl Kapp.

Conference 100

Conference Audacity Resources Examples 100

Kapp Notes

APRIL 21, 2012

Next, New York Time’s bestselling author Kevin Kruse told us how articles appearing within the last year in notable publications such as BusinessWeek, Forbes, Fortune and even the Harvard Business review are talking about how gamification is impacting marketing, service and employee satisfaction (notice training seems to be absent.).

Gamification 100

Gamification Blogging Instructional Instruction 100

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Like any good instructional method, they have to be used intelligently and in conjunction with other instructional elements to be effective for learning. terms of learning and more motivating than conventional instruction methods (learning: k = 77, N. A conceptual framework for the empirical study of instructional games.

Analysis 263

Analysis Cognitive Simulations Study 263

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

A while back I wrote an entry called Why an Instructional Design Degree from Bloomsburg University ROCKS! where I discussed all the neat things our students do in the program for the Department of Instructional Technology while earning a Master of Science in Instructional Technology in our program. It is a great calling.

Instructional Design 105

Instructional Design Community Instructional Instruction 105

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 19, 2007

Lately there has been some talk about what exactly instructional designers do and what value they add to the process. To his question I answered in the comment:The answer for radio, television, video, and computer-based instruction is.that when well designed instruction is created and delivered, the medium doesn't matter.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Join us for the new season of Train for Success with a panel of virtual worlds thought leaders: • Karl Kapp, Professor at Bloomsburg University, consultant & author of “The Gamification of. Learning and Instruction” and “Learning in 3D”. Join me for a great time at Train-For-Success today. Wonderful panel.

Firewalls 129

Firewalls Second Life Virtual World Streaming 129

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 8, 2010

An article on Fastcompany, How Video Games Are Infiltrating—and Improving—Every Part of Our Lives , discusses several examples of corporations adopting a gamification stance on training. Here are some of the instances mentioned in the article: Some companies invent their own games to train employees. rare in a training situation.).

Gamification 202

Gamification Scanning Score Player 202

Kapp Notes

MARCH 8, 2010

The competition is free to enter and open to all aspiring instructional designers. The challenge will pit instructional designers of all experience levels against each other in a 30 day Serious Games Challenge to create the most innovative learning simulation using drag and drop Thinking Worlds technology.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Simulations Authoring Tools Instructional 100

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Instructional Game Design. Top 10 +1 Instructional Game Design Best Practices. Three Videos about Game Design That Can Inspire Instructional Game Design. Three Instructional Game Design Resources. The Emotional Toll of Instructional Games. Chapter One of the Gamification of Learning and Instruction.

Resources 209

Resources Slides Gamification Games 209

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 22, 2014

Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training. Here is Chapter One of “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction.” Reference: Sitzmann, T.

Slides 203

Slides Simulations Resources Comparison 203

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 30, 2013

Simulating instructional roles through pedagogical agents. Simulating Instructional Roles through Pedagogical Agents. Trainees’ gain higher confidence in applying learning from a training session to their job when the training is simulation game based. Reference: Baylor, A. & Kim, Y. of Interaction.

ASTD 228

ASTD Simulations Resources Comparison 228

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Simulating instructional roles through pedagogical agents. Simulating Instructional Roles through Pedagogical Agents. Trainees’ gain higher confidence in applying learning from a training session to their job when the training is simulation game based. Reference: Baylor, A. & Kim, Y. of Interaction.

DevLearn 242

DevLearn Simulations Resources Comparison 242

Kapp Notes

MAY 21, 2013

Games embedded in a program of instruction are better tools for learning than stand alone games. Trainees learn more from games that are embedded in a program of instruction than when simulation games are the sole instructional method. Communication Research, 36 (2), 285-312. Reference: Sitzmann, T. Personnel Psychology.

ASTD 228

ASTD Simulations Resources Comparison 228

Kapp Notes

MAY 21, 2010

Pamela Whitehouse, assistant professor of Instructional Design and Technology, is directing the production of a virtual space for Teach West Virginia, which showcases many of the things that are unique and wonderful about teaching in the Mountain State. Along this journey, visitors collect clues to progress through the interactive game.

Virtual World 195

Virtual World Second Life Movie Teach 195

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Facebook Page on Gamification of Learning and Instruction. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. The Gamification of Retail Safety and Loss Prevention Training. The Gamification of Sales Force Training.

Resources 172

Resources Poll Gamification Social Networks 172

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

One early claim of the advantage of computer-based instruction was that the computer could adapt to the individual learner and provide her or him with instruction customized to their individual needs. This adaptation to individuals is a missing ingredient in training and education.

Metrics 253

Metrics LMS Online Learning Online 253

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Training Magazine Presentation: Gamification of Learning & Instruction from Karl Kapp. Simulating instructional roles through pedagogical agents. Simulating Instructional Roles through Pedagogical Agents. 2011) A meta-analytic examination of the instructional effectiveness of computer-based simulation games.

Simulations 200

Simulations Resources Conference Comparison 200

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 12, 2008

At one organization, the training of a new employee takes so long that managers and supervisors are becoming frustrated at the slowness of the rate of preparation. It is almost 6-8 weeks of nothing but training. In both cases, training has become a bottleneck. In both cases, the solution is to disaggregate the training.

Virtual Classroom 100

Virtual Classroom Training Train Mentoring 100

Kapp Notes

MARCH 22, 2013

Simulating instructional roles through pedagogical agents. Simulating Instructional Roles through Pedagogical Agents. Trainees’ gain higher confidence in applying learning from a training session to their job when the training is simulation game based. Reference: Baylor, A. & Kim, Y. of Interaction.

ASTD 195

ASTD Simulations Authoring Tools Comparison 195