Kapp Notes

JANUARY 5, 2011

The combined company represents the largest and most complete talent management provider in the industry supporting every industry and every market segment. GeoLearning is the leading provider of managed services and on-demand learning management software. What is the timeframe for integration of the two companies?

GeoLearning 150

GeoLearning SumTotal LMS Enterprise 150

Kapp Notes

APRIL 1, 2017

Here is a course called Core Strategies for Teaching in Higher Ed which covers everything from time management for professors to integrating alumni into your course to balancing the service, teaching and research commitments. And since, most academic institutions have access to Lynda.com , the courses are (usually) free.

Distance Learning 186

Distance Learning Slides Tools Poll 186

Kapp Notes

MAY 8, 2014

This provides ownership and a sense of choice. The goal was to model how these three elements can be integrated to provide an engaging and meaningful learning experience. This avoids repetition and provides another method of engagement through novelty of new question types. What team should I be on?

ASTD 212

ASTD Slides Gamification Poll 212

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 16, 2014

The presentation both models the elements discussed within the presentation and serves as an example of how to integrate interactivity and immersion in a typical classroom setting. It is a fine line between providing the educational elements and making the presentation engaging. It’s not quite ready but getting close.

DevLearn 198

DevLearn eLearning Strategy Instructional Instruction 198

Kapp Notes

JULY 17, 2013

3D worlds and environments are ideal for collaboration and provide rich environments to foster innovation and working together across geographical boundaries. ProtoSphere offers some great new features such as: Microsoft Lync 2013 integration. So you can now have a 3D virtual experience from your own tablet or iPad.

Collaboration 160

Collaboration SharePoint iPad Microsoft 160

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

The article outlines some good ideas for integrating assessments into games and why simply sticking a multiple choice question into an otherwise “cool” game doesn’t make it an educational game or even fun. These suggestions also provide a way of creating authentic assessments in the context of educational games.

Assessment 277

Assessment Games Ideas Learner 277

Kapp Notes

JULY 21, 2010

Aggressive and Targeted Integration with enterprisewide applications: Teleplace just announced that it is now fully integrated with MS SharePoint and now joins ProtoSphere as players looking to meld enterprise applications with virtual immersive environments. Read the press release here.

Virtual World 172

Virtual World VOIP Kaplan Compliance Training 172

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Kapp: You tackle a big concept in your book which is “how to integrate formal, informal, social, developmental, and experiential learning in a comprehensive strategy for building knowledge and skills.” ” Can you give us some ideas of the challenge of integrating these elements?

Conversation 100

Conversation Authoring Social Networks PENS 100

Kapp Notes

JULY 31, 2012

Dom provides an explanation of how ProtoSphere is deeply integrated with Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and SharePoint 2010. Dom explained how this provides the ability to select from a wide range of virtual room sizes, layouts, styles, and the number and arrangement of media boards, note boards, and SharePoint boards.

Classes 133

Classes SharePoint Virtual World Server 133

Kapp Notes

MAY 18, 2014

This provides ownership and a sense of choice. The goal was to model how these three elements can be integrated to provide an engaging and meaningful learning experience. This avoids repetition and provides another method of engagement through novelty of new question types. What team should I be on?

Resources 145

Resources Gamification Poll iPad 145

Kapp Notes

MARCH 31, 2011

The solution will integrate ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere virtual collaboration environment with PPD ® Adaptive Solutions, PPD’s innovative suite of data and information technology solutions. executive vice president and chief information officer for PPD. technologies, which are pervasive across life sciences companies today.”.

Virtual World 150

Virtual World News Microsoft Training 150

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Wharton dropout Joseph Cohen just launched Coursekit — the ultimate disrupter of academic course software, Blackboard (Providence Equity Partners bought it last month for $1.64 After all, Cohen plans to sell Coursekit to professors instead of letting university IT departments slow him down.

Wiki 169

Wiki Open LMS Blackboard 169

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 30, 2011

Games then throw a new class of problem at the players requiring them to rethink their now, taken-for-granted mastery, learn something new, and integrate this new learning into their old mastery. James Paul Gee, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Cognitive 172

Cognitive Games Benefits Player 172

Kapp Notes

APRIL 19, 2010

include the ability to integrate files created in Adobe’s Flash effortlessly into 3d environments and publish them directly to the internet. ProtoSphere integrates with Microsoft SharePoint to produce a live, "humanized," avatar-driven portal experience around self-service enterprise resource planning transactions. This is version 3.3.

Industry 157

Industry Simulations Authoring Tools Gartner 157

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 13, 2011

The brainstorming process should result in the integration of the right amount of content and process knowledge integrated into the game along with identification of the flow of the prototype, the “teachable” moments in the game and an understanding of what is technically possible from a programming perspective.

Games 138

Games Instructional Instruction Storyboard 138

Kapp Notes

MAY 20, 2014

This provides ownership and a sense of choice. The goal was to model how these three elements can be integrated to provide an engaging and meaningful learning experience. This avoids repetition and provides another method of engagement through novelty of new question types. What team should I be on?

Resources 140

Resources ASTD Gamification Poll 140

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

I do a lot of work with community colleges and know first hand the innovative technologies and first class hands-on education that community colleges can provide. Wondering how to integrate new technologies to break out of the traditional classroom paradigm? Here is a short description of my talk.

Forum 140

Forum Community Technology Virtual World 140

Kapp Notes

JULY 20, 2011

Many successful games provide a simple method of slowly getting into the game. A player can remain at this level for an extended period of time because well designed games continue to provide fresh activities, content or challenges to keep the expert players coming back to experience more of the game.

Player 170

Player Games Education Video 170

Kapp Notes

JULY 24, 2013

3D worlds and environments are ideal for collaboration and provide rich environments to foster innovation and working together across geographical boundaries. ProtoSphere offers some great new features such as: Microsoft Lync 2013 integration. So you can now have a 3D virtual experience from your own tablet or iPad.

Collaboration 105

Collaboration SharePoint iPad Microsoft 105

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Bots can be used to answer Frequently Asked Questions, they can be used to provide basic instructions, they can be used to make an area seem busy, they can be used to take credit card information in a more friendly transaction, they can be used to make new arrivals feel welcome. They can conduct basic level conversations. I see both.

Virtual World 169

Virtual World Case Study Metrics Simulations 169

Kapp Notes

JULY 28, 2011

It was a fascinating virtual environment that provided a number of great examples of how virtual environments can be used for instruction. Here is an article on the software: VirtualU integrates 2D, 3D conferences. Monday night in class we had the opportunity to check out VirtualU and see how it functioned. Well done Mark and Jim!

Classes 178

Classes Virtual World Streaming Environment 178

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

” While the book provides content related to the design of games, the development of games and integration of game elements into e-learning, it is not a programming book and neither is Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning. The short answer is “no.”

Games 253

Games Program Simulations Create 253

Kapp Notes

MARCH 16, 2012

They provide a sense of engagement not possible in any other medium. ProtoSphere’s virtual environment provides an arsenal of business-focused collaboration and communication tools that give innovative companies an edge. Very innovative ideas and concepts that integrate 2D screens 3D elements and other engaging items.

Virtual World 278

Virtual World iPad Firewalls Version 278

Kapp Notes

APRIL 21, 2010

Is the environment a backdrop to the learning experience or an integrated element required for learning? If the fidelity required to ensure optimal performance is high, virtual worlds can provide the necessary realism. It also provides an authentic environment in which the learner can practice.

Environment 174

Environment Virtual World Create Streaming 174

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 16, 2016

Here is a course called Core Strategies for Teaching in Higher Ed which covers everything from time management for professors to integrating alumni into your course to balancing the service, teaching and research commitments. The good news is that most academic institutions have access to Lynda.com so the courses are free.

Teach 100

Teach Gamification Lecture Classes 100

Kapp Notes

APRIL 25, 2011

So the idea that each part of a game impacts and is integrated with other parts of the game. But even the challenge involved with the card game of solitaire provides enough challenge that the player continues to try to achieve the winning state within the game. A game becomes boring when the challenge no longer exists.

Games 243

Games Player Score Gamification 243

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

What the Program Covers Platform selection and use World design and creation Human interactivity and metrics Integration with business systems or databases Effective evaluation of virtual worlds. The program provides graduate credits and the classes include: Introduction to Virtual Worlds Designing Virtual Worlds Programming Virtual Worlds.

Virtual World 165

Virtual World Program Simulations Cognitive 165

Kapp Notes

JULY 15, 2010

Webinar: Making Evaluation Integral to Your ATE Proposal WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 | 1-2:30 PM ET In this free, 90-minute webinar, participants will learn how to make evaluation a strong component of their ATE proposals. The webinar will feature NSF-ATE program officer Linnea Fletcher, who will provide NSF’s perspective on these topics.

Evalution 140

Evalution Roles Analysis Budget 140

Kapp Notes

MARCH 3, 2016

Here are some additional thoughts when teaching in a virtual world and integrating Gamification into that experience. Instead, start with a problem of which the learning is a part and then provide guidance and assistance when the learner encounters an obstacle. Here are my slides and some other resources from my keynote address.

Virtual World 100

Virtual World Case Study Resources Conference 100

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 10, 2013

The idea is to integrate game-based elements more commonly seen in video, entertainment focused or mobile games into instructional environments. The concept of rules is under the category of Autonomy because the rules provide guidelines and boundaries under which a learner operates when engaging with a gamification learning experience.

Gamification 232

Gamification Instructional Instruction Player 232

Kapp Notes

MAY 31, 2010

Provide a Road Map Just as in real life, it is important that your attendees are provided with specific details on the location of the event and how to get there. It's important to provide attendees with basic steps on how to login to your meeting and how to move around in the world they are using.

Virtual World 173

Virtual World Tips VOIP Movie 173

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 3, 2010

OLIVE commercial sales are focused on providing enterprise-wide solutions for financial services, pharmaceutical, insurance, healthcare and life sciences, energy, technology, and consulting markets. SAIC’s focus is to provide faster, easier access to OLIVE worlds, tools, content, and customization for users from anywhere in the world.

Simulations 140

Simulations Virtual World Cognitive Portfolio 140

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

ProtonMedia Having a chat in the world of ProtoSphere which now integrates with SharePoint. ProtonMedia announced the integration of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with the company’s ProtoSphere virtual teaming and collaboration platform. These web processes can be implemented with any CMS through the PHP-based APIs provided.

SharePoint 113

SharePoint Virtual World Server Microsoft 113

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 3, 2011

Obadiah Greenberg, Google’s business development manager for education said that “If we can provide access to education apps to our 10 million users in thousands of schools, then that would be a win all around.&#. I say “What does this potentially do to the educational game market…it opens it wide.

Games 152

Games Market Education Google 152

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 12, 2011

I think from a learning perspective, the integration of strategy, the necessity of weighing multiple variables, different victory conditions and constant trade-offs the player needs to make provide a rich environment for learning and drawing out both process lessons and content lessons if designed correctly.

Games 160

Games Instructional Instruction Simulations 160

Kapp Notes

APRIL 9, 2012

. – April 9, 2012 – UL, a world leader in advancing safety , has acquired EduNeering , the leading provider of compliance and training solutions for the life and health sciences sector, from Kaplan Inc., a leading international provider of educational and career services.

Kaplan 157

Kaplan Compliance Training Compliance Global 157

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The game provides immediate feedback; instantly, the quarterback can see the results of a decision, an interception, or a touchdown or something in between. The adaptation of videogame tools is done under the Joint Training Counter-IED Operations Integration Center (JTCOIC). This forces the quarterback to make decisions quickly.

Games 169

Games Help Virtual World Player 169