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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

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In addition to the use of video games for recruitment purposes, which have been available for some time, the Department of Defense has begun embracing the use of combat simulators, culture-based eLearning , avatars, and even cell phone apps, all designed specifically for military use. As innovative as VBS 2 may be, the U.S.

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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

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skill practice, role plays, and training simulations?with Case studies, exercises, and simulations can be part of a continuum linking Levels 1, 2, and 3. Kirkpatrick says new knowledge and skills don’t translate to actual business value unless they are transferred to new on-the-job behavior. Level 3: Behavior.

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Can Games Transform the World? | Social Learning Blog

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In her guest blog post on LEEF blog , Koreen Olbrish , CEO at Tandem Learning, outlines several theories that justify games and simulations as learning strategies, including these: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow Theory. In part, because games align very naturally with many long-standing learning design principles.

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What Can March Madness Teach Us About Blended Learning? | Social.

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Like software simulations, the practice court is a safe environment in which to try new skills and strategies, without fear of negative repercussion. The video below is an example of breaking down film from this year’s Butler – Pittsburgh match-up. From here, the coaching staff will lay out a game plan.

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Open Source eLearning Tools

Tony Karrer

You can find a long list of tools broken into authoring tools, games/simulations, quiz/test tools, social media, delivery platforms, tracking and whether they support mobile. I was just asked about trends in open source for eLearning and particularly open source eLearning tools.

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eLearning Review: A Module for the National Security Arena

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When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. for some time, the Department of Defense has begun embracing the use of combat simulators, culture-based eLearning, avatars, and even cell phone apps, all designed specifically for military use.

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eLearning Review: A Module for the National Security Arena.

Dashe & Thomson

When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. for some time, the Department of Defense has begun embracing the use of combat simulators, culture-based eLearning, avatars, and even cell phone apps, all designed specifically for military use.

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