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APRIL 18, 2007

Stacey Gawrys and Kevin Bennett from Banker's Edge. The presentation was about how to add simple games to compliance training in the financial industry which is highly conservative.

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APRIL 18, 2007

Andy Pasternak from Pal-Tech presented on the topic of Learning Management Systems. The company focuses on the Federal government and providing learning solutions to those agencies. they specialize in traning technology and management and they have international expertise providing services in over 50 countries.

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APRIL 18, 2007

ESP Systems create an innovative system to help servers and bus-people in a resturant know when customers want their check or want to clear the table. Drew Palmer explained how their system works and who they need to create e-learning for. Their audience is 19-22 year olds with a turn over of about 150% who need to learn how their system works.

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APRIL 18, 2007

A last minute "surprise" presentation at CAC, Sam Shahani asked if he could present even though the company was not on the Agenda, of course I said "yes" it is always great to have information shared and presented. He presented along with Carrington Grossman about Adrent Learning and what they are all about.

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APRIL 18, 2007

Greg Walsh presented a presentation called "Going to the Dark Side: Out Sourcing e-Learning" He described the environment in which outsourcing takes place at Black and Decker and how his group transitioned from an internal group to primarily an external group.

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MAY 13, 2010

Recently I have been doing a number of lessons on the topics of "Avoiding Death by PowerPoint" and by far, one of the most requested parts of the presentation is how to take an image that no one can read, you know one where the presenter says."I I know you can't read this but" and make it readable. Here is one method that I use.

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DECEMBER 1, 2007

Twice a year corporate professionals from the fields of instructional technology, e-learning, and instructional design arrive in tiny Bloomsburg Pennsylvania to evaluate students in a our instructional technology graduate program.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

This is similar to the idea underlying the concept of criterion-referenced tests which defines the performance of each test-taker without regard to the performance of others (Shrock & Coscarelli 2007). 2007) Criterion-Referenced Test Development: Technical and Legal Guidelines for Corporate Training. Carr-Chellman (Eds.),

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Bloom Learner Gamification Theory 211

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

I like it a lot.” -- Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, 17 January 2007 “How do they deal with us?”> > -- Ed Zander, Motorola CEO/Chairman 10 May 2007 “We Predict the iPhone will bomb.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

2007) this is Your Life (and How You Tell it). 1996) Intrinsic motivation and the process of learning: Beneficial effects of contextualization, personalization and choice. Journal of Educational Psychology, 88, 715-730. Storytelling) Carey, B. The New York Times. Reynolds, J.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

from 2007 to $1,068 The figure for learning expenditure as a percentage of payroll was 2.24% a small increase from 2007. billion was spent on the internal learning function $45.48 billion was allocated to external services Average annual expenditure per employee feel 3.8%

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APRIL 18, 2007

Cliff Sobel from The Phoenix Group and James Knittel from Xerox presented a solution they jointly created and how they developed entertaining ways to get across information about their new products. Transferring knowledge that the sales reps from Xerox could use.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

In 2007, when children's marketing research firm KidSay asked boys what virtual worlds or online games they had visited in the past two weeks, 35 percent of boys aged 8 to 11 replied "none." Tween's playing a video game. Most of them do on a regular basis.

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Social Networks Games Online Social Network 185

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MARCH 31, 2010

Check out the book from which the above video is based: And here are some handy tips on SmartArt for PowerPoint 2007. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide. Check out this short but helpful video.

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Resources Cognitive PowerPoint Slides 140

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

The organization continues to report that the spending has fallen from $1,202 per learner in 2007 to $1,075 per learner in 2008. per 1,000 in 2007. Training staff resources are also dropping: Companies overall averaged 3.4 training staffers per 1,000 learners, down from 5.1 However, there may be an e-learning bright spot.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A little piece I did called " Avoiding Death by PowerPoint " And check out the discussion around this posting: Learning Circuits Big Question: Avoiding Death by PowerPoint And here are some other helpful resources: Presentation Resources for DPW Webinar (PowerPoint) Presentation Resources Presentation Tip: Highlighting a Small Piece of a Model in PowerPoint (..)

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PowerPoint Slides Big Question Articulate 165

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Then I began to study them more in-depth in the late 1990s and early 2000’s and wrote about using games for instruction within corporate environments in my 2007 book, “Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning.” At that company, I was involved in some small scale efforts after that time.

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Games Write Blog Gamification Instructional Design 182

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

Written in 2007, it is a bit dated in spots but does contain solid ideas and concepts for transforming how you think about leveraging technology for successful learning within organizations. 4) Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning: Tools and Techniques for Transferring Know-How from Boomers to Gamers.

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Ideas Gamification eLearning Guild Photoshop 159

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Links: Garr Reynolds Top Ten Slide Tips Four Ways to Improve a Presentation How Cognitive Science Can Improve Your PowerPoint Presentation Presentations: Convert Bullets to SmartArt in PowerPoint 2007 Avoiding Death by PowerPoint And a new series I am starting called Wow!That That Presentation was Awesome! This is for fee, $50.

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Resources Cognitive PowerPoint Slides 133

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MARCH 11, 2010

Back in 2007, I attended a keynote address by Dr. Peter Joyce of Cisco Systems who predicted a shortage of Information Technology workers. One from a blog entry I wrote in 2007 called Hire That Kid! So the need for hackers is not trivial. Unfortunately, the rate at which the US creates elite hackers is, at best, anemic.

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Server Player Virtual World Predictions 186

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FEBRUARY 19, 2007

residential broadband penetration is expected to exceed 50 percent in 2007--and the U.K. By the end of 2007, more than 60 million U.S. Fortunately, it seems that broadband access is becoming less and less of an issue: U.S. isn't far behind. During 2006, broadband subscriptions grew by more than 20 percent in the U.S.

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Games Pipes Second Life Streaming 100

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AUGUST 11, 2010

In one study by Yee and Bailenson (2007) , participants with taller avatars behaved more confidently in a negotiation task than participants with shorter avatars; specifically, they were more willing to make unfair splits in negotiation tasks. As study by Ersner-Hershfield et al.

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Virtual World Exercise Environment Behavior 208

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JANUARY 4, 2008

Stephen Downes has upped the ante on predictions for 2008 by creating a report card on predictions of 2007. So is it really a good idea to grade the predictions of the blogosphere, how do people feel who gave a prediction in 2007 for fun and then, a year later, unbeknownst to them, they get a D based on criteria that appeared retroactively.

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Predictions YouTube Corporate eLearning Emergent 100

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JANUARY 5, 2008

The three questions, now modified for 2008, are: What will you remember most about 2007? These are not easy questions to answer but here they are: What will you remember most about 2007? fad that swept the learning blogosphere early in 2007. What are the biggest challenges for you/us as head into 2008? Which Superhero am I?

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Predictions Second Life Rapid eLearning Write Blog 100

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

Founded in 2007, the Company offers a practical application of web 3D technology that can be integrated into customers’ web offerings integrating their 2D content and delivered as an on-demand service. Venguegen is an on-demand enterprise web 3D conferencing solution that can be integrated into web-based offerings.

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Second Life Alternatives Virtual World Flash 172

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Yee and Bailenson (2007) have shown that an experience as an avatar can change a person’s real life perceptions and behaviors. Players assume persona of an avatar to accomplish missions.

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Simulations Games Player Theory 219

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JANUARY 11, 2007

Over at Wired Blogs , they have posted predications for 2007 for business and industry as well as providing an opportunity for others to add their predictions, it is worth a read to see what is on the minds of non-learning and development folks and to read what they think about the future of technology and it's input on our lives.

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Predictions Industry News Open Source 100

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AUGUST 10, 2007

Here is the video of my Keynote address from the 2007 NCTT Annual Summer Conference. The topic is Games and the Gamer Generation. It provides information and some facts about the boomer/gamer knowledge gap and what can be done to bridge that gap. It is conveniently broken into four learning chunks for your viewing enjoyment.

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Games Conference Guide Video 100

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JANUARY 28, 2011

The Jokaydia Project was launched in September 2007 and aims to provide a space to explore the uses of virtual worlds in education, the arts and social change. The Uncle D Quest is just one example of how the firm has used 3D immersive media to tell stories that encourage integrative thinking, collaboration, innovation, and co-creation.

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Second Life Education Virtual World Communities of Practice 170

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MARCH 14, 2012

“This is the biggest leap forward in gamification since the launch of the Nitro Gamification Platform in 2007. Here is what Rajat said about this announcement.

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Gamification Companies Press Sales 170

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MAY 21, 2013

In a study conducted by Yee and Bailenson (2007), it was found that negative stereotyping of the elderly was significantly reduced when participants were placed in avatars of old people compared with those participants placed in avatars of young people. Here is some content and references from the presentation.

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ASTD Simulations Resources Comparison 228

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OCTOBER 19, 2007

This session esd conducted at the Training 2007 Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Here are the handouts and the slides for the presentation that I did on Wikis, Blogs and Social Networks. It was a fun, hands on presentation where many of the attendees had a chance to create a blog and a wiki. Thanks for contributing to a great session.

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Social Networks Wiki Social Network Network 100

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JUNE 22, 2010

Check out a 2007 posting which sums up what is happening, The Metaverse Hype, Decline and Realism Cycle--We've Seen It Before __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide. Back in March There.com shut down and Forettera was sold (for the better it appears).

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Virtual World Linden Industry Virtual Classroom 157

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APRIL 13, 2007

as one of 2007's Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals. Yesterday, I learned that I have been voted by TrainingIndustry, Inc. Thank you. I really think the award belongs to the alumni and students of Bloomsburg University's Instructional Technology program where I teach.

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Instructional Instruction Methods Teach 100

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NOVEMBER 26, 2007

(blush) You can see my post about the original program at Hello, You are On the Air with Karl Kapp So if you missed me on the call-in show "On the Mark" in October, you can join me for this "Best of" re-play tomorrow November 27, 2007 at 9:00am Eastern Standard Time.

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APRIL 9, 2012

in early 2007. EduNeering (www.kaplaneduneering.com) develops technology-enabled knowledge solutions for assuring regulatory compliance and improving business performance. EduNeering is headquartered in Princeton, NJ, and has offices in Houston, TX, Bloomsburg, PA, and London, UK. EduNeering was acquired by Kaplan, Inc.

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Kaplan Compliance Training Compliance Global 157

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Note: Some of these thoughts are based on a paper by John Rice, a school technology director in Texas. John has spent several years researching instructional gaming and his doctoral dissertation focuses on predictors for student success in educational video games.

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