Kapp Notes

MARCH 22, 2013

Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD DC Metro chapter, a full house with lots of great questions and interactions. Walk a mile in digital shoes: The impact of embodied perspective-taking on the reduction of negative stereotyping in immersive virtual environments. August 24- 26, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

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ASTD Simulations Authoring Tools Comparison 195

Kapp Notes

APRIL 24, 2013

Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD Mid-NJ chapter, lots of great questions and interactions. Walk a mile in digital shoes: The impact of embodied perspective-taking on the reduction of negative stereotyping in immersive virtual environments. and might have even gotten a few job opportunities!).

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ASTD Simulations Resources Comparison 150

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Additionally, I ran into one of our alumni who is now one of the newest members of ASTD’s team–Yeah Kristin Husak and congrats on the new job! And a shout out to Linda David of ASTD who always does a great job. I could immediately see applications in a variety of e-learning environments.

TechKnowledge 157

TechKnowledge ASTD Conference Write Blog 157

Kapp Notes

MAY 25, 2010

Here is a link to the video of the presentation Tony and I did at the ASTD conference a few weeks ago courtesy of Protonmedia. Tags: virtual immersive environment 3D worlds. Once you follow the link, you will need to scroll down to view the video on the post.) Also, here are the accompanying slides if you want to follow along "at home."

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ASTD Slides Conference Examples 140

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 29, 2010

Here are the resources for the Learning in 3D presentation at ASTD TechKnowledge 2010. Here are the slides. Learning in 3D View more presentations from kkapp. Web site for the book Learning in 3D. If you would like to purchase the book, you can receive a 20% discount directly from the publisher.

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TechKnowledge ASTD Resources Second Life 154

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

in an identity-based environment, you get more out of user-generated content. Much harder for fascist governments to limit these things… Questions from the crowd: How do you guarantee the quality of the content when it’s all user-generated? (in People filter it, they provide good information.

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ASTD Open Jive Privacy 212

Kapp Notes

MAY 14, 2013

Walk a mile in digital shoes: The impact of embodied perspective-taking on the reduction of negative stereotyping in immersive virtual environments. It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. August 24- 26, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

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ASTD Simulations Resources Comparison 150

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Here are the slides: Why 3D Immersive Environments. In a study, users watched an avatar that looked like them exercising and loosing weight in a virtual environment, the result was that those that watched the avatar of themselves subsequently exercised more and eat more healthy in the real world as compared to a control group.

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ASTD Resources Virtual World Exercise 133

Kapp Notes

MARCH 22, 2013

Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD DC Metro chapter, a full house with lots of great questions and interactions. Walk a mile in digital shoes: The impact of embodied perspective-taking on the reduction of negative stereotyping in immersive virtual environments. August 24- 26, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

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ASTD Simulations Authoring Tools Comparison 119

Learning Visions

JANUARY 28, 2010

This are my liveblogged notes from Thursday, January 28 Keynote at ASTD TechKnowledge 2010 in Las Vegas, NV. Tags: gam astd gaming. Richard Hilleman, the man behind the EA sports brand (Madden football) -- currently focused on EA’s internal university. People Lie… …but their actions don’t. When people lie, they make his job harder).

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ASTD Metrics Simulations Google Docs 133

Upside Learning

JUNE 5, 2012

ASTD last week released its new research report, titled ‘ Mobile Learning – Delivering Learning in a Connected World ‘, which we are very pleased to have sponsored. The full report is priced at $499 ($199 for ASTD members) and can be accessed from here.

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Mobile Learning Research Mobile Metrics 250

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 26, 2008

The ASTD Big question this month is What did you learn about learning in 2008? Mostly about finding a good "model" for mobile learning course design, how others tend to view immersive learning environments and how Social Media is taking off in the least likely places. Tags: ASTD Big Question.

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Big Question ASTD Virtual Classroom Social Networks 100

Kapp Notes

MAY 19, 2010

At the ASTD Conference, I had the privilege of interviewing a couple of folks who are pioneering the use of 3D virtual environments across the enterprise. As indicated in this blog earlier in the week , RWD has entered into a partnership with ProtonMedia to make ProtoSphere available to its clients.

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RWD Environment Collaboration ASTD 100

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 17, 2011

Organizations such as PACT, ASTD, MNISPI, and the Digital Learning Forum get my creative juices going to generate new ideas and synergies. It was an opportunity I couldn’t miss. In my role as Vice President of Client and Staffing Services, I know that training may not always be the answer.

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Kirkpatrick Social Learning Social Networks Blogging 168

Mindflash

JUNE 16, 2011

Our workplace brings our employees into events that require them to think, learn and practice – then provides immediate feedback – an optimal learning environment. To build a workplace learning environment, consider the following: Develop employees’ monthly learning curricula for workplace learning. He is the author of “Fire Up!

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Classroom Environment ASTD Coaching 93

Integrated Learnings

MARCH 14, 2012

One dusty cover that caught my eye was the January 2004 issue of Training + Development Magazine from ASTD, with this headline: 8 Trends You Need to Know NOW. Workers want safer work environments. --7-- I cleaned my bookshelf the other day, which included moving out stacks of old magazines. 6-- Security alert!

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Trends Blended Learning Diversity Training Off-shore 123

Kapp Notes

APRIL 16, 2008

Today I am presenting on the topic of Designing Problem-Based Learning Environments in a 3D On Line Virtual World at the 19th International Conference on Teaching and Learning. Here are the slides from an ASTD TechKnowledge Presentation. Here are some resources I mentioned concerning other Second Life presentations I've done.

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Wiki Problem Environment Second Life 100

CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

The ASTD Forum offers a collaborative environment for senior learning professionals and their organizations to explore the challenges and opportunities faced by the industry. The advisory group consists of 10 members who serve as advisers, advocates, mentors, leaders for the forum and its members, and as partners with ASTD.

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ASTD Forum Director Mentoring 36

Unboxed

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Learn why eLearning is an essential tool to train your organization’s modern learner in today’s fast-paced, digital work environment. Mark Van Buren, director of research for ASTD, tells HR Magazine : “ It is clear that a firm’s commitment to workplace learning is directly linked to its bottom line. ”

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Blended Learning Benefits Brandon Hall Corporate eLearning 52

Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Last year after ASTD ICE (International Conference and Expo) I had quite a few people participate in reflecting on the conference, sharing thoughts and experiences (Interested in reading those reflections? I saw lots of “presenting” and I know we can do better than that. For me, it wasn’t the best “learning” environment.

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DevLearn ASTD Conference Twitter 213

Web Courseworks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Gamification Strategies for Instructional Designers and Trainers skills seminar I led at the recent ASTD Chicagoland Chapter meeting at the DePaul University School for New Learning on September 18 th. Gamification is revolutionizing the field of learning and development. That was the main thrust of the Game On! This is an essential point.

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Gamification Simulations Blended Learning Association LMS 239

Take an e-Learning Break

AUGUST 25, 2010

I'm speaking at the Working Today - Preparing for Tomorrow - Houston ASTD Conference. Breakout sessions will feature programs to provide an effective learning environment for professionals to define themselves and support their industries. I hope to see you there!

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ASTD Conference Learning Environment Authoring 53

Take an e-Learning Break

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

We’ll also provide a demo of Kinect working in the Windows environment. We’ll discuss how the Kinect technology will change the face of training.

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ASTD Microsoft Training Train 49

Learning Rebels

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Actions you don’t think about, behaviors which are ingrained in the environment, hard-wired into our heads – it’s the way we naturally do things. Encourage a “Show Your Work” environment making work educational. In my opinion, it’s not about building it’s about nurturing.

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Culture ASTD Leadership Learning 263

The Performance Improvement Blog

MAY 31, 2013

As I explained in a post on ASTD ''s Workforce Development Blog, four trends are increasing the importance of a manager''s role as faciliator of learning: Technology has contributed to a DIY environment for learning. The Internet has become a tremendoous source of knowledge and skills.

Management 231

Management Coaching ASTD Agile 231

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Recently, I wrote an article for ASTD’s Learning Circuits titled Barriers to Adopting Games in Corporate Environments. So, here is the list of the reasons why they are not being adopted, go to the article to see the detail, and a few more reasons: Barriers to Adopting Games in Corporate Environments.

Simulations 168

Simulations Games ASTD Adoption 168

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Passive reading may entertain or temporarily enlighten but seldom does it remain in long term memory unless a particular emotion or environment is associated with what was read. In The 2000/2001 ASTD Distance Learning Yearbook. Alexandria VA: ASTD. [2] References. [1] 1] Moore, M. 2001) Three types of interaction. Karen Mantyla.

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Interactive Cognitive ASTD Distance Learning 191

Kapp Notes

JULY 26, 2007

Around the same time, the ASTD Learning Circuits Blog had the July "Big Question" which was "Choosing Tools" which is actually a series of questions: How does the eLearning design process need to change to accommodate such a wide variety of tools? If you want to reach the affective domain, use video or immersive 3D environments.

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Big Question ASTD Wiki Design 100

Web Courseworks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Gamification Strategies for Instructional Designers and Trainers skills seminar I led at the recent ASTD Chicagoland Chapter meeting at the DePaul University School for New Learning on September 18 th. Gamification is revolutionizing the field of learning and development. That was the main thrust of the Game On! This is an essential point.

Gamification 138

Gamification Simulations Blended Learning Association LMS 138

Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 7, 2014

The 2013 ASTD State of the Industry report includes a wonderful table with the twelve most common content areas found in corporate training. ” Assuming the subject matter is applied, your game must be a realistic simulation of the work environment, or at least of the cognitive task being performed.

Games 229

Games Corporate Learning Compliance Training Content 229

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Matching the Right Content to the Right Design Strategy (Must be an ASTD member to access.). Virtual U –Virtual 3D Environment (house tour). Sneak Peak: My Book on Gamification of Learning and Instruction. Google Talk on Gamification: Designing the Player Journey. Software Resources. Thinking Worlds.

Teach 157

Teach Virtual World ASTD Slides 157

Kapp Notes

MAY 20, 2014

The setting was a 1940-1940–Detective Noir type environment but the “detective” was a Learning and Development professional and the “lady in distress” was actually the boss. Sneak Peak of ASTD ICE Presentation. Continuing my Work on ASTD ICE Presentation. The Making of the Presentation.

Resources 140

Resources ASTD Gamification Poll 140

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

As part of the blog book tour, Tony and Karl wrote an article for ASTD Learning Circuit s called Lessons Learned from Conducting 3D Virtual World Learning Experiences Here are some of those lessons, go to the article to see more detail and the "missing" lessons. Lesson 3: Allow learners time alone with their avatar.

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Virtual World ASTD Lesson Tagging 133

Kapp Notes

MAY 24, 2010

Last week a lot of 3D news occurred, here is a round up of some of the highlights: I stopped by the ASTD booth of Digitell, Inc. Digitell is company that owns VirtualU a 3D virtual immersive environment that has been used for everything from meetings to rock concerts. Tags: virtual immersive environment 3D worlds.

Linden 184

Linden Simulations RWD Virtual World 184

Performance Learning Productivity

MAY 1, 2014

ASTD data suggests US companies spent $164billion on employee learning and development in 2012 saying that ‘ despite a continuously changing economic environment, organizations remain committed to training and development’. Training’s inherent inertia often creates more problems than it solves.

Diversity Training 225

Diversity Training Compliance Training Training Train 225

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Recent research by ASTD and REED Learning reveals that measuring and evaluating learning is the top-most skill L&D teams are looking for. From the report, here is the list of top 10 skills in demand: How relevant do you think the following topics would be, as part of a qualification aimed at trainers and L&D practitioners?

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Evalution Skills Teams ASTD 223

Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Upside2Go will be formally unveiled at ASTD TechKnowledge 2011, on 3rd February at 1.00 Attendees can look forward to getting a first-hand experience of Upside2Go in a live environment. PM (local time) by Amit Gautam, Director of Technology Solutions at Upside Learning. Upside Learning’s representatives will be present at Booth No.

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Change Games LMS TechKnowledge 229