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Learner Engagement – Are Games the Answer?

Association eLearning

I often get asked by clients and attendees of my gamification education sessions, “Are games really the answer to increased learner engagement and knowledge retention?” So they ask us to “convert” their learning into a game. They believe that if only this experience were more like a video game, learners would engage!

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Advantages of GreenLearning

Association eLearning

In comparison, a study by Britain’s Open University discovered that providing distance learning “consumes an average of 90% less energy and produces 85% fewer CO2 emissions per student than conventional face-to-face courses,” which helps immensely. Find out more about the game, and eLearning for Kids here. Tweet This!

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What Can You Expect in 2013?

CLO Magazine

Several trends will drive performance and development in 2013, and learning leaders will need to strategize for mobility. These apps focus on specific content such as playing a game or buying a book. Collaborative learning also can be informal discussion groups in Yammer, rating content on SharePoint or mashing up a video.

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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

Commercial software companies were quick to develop computer-based educational materials and learning games as well. Others in the industry have already used the term "online learning," which basically points to the same concept. The term has always been used to refer to learning using the web or any other electronic medium.

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Back to Basics – What is eLearning?

Rob Hubbard

It’s true that gaming-type technologies are still rarely used in learning, but perhaps it’s only a matter of time before this is commonplace. Clive Shepherd p16 The Really Useful eLearning Instruction Manual 2013. Distance Learning elearning Experiential Learning Gaming Social Learning'

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JOE GANCI – CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS

Learnnovators

While this continues to be true today, we now have so many more resources available to us, including social learning forums and online materials. More importantly, distance learning and robotics have become much easier so that a doctor can manipulate robot arms from across the globe, both for practice and in actual surgeries.

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Hot List - April 1, 2009 to April 11, 2009

Tony Karrer

Building Better Learning Games - Learning Visions , April 9, 2009 Interested in building casual games for your learners? Focus on casual video games. from 2008 to 2013 for learning technology products and services. Blog CBT Distance Learning University 2.0