Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

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Implementing Learning Interactions Using 3D Metaphors and Ideas from Virtual Worlds

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

In this post, I present some thoughts on how to effectively use 3D metaphors and virtual worlds to enrich content presentation with little effort. Virtual World Ideas for Content Delivery Have you played with Second Life? Sounds exciting? Usually, navigation in courses is linear or guided.

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Changing Landscape in E-Learning

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

Technologies such as mobile learning, virtual worlds, cloud based learning, Learning platforms, learning with informal learning applications etc are in great demand. These were soon replaced with CDroms where courses where stored and means to share it others. Now a days, most of the training is delivered by web based technologies.

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Next Generation Content Authoring - From LearnX, Sydney

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

Learning interactions such as learning games, branching simulations, virtual worlds and social interactions are becoming key elements to keep learners motivated and engaged in the training material. 3D artifacts include virtual worlds and 3D navigational objects. Here is a recap of the key points in the session.

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A Learning Interaction Look-up Table

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

Build guided adaptive scenarios, explorative branching simulations, immersion learning situations and whiteboard simulations Click Raptivity Standard 3 technical training -overview visuals, flow diagrams and software simulations.

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Getting a Head Start with Mobile Interactions

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

For example, in the iPad world, there is no mouse-over, so any interaction involving mouse-over has to use mouse clicks. Clearly, there was a need for adding more interactions to make it instructionally more useful and complete. That's why I am excited about the new Raptivity HTML5 Starter Pack.

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Twelve Ways to Add Value to Open Source LMS Systems

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

Offline capability When your learners are always on the go, in far-flung parts of the world, internet connections vary from excellent to un-reliable and even non-existent sometimes. Virtual Class Room Synchronous classrooms have the added advantage of a live instructor available at the time of learning.

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Emerging Trends in Interactivity that Training Professionals Cannot Ignore

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

Virtual Worlds, 3D Environments, Learning Games These interactivities create immersive experiences. Over 200 readymade interactivity templates are part of Raptivity and you don’t have to write a single line of code to create a branching simulation or a crossword or a 3 dimensional tour or a virtual world experience.

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