Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 3, 2012

It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Creating avatars and having a learner perform a task as an avatar can influence a person’s actual behavior outside of being an avatar. August 24- 26, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Simulations 187

Simulations Resources Comparison Games 187

Kapp Notes

MAY 14, 2013

It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Creating avatars and having a learner perform a task as an avatar can influence a person’s actual behavior outside of being an avatar. August 24- 26, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

ASTD 150

ASTD Simulations Resources Comparison 150

Kapp Notes

APRIL 24, 2013

It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Creating avatars and having a learner perform a task as an avatar can influence a person’s actual behavior outside of being an avatar. August 24- 26, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

ASTD 150

ASTD Simulations Resources Comparison 150

Kapp Notes

APRIL 11, 2013

It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Creating avatars and having a learner perform a task as an avatar can influence a person’s actual behavior outside of being an avatar. August 24- 26, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Simulations 148

Simulations Resources Comparison Games 148

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 7, 2012

It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Creating avatars and having a learner perform a task as an avatar can influence a person’s actual behavior outside of being an avatar. August 24- 26, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Simulations 160

Simulations Games Gamification Network 160

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 29, 2012

It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Creating avatars and having a learner perform a task as an avatar can influence a person’s actual behavior outside of being an avatar. August 24- 26, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Resources 155

Resources Simulations Comparison Slides 155

Kapp Notes

JULY 30, 2012

It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Creating avatars and having a learner perform a task as an avatar can influence a person’s actual behavior outside of being an avatar. August 24- 26, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

ASTD 155

ASTD Simulations Resources Comparison 155

Kapp Notes

MARCH 20, 2012

It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Creating avatars and having a learner perform a task as an avatar can influence a person’s actual behavior outside of being an avatar. August 24- 26, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Simulations 165

Simulations Resources Comparison Virtual World 165

CLO Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

This type of learning tends to happen serendipitously as learners engage in activities done with a purpose other than for learning, such as talking with others, browsing online or volunteering in a community role. Think of book clubs, guided self-learning programs, mentoring and job shadowing. Non-formal learning benefits.

Blended Learning 116

Blended Learning Learning Objects Forum Behavior 116

Kapp Notes

MARCH 22, 2013

It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Creating avatars and having a learner perform a task as an avatar can influence a person’s actual behavior outside of being an avatar. August 24- 26, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

ASTD 119

ASTD Simulations Authoring Tools Comparison 119

Docebo

DECEMBER 27, 2018

For example, developing a strategy that focuses on upskilling hard-to-fill positions might be effective in reducing turnover and retention issues, and the time it might take to fill that position should an existing employee leave. Up to 80% of managers believe effective training is critical to project success and meeting project deadlines.

Develop 161

Develop Association LMS Association Learning Management System Virtual Classroom 161

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2010

How To Revamp Your Learning Model. There’s a lot of talk these days about informal learning vs. formal learning. This article advocates the development of an Informal Learning Environment (ILE) to work in tandem with a Formal Learning Environment (FLE) to support both the learning process and its administration.

Media 196

Media Augmented Reality Technology Learning Technologies 196

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Thursday, December 8, 2011 10:15 AM (Pacific Time). You can learn more and register now at the Online Forum Registration. Description: In the past few years, the terms games, gamification, and game-based learning have entered the vocabulary of trainers, eLearning developers, and instructional designers. Here are the details.

eLearning Guild 124

eLearning Guild Simulations TechKnowledge Gamification 124

TalentLMS

JULY 26, 2021

Teaching vs. learning. Based on the principles of instruction, learning, and human behavior, the aim of training was to ensure that thousands of soldiers all assimilated the same knowledge and understanding. As a result, learning materials were rigidly structured and designed to provide clarity above all else.

Design 98

Design Blended Learning Cognitive Instructional Design 98

ScholarLMS

MAY 15, 2022

The effectiveness of such gamified training programs largely depends on how suitably designers adapt gaming techniques to fulfill the training needs. Compromising on the social aspect of learning. Rewarding the learning experience rather than performance. 2 – Compromising on the Social Aspect of Learning.

Corporate eLearning 52

Corporate eLearning Metrics Learning Objects Training 52

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 29, 2020

This post is going to be somewhat different than in the past, specifically a result of the argument of the effectiveness of learning styles and if they even exist. E-Learning is the future of learning, I’d argue it has been for over a decade, and continues to improve. Should We Be Using Learning Styles?

Learning Styles 137

Learning Styles Simulations Journal Learning 137

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 14, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Brain Rules for Learning: Who Knew? There was no time, given the amount of material we had to get through in that day, to even learn their names, let alone how to communicate with each one of them most effectively.

Brain 162

Brain Blended Learning Social Learning Social Networks 162

CrossKnowledge

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Digital technologies have steadily been making their way into organizations and now impact every facet of organizational behavior, both externally and internally. First, a development program should target skills that are complementary, in the sense that technical skills, functional skills and behavioral skills work together.

Digital 77

Digital Skills Strategy Develop 77

Vignettes Learning

MARCH 16, 2011

Avoid the Zombie Tech effect. _ If you exhibit one of these behaviors, you may be suffering from what I call the “ Zombie Tech Effect.” ( Click here to play the self-reflection exercise. ) A serious side effect is “ brain freeze.” In her study, volunteers’ brain activities were measured with an fMRI.

Brain 66

Brain Compliance Training Authoring Tools System 66

OpenSesame

MARCH 29, 2011

There are many resources out there for creating dynamic learning environments by combining off the shelf courses, custom-developed courses and informal learning resources like social learning applications. Create clear objectives by focusing on what kind of change you are trying to effect. Spend real time on this!

Sexual Harassment Training 52

Sexual Harassment Training Harassment Training Compliance Training Social Networks 52

CrossKnowledge

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Corporates can enable their employees to develop by offering relevant ‘lifelong’ learning & development activities, and studies have shown that both employees and the companies they are working for will benefit (Aguinis & Kraiger, 2009). Learning offer. Computers in Human Behavior, 27 , 76-81. Why engage your learners?

Learner 40

Learner Cognitive Yammer Performance Support 40

KnowledgeOne

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

An empathic pedagogy has been shown to benefit feelings of trust, enjoyment of study, motivation and engagement in learning, the development and strengthening of a bond between teacher and learners, the creation of a positive learning environment, the development of a sense of belonging to the group, the valuing of learning, and educational success.

Diversity Training 56

Diversity Training Cognitive Online Pedagogy 56

CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Only by enabling informal learning will organizations meet demands for greater flexibility and more learner-driven content. The majority of the time, resources and dollars spent by internal learning functions is spent on formal learning. • Real-time monitoring of adoption and behavior change.

Productivity 70

Productivity Product Enterprise Diversity Training 70

Vignettes Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2015

The research of Wegner and Adrian, as well as the studies of Dr. Gary Small from University of California Los Angeles, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, made me ponder what impact their findings have on the way we design and deliver learning. Why duplicate it? We think we know more when in reality, we know less.

Learner 40

Learner Cognitive Compliance Training Brain 40

mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 31, 2012

As 2012 draws to a close, its time to evaluate how in focus my lens on the future of enterprise mobile learning proved to be this past year and how many of my year ago predictions hit their targets. On Target But. Prediction #6 - Fewer but More Capable Tablets.

Predictions 64

Predictions Enterprise Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Tools 64

Learnnovators

AUGUST 2, 2021

What has changed is how we as designers have learned more about how people learn. Learning designers themselves are learning more about the psychology of learning behaviors that it’s not always about self-paced e-learning or an ILT workshop. All that I just described hasn’t changed. Let’s unpack that.

Authoring Tools 352

Authoring Tools Compliance Training Instructional Design xapi 352

Ed App

JULY 16, 2020

With the individual learner returning to the forefront, deep learning supports vibrant and creative knowledge creation and the formation of innovation and critical thinking capabilities that underpin our knowledge economy. Deep learning strategies . 1) Flipped learning. 3) Targeted learning . 5) Social learning.

microlearning 52

microlearning Cognitive Blended Learning Theory 52

Learnnovators

JUNE 1, 2015

Wrote Inge de Waard in her #lsmag article, Seamless Learning: Forget MOOCs, Mobile Learning, and Ubiquitous Access : “ Creating support for optimized individual learning (such as creating personal learning environments) is as important as collaborative learning and peer-to-peer learning in this networked world.

Blended Learning 140

Blended Learning Diversity Training Design Micro-Learning 140

Learnnovators

JUNE 1, 2015

Wrote Inge de Waard in her #lsmag article, Seamless Learning: Forget MOOCs, Mobile Learning, and Ubiquitous Access : “ Creating support for optimized individual learning (such as creating personal learning environments) is as important as collaborative learning and peer-to-peer learning in this networked world.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Diversity Training Design Micro-Learning 100

Vignettes Learning

MAY 11, 2011

In our love of everything instant, we tend to develop “primitive-like” behaviors in learning and lose significant insights present in a “contemplation mindset”learning environment. The training and learning industry has this love affair with technology. We love it – we adopt it.

Program 73

Program eLearning Social Media Journal 73

Obsidian Learning

MARCH 5, 2015

For Cuthbert (2005), a learning style is an individual’s preference for understanding experience and transforming it into knowledge. In a similar vein, Slack and Norwich (2007) state that a learning style describes how someone usually approaches learning. Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory. Reflective Observation (watching).

Instructional Design 40

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Blended Learning 40

Vignettes Learning

MAY 11, 2011

In our love of everything instant, we tend to develop “primitive-like” behaviors in learning and lose significant insights present in a “contemplation mindset”learning environment. The training and learning industry has this love affair with technology. We love it – we adopt it.

Program 40

Program eLearning Social Media Journal 40