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Beneath the Surface

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For instance, we still can surface from involvement in a movie/book/game and note “how’d it get so late?” Again, think about attending to a movie for more than an hour! Yet I don’t think our attention span capability has shifted (e.g. we don’t evolve that fast), but perhaps our intents may have changed.

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Celebrating 19 Years of Excellence: Upside Learning’s Annual Party Extravaganza

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The company had prepared various fun events for its members and their families, including the renowned “Guess the Movie” game. The game, which involves identifying classic movie phrases, was a big hit with everyone.

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Attention is underrated

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There is apparently some evidence that our attention span has dropped (to 4o-something seconds, not eight), but we can still disappear into movies, novels, and games for hours. A myth I busted in a previous book! I reckon it’s about how engaging it is. So, please, avoid the myths, and learn the core.

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Assess Blended Learning Programs to Improve Business Performance

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It’s just like it is in the movies, right? Did you ever imagine the day would come where you could use: A game of World of Warcraft to build leadership skills? Augmented reality to deliver dental training? Train online avatars to transform offline? Blended Learning'

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eLearning Trends for 2016 – Players in the Realm

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Isn’t it something more associated with games, comics and superhero movies? You might think. Well, theoretically yes. But, look at this from a different angle. Can’t we say that eLearning a realm in itself? And if anything, eLearning has been around way longer and has been evolving rapidly.

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Scenario-based learning: Success Factors

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Just as a good book or movie doesn’t tell you everything, let the action do so as well. Extraneous details undermine educational effectiveness, so you want to convey context but not overload the details. Allow our knowledge of how the world works, such as office events, to fill in the gaps instead of conveying all the details.

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Make It Meaningful by Clark Quinn – Idea Extractions – Part Three

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Clark mentions that whatever it is we want to design, be it courses, games, interactivities, or stories, we should find the inspiration for it by watching more movies, reading more stories, playing more games, visiting amusement parks, etc.

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