Kapp Notes

JULY 12, 2013

There are two elements of learning that seem almost opposite, yet, each contribute immeasurably to the ability of a person to learn. Without these two elements, a person does not learn as deeply as they could. You can not have true learning success without both of these activities within a learning design.

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Simulations Activities Learning Games 278

Kapp Notes

MARCH 28, 2014

Here are some video techniques for creating a learning piece that caught my eye in terms of creativity and delivering a learning message. You may want to consider using some of these techniques for your own instructional design and delivery. It is always a good idea to mix up techniques to keep presentation styles fresh and engaging.

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Ideas Video Design Instructional Design 238

Kapp Notes

APRIL 1, 2017

Here are some slides and information covered in my presentation at the Texas Distance Learning Association conference. Learn “How to Write a Syllabus” with this course. Learn to Write a Syllabus by Karl Kapp. It’s effective from a learning perspective and really engages students. Here is a sneak peak.

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Distance Learning Slides Tools Poll 186

Kapp Notes

MARCH 31, 2014

In general, the two conclude that “animation can promote learner understanding when used in ways that are consistent with the cognitive theory of multimedia learning.” All in all, I think this makes a great argument for the videos selected in the blog posting Engaging Ideas for Designing Learning Videos. & Moreno, R.(March

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Cognitive Picture Comparison Summary 222

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 27, 2014

If you want to have effective learning engagement, in gamification or any type of learning, you need to consider carefully how to grab and hold the learner’s attention. A learner needs to be engaged with the learning process through activities, decision making and responding to stimuli. Merrill (2009.

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Gamification Cognitive Simulations Theory 269

Kapp Notes

MARCH 24, 2015

Here are the resources for the 2015 Learning Solutions “Play to Learn” Workshop. 8 Game Elements to Make Learning More Intriguing. 8 Gamification of Learning Mistakes you Need to Avoid. Gamification Myths Debunked: How To Sidestep Failure And Boost Employee Learning. Feedback in Learning Games.

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Resources Solution Gamification Games 100

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

One great element of learning games is the amount of feedback that you can provide is usually more consistent and more evident than feedback given in more traditional learning venues.

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Games Player Simulations Evalution 196

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Last summer I spent a week at Lynda.com headquarters and had a great time recording the course “The Gamification of Learning.” The Gamification of Learning explores how to use game concepts to make your learning design engaging. ” You can read about the experience here– My Adventure at Lynda.com.

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Gamification Course Write Blog Journal 195

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Gamification is an emergent approach to instruction which facilitates learning and encourages motivation through the use of game elements, mechanics and game-based thinking. The idea is to glean the most effective game elements from a learning perspective and use them for motivation and engagement of the learners. References.

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Gamification Instructional Instruction Player 232

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Here is a link and a video about the implementation of game-based learning. Learning and also Carol Clark, advisory game changer for Game On! The objectives to be achieved throughout an effective implementation include: Setting expectations for, and benefits of, the learning. Anchoring learning application to job roles.

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Games Learning Collaboration Roles 157

Kapp Notes

MAY 23, 2011

Here are some thoughts and ideas related to Albert Bandura’s social learning theory. Bandura’s social learning theory indicates the effectiveness of human social models in influencing another to change behaviors, beliefs or attitudes, as well as social and cognitive functioning. Outcomes of learning are codes of behavior.

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Learning Theory Theory Social Learning Cognitive 240

Kapp Notes

JULY 23, 2014

Whenever I talk about game-thinking or gamification or even interactive learning someone always asks the question: “What if people don’t like games?” ” or they ask “What do we do when people say ‘I just want the information, just tell me what I need to learn–I’ll get it myself.”

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Compliance Training Lecture Games Gamification 269

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Here are three videos, all from a slightly different perspective that, I think, are related in one way or another to the future of learning both within organizations and within academic institutions. We need to learn from the expert teachers, from what is happening online and, of course, from games. What makes a teacher great?

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Video DevLearn Games Expert 279

Kapp Notes

JUNE 13, 2013

Here are the links and resources from my presentation at the Singapore Learning Symposium. First we discussed, Why Games for Learning in Singapore? Next we looked at two meta-analysis studies that indicated that games can be powerful learning tools. 10 Things We Know About Video Games for Learning from Karl Kapp.

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Resources Cognitive Authoring Tools Simulations 191

Kapp Notes

MARCH 7, 2013

An Interactive Learning Event (ILE) can be a game, gamification effort or event a simulation. It is a learning intervention that you create that engages the learner. Is it an affective change, learning, awareness or a behavioral change? Is it an affective change, learning, awareness or a behavioral change?

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Interactive Design Player Simulations 206

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Had a great time presenting on 10 Things We Know about Designing Games for Learning From Research. Eight Game Elements to Make Learning More Intriguing. Show the Learner Visible Signs of Their Learning. To learn more about gamification and games for learning: Click here to visit a catalog of Resources on this subject.

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Conference Online Learning Poll Gamification 179

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Here are some lessons I learned from the Olympic sized Triathlon as opposed to the “mere” sprint I wrote about back in 2009. In an organization, training is rarely the “life” of anyone outside of the learning and development department. So she is a little better triathlete. Numbers, statistics are meaningful.

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Metrics Statistics Develop Simulations 154

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 29, 2014

Too often in an instructional setting, the learner doesn’t know whether or not he or she really understands or can apply the knowledge they are learning. Mastery learning provides an approach that recognizes that aptitude for learning may be more closely linked to time and perseverance than to abilit y (Bloom, 1971; Melton, 2008).

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Bloom Learner Gamification Theory 211

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 14, 2013

On the other hand, when a learner first enters an e-learning module they are confronted with a material to read, static images and a list of instructional objectives. Next time you create a learning event, have the learner do something—-force them to interact immediately when they enter into the module. How should I proceed?

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Compliance Training Player Module Games 226

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Challenge is a strong motivator in learning (Malone, 1981; Schlechty, 1997; Jones et al., Challenges should be used in gamification to initially engage learners to start learning a task and to encourage learners who are reluctant to start to learn content. Designing learning and technology for educational reform.

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Gamification Design Cognitive Simulations 207

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Learning 3.0 Training Magazine Presentation: Gamification of Learning & Instruction from Karl Kapp. Enspire Learning. It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Companies Mentioned Designing Digitally.

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Simulations Resources Conference Comparison 200

Kapp Notes

MARCH 12, 2014

Often someone will say to me that the reason they want to include a game in a curriculum is because they want “stealth learning.” ” They don’t want the learners to know they are actually learning, instead, they want them to have fun and then learn. it will lead to better learning. This is wrong.

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Games Learning Teach Learner 169

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 15, 2013

We are starting it today as ASTD and I kick-off a 10+ stop blog book tour for the ASTD co-published book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Fieldbook: Theory into Practice. The goal of this book is to provide a practical, hands-on approach to creating games, gamification and simulations for learning.

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Theory Gamification Blogging Case Study 268

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 26, 2013

To ensure that the learning goals of a game, gamification or simulation are met, the first priority is to design the interactive learning event to focus on learning objectives from the beginning and not as an afterthought. Too many interactive learning experiences error on one side or the other and fall short of their goals.

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Simulations Interactive Create Player 181

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

In a learning game, the user interface needs to do three things for learning games. In a learning game, unlike World of Warcraft, the learner doesn’t have hours and hours and hours to dedicate to figuring out the interface, you want to be as clear and specific as possible. Is it an office? A warehouse, a far away planet?

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Games Player Press Learning 194

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 19, 2015

Over the years of providing instructional experiences to graduate students, middle school students, high school students and community college students as well as learning and development professionals, I have learned that one of most powerful learning experiences is when it is hands-on and when the learning is reinforced over time.

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Learning Site Project Community 100

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Wouldn’t it be great to have the most dominant, overruling, kick butt e-learning imaginable. meaning people actually learned and applied what you wanted them to learn and apply from taking your e-learning module). ONE: Make the learning meaningful. If they are in medicine, tie the learning to patient outcome.

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Tips Rapid eLearning iPhone Journal 206

Kapp Notes

JULY 1, 2014

It is interesting that with all the attention on the Facebook purchase of Oculus Rift , the virtual reality goggles that immerse the learner in a 3D world, people have forgotten about the continued work on building and creating 3D virtual world platforms for learning, collaboration and teamwork. You can download the whitepaper here.

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Virtual World Learning Space Social Networks Facebook 175

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 28, 2014

When thinking about creating a gamification experience (or any learning experience), allow and encourage the learner to make meaningful and consequential choices. Fake choices = fake interest in the learning event. This is not to say that the learner should have absolute control of where to go, what to do or what to learn.

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Environment Gamification Learning Environment Create 199

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

A report in the Huffington Post revealed that ” Air Force researchers recently learned that they could cut training time in half by delivering a mild electrical current (two milliamperes of direct current for 30 minutes) to pilot’s brains during training sessions on video simulators.”

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Cognitive Simulations Brain Library 194

Kapp Notes

MARCH 5, 2014

If you are thinking of using games for learning, check these out and think about the messages. So we might need to re-think how we introduce games into a learning environment. When can struggling and difficulty actually be fun and lead to learning? Makes sense. Can we peak curiosity to play rather than “force” play.

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Games Video Player Discussion 219

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Recently, I was sent a copy of Gary Woodill’s latest book, The Mobile Learning Edge. He also provides seven principles for effective mobile learning. The Principles are; Employees are adults who learn differently from children. Employees learn from solving problems that matter to them. This is not a “how-to” book.

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Mobile Learning Mobile Case Study Tagging 176

Kapp Notes

JULY 8, 2014

However, not only does Lee Child write great stories but he is open and up front about the approach he takes when writing and many of the concepts he applies to fiction should be applied to crafting great learning. Could the character carry the learning? The concept fits well with Bandura’s social learning theory.

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Compliance Training Learning Objects Instructional Design Learning Theory 164

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 23, 2011

I am speaking with more and more people who tell me that employees go through all kinds of training but then they can’t “put it back together&# they don’t know what to do on the job or apply the “chunks&# they’ve learned. Think of how kids learn to speak. This leads to learning. It’s sad.

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Integrate Learning PowerPoint Classroom 190

Kapp Notes

APRIL 21, 2012

The week opened with a posting of the tour stops on the Learning Circuit’s Blog and the Kapp Notes blog and then introduced everyone to the Facebook page for the book and then the discussion really ramped up with Jane Bozarth talking about the how the book takes a common sense look at the subject. Actually we have the most to contribute.

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Gamification Blogging Instructional Instruction 264

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Thanks Jenni for agreeing to post some of your thoughts on mobile tech and learning. According to a Verizon ’s “Going Back To School As An Adult,” students maximize the use of mobile internet to ‘hunt’ for alternative learning resources , the moment their professors give out the required reading list. mobile learning'

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Mobile VOIP Scanning Lecture 221

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

The other day some one asked me about badges and learning. 8) What Counts as Learning: Open Digital Badges for New Opportunities. Here are some thoughts on the subject. 1) Badging is good for indicating non-linear knowledge acquisition. Leveling tends to build upon the previous skills. 2) Badging can serve two purposes.

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