Kapp Notes

JUNE 8, 2009

One of the best methods of teaching learners how to solve a problem is through the use of case studies and branching stories. Include the following in your case study to teach problem solving: ? Include the following in your case study to teach problem solving: ? Provide practice ? Needs to be realistic ? Job related ?

Problem 100

Problem Case Study Teach Skills 100

Kapp Notes

JULY 22, 2010

The solution: shorten the learning curve and provide a safe practice environment for recruits to carry out their Safety Rounds Inspections, prior to boarding the ship for the first time.

Case Study 176

Case Study Simulations Environment Teach 176

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Recently, in two different contexts, I've been asked about some methods for teaching when the audience is comprised of different generations who have different preferences for learning. Chances are, you teach or train based on your own preferences. Also, have the learners teach each other (using guidelines you create.)

Teach 100

Teach Training Train Classes 100

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 20, 2008

The power of games for learning is that they can teach lessons that the learner doesn't even realized she or he has learned until the time comes to apply those skills. He credits his experience playing the game for teaching him how to handle himself in an emergency situation. Thanks to K.R.

Teach 100

Teach Games Skills Player 100

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 28, 2008

For teaching higher order skills it is always good idea because it requires the learner to apply multiple levels of thought to a situation. Running a business in something like Second Life is inexpensive and better way to teach business concepts than having students run an actual business in Real Life with big bucks.

Virtual World 113

Virtual World Teach Skills Cognitive 113

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. Core Strategies for Teaching in Higher Ed by Karl Kapp. Learn to Write a Syllabus by Karl Kapp.

Distance Learning 186

Distance Learning Slides Tools Poll 186

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

One solution used by Larry Ferlazzo who teaches English and Social Studies to English Language Learners at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California is to use free online games to help his students learn English as a Second Language. Here is the game Phantasy Quest used to help teach English as a Second Language.

Teach 100

Teach Games Guide Classes 100

Kapp Notes

MARCH 3, 2014

For example, a branching simulation is a great tool for teaching novice or relatively new employees certain concepts and procedures but a branching simulation is not as effective for experience learners. And finally a debrief is provided to the learner. ” The game is then played.

Learning Strategy 269

Learning Strategy Games Simulations Strategy 269

Kapp Notes

JULY 31, 2014

In gamification example, pattern recognition can be used to teach a sales person to see a pattern in the type or request they are making relate to a specific type of product. In teaching history, a learner might be asked to identify the pattern of behavior of a certain country or group of countries that lead to armed conflict.

Pattern 259

Pattern Games Player Predictions 259

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Games would be so much better at teaching application. Multiple choice math tests can only provide a list of possible answers and have no easy mechanism for determining whether the student figured the answer out properly or merely guessed well. Here is an interesting article titled Proof of Learning: Assessment in Serious Games.

Assessment 277

Assessment Games Ideas Learner 277

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Sometimes when someone says “gamification” they mean creating some type of experience involving assigning points for activities partaken over a time period with a leaderboard keeping track of who is accumulating the most points and then providing some type of reward. Don’t rely on age.

Analysis 175

Analysis Gamification Organization Instructional Design 175

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 1, 2014

This list of gift ideas provides everything from self-paced on line resources to a live online course to a few books that can expand a person’s mind and thinking in the area of learning and development or even a live workshop. The best thing you can give someone is new ideas, new thinking and new concepts.

Ideas 159

Ideas Gamification eLearning Guild Photoshop 159

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

When you are in the classroom or teaching online, you may want to find new and interesting ways to engage students. Here is a course titled How to Increase Learner Engagement which provides ten great ideas for breaking away from the lecture and working toward engaging students on a meaningful level. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: __.

Resources 105

Resources Conference Gamification Simulations 105

Kapp Notes

APRIL 30, 2013

Lately, at Bloomsburg University where I teach, there have been some great cross-over and intermingling between academic endeavors of students and corporate experiences. Wearing a differnt hat…every year, twice a year, the graduate program in which I teach provides a mini-conference. Starting a Business.

RFP 189

RFP Director Simulations Sun 189

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

When you are in the classroom or teaching online, you may want to find new and interesting ways to engage students. Here is a course titled How to Increase Learner Engagement which provides ten great ideas for breaking away from the lecture and working toward engaging students on a meaningful level.

Resources 159

Resources Cognitive Journal Poll 159

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

One advantage of serious games is they provide two things most traditional instruction does not. Research can only provide evidence to support hypothesis or ideas but can’t prove something. 4) Should games be used to teach everything? The other day I got an email asking me some questions about serious games.

Games 229

Games Lecture Instructional Instruction 229

Kapp Notes

JUNE 30, 2011

The chapter provides some examples of gamification and parses the term into its component elements. The goal of the chapter is to provide support to the argument that game-based learning and gamification are effective for changing behavior and creating positive learning outcomes. He provides living proof of the impact.

Gamification 252

Gamification Instructional Instruction Instructional Design 252

Kapp Notes

MAY 14, 2012

Mike gave the perspective of a technology educator and someone who is not an instructional designer and explained how gamification impacts him and the difficulties associated with gamification when your teaching load is heavy. He talked about gamification to of personal learning and sharing and the gamification of teaching.

Gamification 133

Gamification Blogging Blended Learning Games 133

Kapp Notes

JULY 5, 2016

In fact, research indicates that fantasy provides cognitive emotional and motivational advantages for learning (Malone, 1981). In terms of the cognitive benefits, the issues confronted and successfully resolved in the fantasy world provide the learners with natural constructive feedback in an uninhibited interaction.

Games 136

Games Cognitive Case Study Simulations 136

Kapp Notes

JULY 10, 2014

Consider checking out the book Ender’s Game which provides a compelling and, sometimes scary look at learning and gaming in the future. The main teaching tool throughout the entire book is the use of games both virtual and physical. I listened to the audio version of the book and liked it so much, I bought a hard copy.

Games 159

Games Video Movie Teach 159

Kapp Notes

JUNE 5, 2012

This presentation details the trials and tribulations of selecting, implementing evaluating and teaching within a 3D virtual World. You will be provided with tips and techniques for selecting your own 3D virtual world for learning, advice on conducting a pilot and a few pointers about what to avoid during the process.

Blogging 257

Blogging Virtual World Gamification vendor 257

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

One of the areas that gives me particular delight is when they go on to teach in an institution of higher education such as a community college or four year institution and it’s particularly satisfying when they ask for any advice or council I can provide related to teaching within the classroom and concerning life as a professor.

Education 100

Education Teach Ideas Classroom 100

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

He teaches sixth grade science at Southern Columbia in Catawissa. My role was to provide information about how to write a proposal (a persuasive essay). So I discussed outlining the proposal, creating an evidence-based argument and providing the right level of detail so the reader can visualize the solution.

RFP 236

RFP Simulations Education Exercise 236

Kapp Notes

JULY 19, 2010

Here is a list of educational games that can be used to teach kids during the school year or over the summer break. This game teaches about Nobel Prize winning Chemistry Research. The Split Brain Experiments Game This game teaches kids about diabetes. Teaching basic math is a site called Academic Skill Builders.

Games 216

Games Classroom Education Virtual World 216

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

We create standards-based instructional curriculum for middle school teachers to provide their students with an engaging and unique Play/Make learning environment. Plenty of educational games have failed because they are disconnected from actual curriculum and standards and provide no teacher support. What does 2KLearning Do?

Engineering 100

Engineering Standards Games Problem 100

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 8, 2014

The person was looking for recommendations that would provide some ideas and suggested tools to achieve this and that would be appropriate for this audience. One method I often suggest is that, throughout the learning situation, you provide the learner with a number of different scenarios. Three Steps for Teaching Software.

Create 170

Create Simulations Training Train 170

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Do you know a 7th-12th grade teacher who provides excellent mathematics or science instruction to his or her students? Then please consider nominating him or her for a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). To submit a nomination, you only need the teacher’s contact information.

Course 100

Course Policies Teach Website 100

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

We also know that a critical element to the successful use of a game or simulation is to provide prework or instruction prior to the game, allow the learners to play the game and then debrief the learners about the game playing experience. Create a game that teaches one thing–one really important thing.

Simulations 182

Simulations Games Cognitive Instructional 182

Kapp Notes

JULY 20, 2011

Many successful games provide a simple method of slowly getting into the game. Meanwhile, the walking requirement teaches basic navigation and interface controls. Meanwhile, the walking requirement teaches basic navigation and interface controls. The teaching happens seamlessly.

Player 170

Player Games Education Video 170

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 15, 2015

The kickstarter campaign that we have started for 2K Learning is for implementation of an exciting curriculum to provide students with hands-on learning opportunities coupled with a video game to reinforce and help teach the concepts of motion and force. So what does your pledge of $100, $190 or $300 actually provide.

Project 100

Project Innovation Games Teach 100

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 5, 2017

When I was in college, we learned to teach in the “traditional” manner and I have been doing that for a while and still do in some instances. I teach a course about gamification and a course on instructional game design so both of those courses, of course:) use gamification and games.

Gamification 140

Gamification Games Methods Instructional 140

Kapp Notes

MAY 14, 2012

And don’t forget Christy Tucker’s stop Research in Gamification of Learning and Instruction and also check out her posting Ruth Clark Claims “Games Don’t Teach ” part on an interesting debate I plan to weigh in on tomorrow. May 18: See my post, “Games Teach!” Stops for Week Five. It’s a start.

Gamification 100

Gamification Blogging Games Teach 100

Kapp Notes

APRIL 6, 2011

This book focuses on the steps for developing a game and provides detailed information on game design for video games. This book provides great examples of how games are being used in a variety of industries to teach and educate but the book is written from the perspective of game designers. methodologies. by Tom Chatfield.

Gamification 211

Gamification Press Virtual World Games 211

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

In fact one executive’s described the ideal learning event as occurring within five to ten minutes of realizing the need, customized to the situation, and providing just the right “trick” or insight needed to perform a specific task. Today employees want to find the answer and quickly move on. Learning embedded in the workflow.

Micro-Learning 180

Micro-Learning Module Learning Guidelines 180

Kapp Notes

JULY 24, 2014

In learning examples, building structures can be used to teach mathematical or geometrical concepts. In gamification examples, provide the learner with an opportunity to earn elements to build something of interest to the learner such as a building or a vehicle. Provide simple and specific instruction for basic building.

Games 180

Games Player Maslow eLearning Guild 180

Kapp Notes

MARCH 13, 2015

Plus I teach a course at Bloomsburg University about writing proposals (for over 18 years) and even written a book on proposal writing so I’ve had my fair share of great grant writing outcomes and bitter disappointments. .” The course also provides samples of successful grants and some worksheets to help you get started.

Education 100

Education Course Examples Sample 100

Kapp Notes

APRIL 21, 2010

If the fidelity required to ensure optimal performance is high, virtual worlds can provide the necessary realism. This can be critical when teaching the operation of gages, dials and switches. It also provides an authentic environment in which the learner can practice.

Environment 174

Environment Virtual World Create Streaming 174