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

Dashe & Thomson

Military by Jim on May 19, 2011 in Gaming Theory Think game-based training doesn’t have anything to offer your organization in the way of savings? The Department of Defense disagrees with you. The Army even recently held a contest for soldiers to develop the best military-applicable smartphone app.

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Veterans in Civilian Roles: A Business Challenge and Big L&D Opportunity

Degreed

Years later, after I’d left Iraq and Kuwait and transitioned out of the military, I worked in instructional design. Transitioning from military work and life to civilian work and life is a challenge faced by 200,000 military personnel who leave the U.S. We got lucky that day. A sense of panic spread. armed services annually.

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A Conversation with Anna Griffith of Discovery Machine

Kapp Notes

The company has many direct implications to the world of learning and development and they’ve created a really interesting simulation program. The company has many direct implications to the world of learning and development and they’ve created a really interesting simulation program. You can find out more here.

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DAU: Becoming a modern learning platform in 2021 … it’s about the song!

CLO Magazine

Jim Woolsey came to Defense Acquisition University in 2014 as its new president and inherited a world-class corporate university that had earned more than 70 awards in 15 years. A November 2020 paper by Woolsey and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Sustainment) Alan R.

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A Ticket to a Better Life

CLO Magazine

He authorized and provided academic advisement for 2,300 military personnel, who took more than 6,000 classes during his nearly two years there. For Alfonz Ruth, CLO for the District of Columbia Department of Transportation, education shaped his family’s dreams and enabled him to achieve his goals. Now he’s paying it forward.

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Why Virtual Learning Is More Than Just VILT: Myths And Truths

Obsidian Learning

It is a strategic leadership term borrowed from the military referring to the ever-increasing volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity of our global environment. Let’s start by defining virtual learning to create a shared understanding. Virtual Learning Is So Much More Than VILT.

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Regional Comprehensive Universities Face Dangerous Future without Competitive Program Expansion

Beyond Campus Innovations

Regional comprehensive universities are aptly named for their location, program offerings and ability to create advancement opportunities for students. Additionally, they educate half of all school teachers, 26% of all veterans receiving GI benefits, and 27% of active duty servicemembers receiving Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.

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