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Video games as Good Teachers

Kapp Notes

Learning is most effective when the learner has an achievable, well-defined goal. Games induce players to create their own worlds, to participate in social activities, to form effective teams, to reason and to save lives [51]. References: [51] This information consolidated from Bates, B. 2003, May, 29). 2003, May, 28).

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Creating a Natural, Engaging Conversation in Your Simulation or Game

Kapp Notes

Research indicates that a conversational style is much more effective for conveying content to learners than a more formal style. There was a voice effect, in which students performed better on the transfer test and rated the speaker more positively if the voice was human rather than machine synthesized. References: [1] Clark, R.

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8 Must-Read Neurolearning™ Books

eLearningMind

Sometimes referred to as “neuroscience for training” or its dastardly cousin “neuromarketing,” the study of how the brain learns gives us insight into becoming more effective at what we do. It” referring to iPhone apps, of course. Its author Cathy Davidson’s hypothesis that “if you build it, they will come.” “It” Conclusion.

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Writing & Grammar: Should I Put a Comma after But?

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

But the new Windows Phone 7 platform is easier to use than previous versions." My favorite grammar reference, The Gregg Reference Manual , agrees--the comma after but is overkill.     Are you an eLearning developer who has been tasked with creating an effective voiceover script?

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Front-End Analysis: Improving Performance

Dashe & Thomson

More specifically, it is a process for cost-effectively influencing human behavior and accomplishment. What are the costs, effects, and development times of each solution? This is an updated version of the BEM described by Roger Chevalier (2003). References. May/June 2003). What are the constraints?

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3 Must-Read Neuroscience Books

eLearningMind

Sometimes referred to as “neurolearning” or its dastardly cousin “neuromarketing,” the study of the brain gives us insight into becoming more effective at what we do. It” referring to iPhone apps, of course. And she would know: While teaching at Duke, she persuaded the university to give the entire freshman class of 2003 iPods.

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What's really ready for prime time in corporate learning?

Litmos

However, the organizer made a comment that stuck with me, to the effect of “to you it’s old, but to many it’s still new”. People are already finding value in things like quick references, how-to videos, expertise finders, custom calculators, enterprise search, and more. The outcomes are better effectiveness and efficiency.