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Video games as Good Teachers

Kapp Notes

McDonnell-Pew Foundation in the area of video games made the following statement about her research. Our findings are surprising because they show that the learning induced by video game playing occurs quite fast and generalizes outside the gaming experience [53].” Video games are powerful teachers all kinds of things [56].”.

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PBS Article: 8 Video Game Myths Debunked

Kapp Notes

A while back, PBS did a series on video games called The Video Game Revolution and they created a companion web site. One article on the site takes apart some common myths about video games. The availability of video games has led to an epidemic of youth violence. According to a 2001 U.S.

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How to Use Pedagogical Agents in Your eLearning

Infopro Learning

You can represent them visually as cartoon-like characters, as a talking-head video, or as virtual reality avatars; and represent them verbally through machine-simulated voice, human recorded voice, or printed text. How can you represent pedagogical agents in eLearning? Because if you don’t, your learning outcomes will suffer.

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What is Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) and How Does it Work?

Use of IETMs for Navy Air Force Defence

Along with hard copies OEMs also have to supply, Training Videos and Commuter based training, and soft copies of manuals(PDFs). JSG – 0852:2001 is the Indian Standard of IETM and s1000d is the European standard of IETM. IETM JSG-0852:2001. Based on the complexity, the number of pages either Level 3 or Level 4 is used.

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Agile Microlearning Explained

Learner engagement and retention doesn’t have to be a mystery. Cognitive science theories already supply the answers. Learn how OttoLearn packages them into a single platform you can use to deliver microlearning based reinforcement training, and go beyond completions to focus on outcomes.

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The 3 Components of Metacognition

KnowledgeOne

As described by two theorists, metacognitive experiences are the “product of the process of monitoring cognition” (Büchel, 2013a; Efklides, 2001). Related articles: [VIDEO] Metacognition 101. VIDEO] Decoding the brain. They are made possible by linking knowledge and metacognitive strategies to achieve a goal.

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SweetRush Named a Top Content Development Company by Training Industry

SweetRush

That means carefully blending effective techniques for instruction and engagement, such as branding, video, gamification, storytelling, and now virtual reality,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, SweetRush Cofounder and Chairman. “We We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001.