Knowledge Guru

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The eLearning Guild’s DevLearn 2017 conference showcased numerous learning technology solutions. There was plenty of buzz surrounding digital and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality, augmented reality, interactive video, mobile apps, and games. But the problem with all this hype is that sound learning science risks being ignored.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Although I won’t be making the trip to Vegas this year, Bottom-Line Performance President, Sharon Boller, and a few of my other BLP colleagues will be in attendance. They’re gearing up for another great conference and are excited to learn about the new learning strategies and technologies DevLearn has to offer. This year, we put together a list of eight great sessions worth attending.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Knowledge Guru is specifically designed to provide you with a lot of flexibility to achieve your learning objectives. One way we offer this flexibility is through “Resources” support. Resources allow you to add content that your learners can access and review anytime, anywhere. A resource can be as simple as a term and a description, or it can include a URL link to a website or PDF.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Knowledge Guru administrators can choose to turn on a carefully crafted series of emails that players trigger with various in-game activities. These auto emails are designed to foster repeat play, acknowledge significant accomplishments, and gently nudge inactive users. Motivate Players. Motivational emails are designed to engage players who have gone at least a week without playing.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Designing a game is no easy task, but do you know what’s even more difficult? Designing a game that helps people actually learn something. The BLP team (creators of Knowledge Guru) is no stranger to the challenges that come with learning game creation. That’s why we read about it! We constantly study the research and stay up to date on the latest game-based learning and gamification trends.

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 29, 2017

The education game market continues to grow rapidly, and mobile games are the dominant force within this market. Newzoo provides the insights for the generic games market; the Serious Play Conference released its annual report showcasing the huge growth specific to the education and corporate training sector. The compound annual growth rate in the U.S for corporate learning games will be over 20% between 2017 – 2022 and about 35% globally with the U.S. and India being the top two markets f

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 23, 2017

When you log in to a Quest or Legend game as a game author, you land on the main dashboard. This dashboard is your launching point for anywhere else you want to go within the authoring tool. It is also a source of summary information about your game and its players. Let’s look at how this dashboard is organized. Menus/Navigation. The “hamburger” icon in the top left corner lets you expand and collapse the sidebar menu located on the left side of your screen.

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 22, 2017

The Fall 2017 Release of Knowledge Guru makes life easier for game authors and provides new gameplay options for learners. We’ve added several new features to the Knowledge Guru platform based on customer requests and lessons learned implementing Knowledge Guru games as part of larger curriculums for our clients. New Authoring Tools and System Admin Dashboard.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 27, 2017

Few topics get people less excited than insurance. Some cringe in frustration. Others yawn with boredom. Yet we all know in our heart of hearts that insurance is a necessity. This is especially true if you have experienced a major “hometrastrophe,” been rear-ended or needed an expensive medical treatment. Many organizations think of their training as a form of insurance against things like poor employee performance, regulatory fines, and the risk of talented employees leaving their

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 20, 2017

Every Knowledge Guru game has a Live Leaderboard. You can display this leaderboard on-screen in a live event or send it out to players via email so they can check scores without logging in. The live leaderboard refreshes automatically as people play. The Live Leaderboard includes between four and seven unique leaderboards, depending on the number of custom registration fields you have created.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 20, 2017

Are you launching a Knowledge Guru game that learners will play on their smartphones? If so, using these two links will make the process easier: 1. If players will type the game link into their mobile browser, use the kguru.co short link. All Knowledge Guru games can be accessed using either the full link (Example: theknowledgeguru.com/sellingskills_quest ) or the short link (Example: kguru.co/sellingskills_quest ).

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 20, 2017

Knowledge Guru allows your learners to log into their games with their Salesforce.com account. Once learners validate their account credentials, they can log in with Salesforce and see all games registered to their Salesforce email address. Desktop. From the main login page. Players go to kguru.co/login or theknowledgeguru.com/login and click LOGIN WITH SALESFORCE.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 23, 2017

You built a wonderful learning game. So why aren’t you reaping results from it? Before we dive in and diagnose why your learners didn’t learn, grab a piece of real or digital paper. I’m going to ask you to write down things and answer some questions. Before I do, take 30 seconds and write down everything you need to get done today.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 16, 2017

#ATD2017 is only a few days away and my goal at the conference this year is simple: be a sponge and soak up as much knowledge and attend as many sessions as I possibly can. By doing so, I can stay on top of my game in my professional development and bring new ideas back to my team. I’m sure the same is true for you – you want to take in every piece of information, see what vendors are up to, demo the cool new technology, and enjoy a nice meal or two while in Atlanta.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 15, 2017

Forest Flight enables you to create branching scenarios. It is helps learners practice using judgment and making decisions based on defined criteria. Example: Given a specified customer type, determine the best responses to make to gain commitment from the customer to try Product X. Forest Flight enables you to create objectives suited to the higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 15, 2017

Fish Finder enables learners to compare one fixed item or category to up to seven other items or categories in some fashion. Fish Finder is a great game for comparing your product to competitor products. Example: You have Product A and you want to compare it to Products B and C. In every game, the player will always compare Product A to either Product B or Product C.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 9, 2017

Visuals and Variety. These two words guided our team’s efforts as we decided on features and improvements for the Spring 2017 release of Knowledge Guru. In our second release of the year, customers now have access to a new, modern look in our ‘Quest’ app and two new mini-games in our ‘Drive’ app. New Look for Quest. Since its launch in late 2014, Quest has become our most popular Knowledge Guru app.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 3, 2017

Need implementation tips for a Drive game? Read Here. To maximize the playing – and learning – experience of Knowledge Guru’s Quest and Legend games, you need to do two things well: Spark learners’ interest so they take action to login or register to Knowledge Guru and get started. If learners will play Quest on a mobile device, they will also need to download the mobile app.

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 27, 2017

How many times are you distracted or interrupted during a normal work day? What about your learners? How often are they pulled away from their planned activities? Let’s face it: distraction often feels like the norm for many of us. Your learners are likely no different: they have a long list of things to get done each day… and the training you want them to take may not be a top priority.

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 13, 2017

Bottom-Line Performance (BLP) is the proud recipient of four awards in the 2016 Horizon Interactive Awards competition, including one ‘Gold’ distinction. The prestigious competition has received over 10,000 entries from over 40 countries since its inception in 2002. The top entries are awarded a Gold, Silver, or Bronze distinction for excellence in interactive media. .

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 12, 2017

Your manager decides to include games and gamification as part of this year’s training strategy. As the instructional designer, she expects you to create the learning game. You’re already on staff and it’s your job to create training content… so it seems natural that you would have the skills to design a serious game or gamification system as well.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 21, 2017

Every year, the NCAA invites people from all over the world to participate in one of college sports greatest spectacles: March Madness. If you are reading this from the United States, chances are high that you have filled out a NCAA men’s basketball bracket before. You know how it works: participants are given an online tool that lets them create bracket groups so they can compete with friends, family and colleagues.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 15, 2017

You have a clear business problem, a related instructional goal, and a desire to incorporate learning games to help you achieve your instructional goal. But which games are best? To answer the question, focus on crafting relevant learning objectives. These objectives should outline what learners need to know, do, or believe/feel to achieve whatever instructional goal you have defined.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 14, 2017

What percentage of your learning content are you okay with people forgetting? This is a question we often ask our clients. We ask this because we often see companies that want to take massive amounts of content and squeeze it into a 30-minute eLearning course. Or organizations who want to squeeze a 30-minute eLearning course into a 5-minute “microlearning experience.” Organizations expect their employees to learn and remember everything.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 6, 2017

Last week we announced Sharon Boller and Dr. Karl Kapp’s new book on learning game design on the BLP blog. It’s called “Play to Learn: Everything You Need to Know About Designing Effective Learning Games.” We also kicked off the Play to Learn Book Tour, which blends conference workshops, webinars and guest bloggers to expand the learning game design conversation.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 2, 2017

Have a Spanish-speaking audience that you want to play a Drive game? No problem. Drive games can be created in seven languages besides English: Chinese. French. German. Italian. Spanish. Portuguese. Japanese. The authoring tool is in English, but content can be input in the language of choice. All player-facing game text will appear in the language you select when you preview or publish your game.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 2, 2017

Have a Spanish-speaking audience that you want to play a Drive game? No problem. Drive games can be created in seven languages besides English: Chinese. French. German. Italian. Spanish. Portuguese. Japanese. The authoring tool is in English, but content can be input in the language of choice. All player-facing game text will appear in the language you select when you preview or publish your game.

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Knowledge Guru

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Customers frequently ask us, “How long will it take for someone to play a game?” The answer depends on how many questions you include in your game and how complex each question is to read and answer. The more content you add, the bigger your game will be and the longer it will take for learners to complete. The guidelines in this article are helpful, but are simply guidelines, not absolutes.

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Knowledge Guru

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Knowledge Guru allows you to customize how often players can access your Quest game. Game spacing can be a critical component of successful learning design. In fact, the key to long-term memory formation is not the amount of time spent learning, but the amount of time between learning. Available Spacing Options. 1. No Spacing (this is the default). Use the default when you simply want people to play through the entire game at one time and you are content with a “micro-spaced” experie

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Knowledge Guru

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

I’m publishing this blog on Valentine’s Day, a day that is supposed to be all about love. This blog is about love, but not the romantic type. Instead, think about a hobby or activity that you love. Kids, for example, might love to play soccer or love to play video games like Minecraft. These types of games and activities keep children engaged, often for hours at a time.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 30, 2017

Drive monitors and reports on three critical player attributes that work together to provide you with information that influence a player’s performance in Drive: confidence, engagement, and mastery. Mastery and engagement can be monitored from the author’s dashboard, as shown in Figure 1, as well as within various reports available from the Reports section of the authoring site.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 26, 2017

The Knowledge Guru Drive authoring tool allows you to create a Drive game that’s unique to your organization by customizing it with names, logos, registration fields, etc. This article focuses on the look and feel of your Drive game and explains the steps to create a unique Drive experience for your learners. Customize Your Drive Game. Let’s start with your game name and introductory text.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 26, 2017

The best way to maximize security in Knowledge Guru is to control player registration options. The default setting in Knowledge Guru is to allow anyone to play your game if they have the game URL. The game URL does not show up in search engines, so only individuals who have been sent the link will be able to access it. You have four options to further increase security.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 26, 2017

All Knowledge Guru accounts come with a maximum number of players. Periodically, you may want to delete players to help you stay within your limits. You may also simply want to keep your database clean and reuse a game with a new group of players. When you no longer need data associated with players, you can delete them. Here’s what to do: Quick Steps to Remove Players in Knowledge Guru Drive.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 26, 2017

Edit Player Data. Editing a player’s information is useful, though players can self-edit their email address or their name once they register. To edit a player’s information, follow these steps: . Quick Steps for Editing a Player in Knowledge Guru Drive. Expand Manage Players option within left-hand navigation pane, and select Edit or Reset Players.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 26, 2017

Have Players Self-Register. Want your players to create their own account for your Knowledge Guru Drive game? Have your players self-register for your game in four easy steps: Quick Steps for Self-Registration. Send your Drive game link/URL to all players via email or post it on your LMS. Explain that players must click the link and fill out the registration form.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 26, 2017

Once you have created the topics, objectives, and mini-games for your Drive game, you are ready to make it live. Before you do, decide whether you want to enable automatic email reminders. With automatic email reminders enabled, Knowledge Guru Drive will automatically send email reminders to players after extended periods of inactivity. Follow these steps to make your game live so players can access it, and enable or disable email reminders: Quick Steps List.

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