Kapp Notes

AUGUST 6, 2015

Here are some interesting examples of using graphic novel (comic book format) for teaching different concepts and ideas. As superheros become more mainstream, the use of graphic novels for instruction is becoming more and more acceptable. (although acceptance is by no means universal). I have seen several corporate and governmental organizations adopt graphic novels for learning and have seen successful results.

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APRIL 7, 2015

'I am so excited to be a stop on Connie Malamed’ s blog book tour. She already has one great book so I was anxiously waiting for her next one. It is awesome, filled with great advice for those of us who are visually challenged. This book contains all kinds of great tips and techniques for creating exciting and visually appealing eLearning. Connie is passionate about the field of L&D and is founder of the popular blog The eLearning Coach.

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MARCH 30, 2015

'It was a short trip and one that was plagued by unexpected obstacles but all worked out in the end. I was planning on doing my regular “Play to Learn” workshop with my co-presenter Sharon Boller but she had surgery that did not go perfectly and she was unable to attend. So David Kelly stepped in and help facilitate the workshop. He did a great job and everything worked out!!

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 5, 2015

'Here are my slides from the presentation. What is Gamification? Articles. Here is some information on thinking like a game designer. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. Five Gaming Elements for Effective eLearning. 10 Best Practices for Implementing Gamification. 8 Game Elements to Make Learning More Intriguing. 8 Gamification of Learning Mistakes you Need to Avoid.

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Resources Gamification Conference Online 100

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

'The other day I had a chance to catch up with educational entrepreneur Joshua Millage, he is passionate about learning and is cofounder of LifterLMS. Here is part of our conversation. Kapp: What is LifterLMS. Millage: LifterLMS is a WordPress learning management system that is focused on simplifying the e-learning course creation process and also scaling the human touch through automated engagements and course analytics.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 23, 2015

'Recently, I had the opportunity to do another course for Lynda.com. This time I was a little more comfortable with the process and procedures of how to put together a course. So here is a little recap and, in case you missed it, here is a recap of my first visit. I arrived the first day, met my Content Producer, Lauren and proceeded to the “green room” so I could change into some outfits to see what would work for the shoot.

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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. We’ve had great reach so far but now we are looking for more, we are looking for a commitment from folks to help fund our pilot implementation of the curriculum.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

'Here are the slides from my presentation. (not exactly 100% the same but very, very close.). Gamification: Creating Engaged Learners: LTEN Keynote Slides from Karl Kapp. Some related videos: Here are some additional resources: 8 Types of Stories to Effect Change. Storytelling and Instructional Design. Eight Game Elements to Make Learning More Intriguing.

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Resources Gamification Instructional Design Slides 148

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2014

'If you are a student in an instructional technology or design program, consider heading to DevLearn this month. The students at Bloomsburg University’s department of instructional technology bought hotel and airline tickets today and we are ready to go… So what is the DevLearn Student program?…I’m glad you asked. The program is basically a guided tour of the entire conference lead by myself with special surprise appearances by several folks in the industry.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 9, 2014

'Rewards are an important part of game play. People do not play games just for the rewards but rewards can help with motivation, provide feedback to learners about progress and rewards are a way of being judged favorably by the game. Reward shelf from The Knowledge Guru. Here is a list of common types of rewards primarily compiled by Jesse Schell, a game developer and professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

'Here are resources for the Maker’s Faire. Stencyl. Link to Work Files. OnlineLearning Makers Fair – Stencyl from Helmut Doll. —————————————————————————————————-.

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'The other day I got an email asking me some questions about serious games. Here are the questions and my answers. 1) What are the advantages of serious games? One advantage of serious games is they provide two things most traditional instruction does not. The first is the acceptance of failure and second is the encouragement of replayability. In most instructional settings, any kind of failure is demeaned wrong or “bad” and learners quickly discover that only one answer is appropria

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

'Had a great time in Nashville speaking with NASBA at the conference, great times and good fun with games and gamification for learning. Here is some additional information. Videos. Games References. Zombies Run! Articles and Blog Entries of Interest. 8 Types of Stories to Effect Change. Storytelling and Instructional Design. Eight Game Elements to Make Learning More Intriguing.

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Gamification Resources Poll Instructional Design 177

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 18, 2014

'Recently Elon Musk indicated that he thought Artificial Intelligence (AI) was “potentially more dangerous than nukes” and it’s easy to dismiss such statements as hyperbole or over generalization but…can we? Should we? Are we really aware of what we are doing? Elon Musk is no “conspiracy nut.” He is founder of such technology companies at Tesla and SpaceX.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 18, 2014

'On Tuesday July 22, 2014 I am giving a webinar that will be interactive. Sometimes people talk about gamification or game-based learning but don’t use the techniques in their webinars. Well this webinar will have game elements included so you can see how it’s done. Join me for an engaging event using audience response software via a distance.

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Games Gamification Learner Classroom 138

Kapp Notes

JUNE 17, 2014

'The other day I had a chance to ask my friend Jane Bozarth a few questions as we caught up. I’ve known Jane for a long time and I am lucky enough to see her at almost every conference, usually we have a quiet meal together, catch up on what each other is doing and talk about the world of learning development and design (it’s a rip roaring good time:).

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Conversation eLearning Tools Social Media eLearning 199

Kapp Notes

JUNE 12, 2014

'Great time at the Life Sciences Trainers & Educators Network conference, it was a great time seeing lots of old friends, making new friends. It is always a great time. Here are my slides from the keynote. Defining Gamification. Articles and Blog Entries of Interest. Gamification is about Design, Not Technology. Playing with the Definition of Game-Thinking. 8 Types of Stories to Effect Change.

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Gamification Slides Poll Instructional Design 162

Kapp Notes

JUNE 9, 2014

'The other day I was asked if I knew any good resources on instructional design and so here is a short list. If you know of any other great ID resources, please add them in the comments. Books. Not specifically about the ADDIE process but two great research-based design books. I refer to these over and over again. Classic Academic Books in the Field.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Resources 242

Kapp Notes

JUNE 4, 2014

'Here are the resources related to the workshop titled “Gamification and Immersive Learning.” Defining Gamification. Articles and Blog Entries of Interest. Gamification is about Design, Not Technology. Playing with the Definition of Game-Thinking. 8 Types of Stories to Effect Change. Storytelling and Instructional Design. Instructional Games and Narrative.

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Resources Gamification Poll Instructional Design 189

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

'In Gamification and other learning situations, encourage the learner to make meaningful and consequential choices within clearly defined rules and a safe environment. How much learner control to provide depends on the experience of the learner. Gamification that provides the learnerwith the opportunity to decide whether to bypass some lesson elements and control the sequence at which they receive content is considered high in learner control.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

'Here are the slides and some links related to my presentation at the conference. Five Things Game Designers Can Teach eLearning Designers from Karl Kapp. Here are the five elements of thinking like a game designer. Begin with Activity:Add Action and Adventure. Put Your Learner at “Mock” Risk. Create Curiosity, Mystery, Intrigue. Give Learners Choices Also related is to Create Multiple Levels of Entry into Your Instruction.

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Slides Diversity Training Informal Gamification 175

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. You need to develop approaches to engage the student. A learner needs to be engaged with the learning process through activities, decision making and responding to stimuli. While this seems straightforward, most students are used to playing passive roles in the classroom and not being engaged during the teaching process.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 10, 2013

'Here is a rough draft of the introduction of a chapter I am writing for a book. The first part of the chapter is an attempt to identify the key elements in the definition of gamification. Ironically, there is a good deal of consensus on the high level definition but, as they say, the devil is in the details. Gamification is an emergent approach to instruction which facilitates learning and encourages motivation through the use of game elements, mechanics and game-based thinking.

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Gamification Instructional Instruction Learning 232

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

'What are the foundations of gamification? In recent thinking about gamification, I think there are four foundational elements in any type of gamification effort. Gamification involves engagement, autonomy, mastery and the sense of progression. Engagement -The learner needs to be engaged with the content, thinking about it, interacting with it and reacting to what happens with the content and doing task related to the content.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 14, 2013

'Games are interesting and engaging because they require interactivity from the very beginning of the game playing experience. There is always some type of action to be undertaken or an adventure to be experienced. When a player first enters a game, he or she takes action, moves in a certain direction or makes a choice. Some type of action is required from the beginning.

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Compliance Training Learning Module Learner 226

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

'In Silicon Valley California having a great time conducting a workshop. Great interactions and insights. Here are some resources from the workshop. Introduction. Slides on Game Elements. Game Elements from Karl Kapp. Slides on Motivation I. Motivation slides from Workshop from Karl Kapp. Slides on Motivation II (In Game Achievements). Looking at In Game Achievements (Motivation) from Karl Kapp.

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Resources Gamification Slides Instructional 209

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

'Here are three interesting videos about game design, they are not focused on instructional games but if you substitute “instructional game designer” every time they mention “game designer” you will learn a great deal about designing instructional games. This presentation talks about the different genres of games. This is a great top ten list that helps clarify what you should do before designing a game.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 24, 2013

'Here are four interesting videos all related to design which I have been thinking about lately in terms of designing instructional experiences that are meaningful and encouraging to learners. The first video is about “finding” good ideas. It tackles the question. “Where do good ideas come from?” The next video outlines a design sprint, I’ve done something very similar, I call it a Shazam Session where, in 5 days, you can design a fairly involved prototype of a solu

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Kapp Notes

JULY 24, 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. When designing a learning intervention, you need to design both high levels of activity as well as quiet times for reflection. You can not have true learning success without both of these activities within a learning design.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 24, 2013

'People often ask me how they can get started making learning games, the best way to get started making learning games it to begin to play games with a critical eye. One way to provide people within an organization to lots of different games is a GameFest. It is a quick method of generating a lot of game ideas for creating a learning game. To conduct a gamefest, you need a large conference room with a table in the middle and then the ability to have space for board games, console games and lapto

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Games Simulations Player Teams 118

Kapp Notes

MAY 21, 2013

'Recently Sharon Boller of Bottom Line Performanc e and I did a presentation at ASTD2013 on Instructional Game Design. We talked about game design, the need to play games and how games can be used for learning in the first part of the one day workshop and in the second half of the workshop, we had the attendees create games. They created some really awesome games in a relatively short amount of time.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 8, 2013

'Here are four videos that can help you to think about instructional design for online learning. They don’t all specifically describe instructional design but they do all have insightful ideas if you just listen and apply. This one describes how too much focus on “information” for courses is the wrong focus. Well stated by Cathy Moore who always has great insights concerning the design of instruction.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Video 267

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

It is obvious that games are immensely popular, what is less obvious is that they are also powerful teachers who have been “schooling” a generation for the past 30 years. Learning is most effective when the learner has an achievable, well-defined goal. With a goal, you are “willing to be corrected for your mistakes and accept ‘try this, do that’ advice in order to achieve your success [50].

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Games Video Simulations Brain 272

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Here are the resources and slides from my workshop presentation in Las Vegas. Day One: Here are the introductory slides. Introduction Materials for Gamification Workshop from Karl Kapp. Here are the slides related to game elements. Game Elements from Karl Kapp. Here are slides related to motivation. Motivation slides from Workshop from Karl Kapp. Here is a link to information about Stone Librande and his“One-Page Design” concept.

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Simulations Resources Gamification Slides 155

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Here are four papers, articles, and/or chapters that discuss various aspects of gamification and what it means to education, learning and the public in general. WARNING–There is not a general consensus among these articles…that’s exactly why I collected these different views. The first article is from an online journal called GAME.

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Gamification Journal Games Toys 279

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Here are Seven unique slide decks from Slideshare.net each giving a different take (visually and contextually) on the concept of gamification. The first is from Sebastian Deterding: 9,5 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Gamification from Sebastian Deterding. The second was presented at a conference by Kyle Findlay and Kirsty Aberts. It’s got great game graphics and provides results of some research they conducted in an online community with adding gamification elements.

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Gamification Simulations Slides Games 252

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Here is part two of a great discussion with Reuben Tozman about his book, Learning On Demand. If you missed the first part check it out here. KK: How do you think “Big Data” is going to impact the learning and development field? RT: What I’m hoping for may not be what actually happens… What I would like to see happen is that we begin to explore Big Data and begin to design our interventions with an intentionality for creating data streams that allow us to determine the ‘value&#

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