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

Dashe & Thomson

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

Dashe & Thomson

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. Properly d.

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Can Games Transform the World? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

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 – based on realistic scenarios – can help learners achieve a state of flow. Properly d.

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Formal learning & social networking

Clark Quinn

is about informal learning, but the organization was moving to using social networking tools to scaffold their move from face-to-face to more online learning. So I was asked to talk about social networking and formal learning. I started from the informal picture, however, both to introduce the 2.0

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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

skill practice, role plays, and training simulations?with with a post-test to measure learning for the entire program. Case studies, exercises, and simulations can be part of a continuum linking Levels 1, 2, and 3. He suggests evaluation checks throughout the training?skill Level 3: Behavior. Properly d.

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eLearning Review: A Module for the National Security Arena

Dashe & Thomson

Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military | Social Learning Blog - May 19, 2011 [.] 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. The Army even [.]

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eLearning Review: A Module for the National Security Arena.

Dashe & Thomson

Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military | Social Learning Blog - May 19, 2011 [.] 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. The Army even [.]

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