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Webinar Resources: Emerging Training & Education Strategies for Homeland Security #FRwebinar

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Here are some resources related to my topic of About Games, Gamification and Learning: Insights from Research. Book on Topic. CODE for 30% off of “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Fieldbook” is WLY14. The link to enter code is HERE. What is Gamification? Here is some information on thinking like a game designer.

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Video:Bringing Mobile Phone Development to the classroom

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The ICT Center is your key resource for developing and securing appropriately-skilled Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) technicians and technologists.

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Avatars and Social Learning Theory

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Finally, virtual environments provide the opportunity for the learner to practice the observed behavior in a safe and secure environment. Third given the ease of use and “replayability” in a virtual environment, the learning experience can be replayed within the virtual environment several times to aid with retention.

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Thinking About Social Media

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Also keep in mind that social media is being used by groups whom you’d never think would use social media because of security concerns or because you might think they are too “low tech” for social media. Not true, check out the list below: These include: The United States Intelligence Community.

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Industry Happenings in 3D

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Here is what Gartner says: Analysis by Carol Rozwell and Steve Prentice Why Cool: ProtonMedia's product, ProtoSphere, is a secure, private virtual environment for collaboration and learning. ProtonMedia's ProtoSphere has been named to Gartner's Cool Vendor List.

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There They Go.

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Earlier this month (on October 15, 2007 to be exact) the first baby boomer in the United States became eligible for Social Security. You can also read about her in Social Security hits first wave of boomers. 1, 1946, and she will receive her first Social Security check in February 2008. The article, First U.S.

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Cool Second Life Happening:UW VIBE Future InfoExpo Recruitment

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All survey answers are confidential and will be made anonymous and significant efforts will be made to ensure the security and privacy of your answers. Additional information is available on the University of Washington Virtual Information Behavior Environment project website: [link].pdf.