Kapp Notes

AUGUST 6, 2009

Recently I did a recording for InSync and my friend Jennifer Hofmann titled Postcards from the 3D Edge: Learning in Second Life. You'll need to download the WebEx installer as requested when you click on link) Session One Session Two Now we have teamed to provide a 4 week course on the topic to provide even more indepth information.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning [My notes from a webinar. Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning … &#%!? Examples of informal: Water cooler, SoMe Informal learning is never intentional. Lance asks: What happens if you add intentionality to an informal activity?

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 29, 2010

My Experience in Virtual Worlds A few years ago, when Second Life was first coming onto the scene as the next big thing, I sat in my office and scratched my head. I dabbled in SL a bit after that, chronicled my Second Life experiences on my blog, but I haven’t been “in world” in probably two years.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

A number of years ago, when we were at the height of the hype about Virtual Worlds (computer rendered 3D social worlds, e.g. Second Life), I was thinking about the affordances. while viewing, not offline), we can find some powerful learning opportunities, both formal and informal. If we can provide mechanisms (e.g.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2007

However, when the information is non-sequential, the learner needs a choice to freely navigate through the content. Free navigation is easily provided with hyperlinks and menus, but there is a risk of the learner wandering away from the course page. Virtual World Ideas for Content Delivery Have you played with Second Life?

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

For those of you who don’t know, Anders Gronstedt (anders@gronstedtgroup.com) is president of the Gronstedt Group , which custom develops immersive learning programs for Fortune 500 clients, and host of “Train for Success,” a weekly Second Life speaking series that has been ongoing for several years. Schedule informality.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 6, 2007

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 Informal/DIY Learning: Montessori School for Adults? But there seem to be some similarities between that and informal learning/DIY learning -- all this adult stuff weve been talking about lately. This informal style is the rule, even at the middle school level. Classrooms have tables in circles.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 12, 2007

Monday, March 12, 2007 Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Jay Cross in Free the learners talks about his afternoon omelette and anarchy and then goes on: People ask how to track informal learning in their LMS; my response is don’t. Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Open Simulations vs. Page Turners? Games for Girls.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 29, 2009

Synchronous learning tools allow for real-time interaction on a computer among learners separated by great distances. At a designated time, an instructor logs into the software as do the learners. Then instructor and learners have the ability to speak with one another through text or voice-based chat.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 7, 2009

Second Life is not a teaching tool Tool Set 2009 New Design for My Smile Sheet The art of changing the brain Writing Less Objectionable Learning Objectives How to Convert Your PowerPoint Presentation into an Elearning Course Social Media makes this course stand out Should All Learning Professionals Be Blogging? Tools - A Summary PR 2.0:

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Social Networks Blended Learning Authoring Tools PLE 139

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

The transformation of the Internet from a static, one-way conduit of information into a three-dimensional world in which people, as avatars, interact, work and collaborate together will profoundly change business and learning. One great example is Wells Fargo's Stagecoach Island. Another is the world mokitown sponsored by Dailmer.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 28, 2008

How do you get learners to engage in higher order cognitive skills (e.g., Virtual worlds are ideal for placing a learner into a problem solving situation. For teaching higher order skills it is always good idea because it requires the learner to apply multiple levels of thought to a situation.

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 12, 2010

Meetings Meeting at the site of a virtual accident in Second Life. In most traditional simulations, it is just the learner and the software with no other people involved. In a VIE, learners can work together within the simulation. Here are four things organizations can do in 3D virtual immersive environments.

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Environment Simulations Organization Virtual World 177

Kapp Notes

MAY 6, 2009

One common mistake organizations make in designing learning experiences in virtual worlds is failing to have specific learning objectives, either formal or informal, for the intended interactions. Tags: Second Life 3D worlds. It can be lonely in a virtual world with no friends and nothing to do.

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Virtual World Second Life Instructional Design Learning Objects 100

Kapp Notes

AUGUST 1, 2007

(technical specs, fire walls and other requirements need to be addressed for all learners to be engaged during the event.) Make sure learners have an avatar prior to class. Encourage learners to explore the 3D world prior to class so they are somewhat oriented to class. In-World Make sure everyone can do basic navigation.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Once again, I will be presenting with Matthew Monahan (see Second Life Training Presentation ) The description of the presentation is below. You should have some familiarity with Second Life and have visited the application once or twice to gain some initial comfort with the environment.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 2, 2007

In contrast to the concept of the human brain as merely an information-processing center, the educational philosophy of Constructivism was born. Thus Constructivism is the idea that learners construct their own knowledge. Thus Constructivism is the idea that learners construct their own knowledge.

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Time to Know

MARCH 27, 2018

Organizations are using virtual training coaches such as avatars or chatbots, which engage with the learners like a human instructor. Companies are using online virtual platforms such as Second Life for delivering their training and are creating virtual environments to bring the human aspect into their eLearning environment.

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 16, 2007

Just completed the Learning in 3D Class in which students were able to experience Second Life , ProtonMedia's ProtoSphere and several Web 2.0 And Bart Pursel another alumni who blogs at Virtual Learning Worlds presented to the class in Second Life highlighting the work he has done in-world. The difference of using Web 2.0

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Performance Learning Productivity

OCTOBER 7, 2009

If we count the number of interactions in a formal classroom session (including both teacher-learner and learner-learner interactions), or in a piece of eLearning, then we are likely to find a number in the tens rather than the hundreds. That’s per group, not per individual learner!

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 23, 2007

Dr. Dror is a cognitive scientist, who urges instructional designers to keep the focus on the learner rather than the learning materials and to design the learning experience to the human brain. Get into the learners shoes. Theyve also got an audio interview with Dr. Itiel Dror who discusses the brain and e-Learning.

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 7, 2007

It has a lot of good interactions and chunks the information well. This presentation is not an e-learning presentation per say but it is a presentation using e-learning technologies to quickly get information to learners or people who would be interested in the topic. It is what I would call first generation e-learning.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 16, 2011

We are currently developing in a plethora of virtual world spaces such as Second Life, OpenSim, Open Wonderland, as well as a handful of gaming engines such as Unity 3D and Unreal engine. 3D Virtual Campus Tours” includes games and many other interactive features to make the tour more engaging and informative.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 22, 2007

Friday, June 22, 2007 Profiles of a Twentysomething and a Fiftysomething Learner In the fact-gathering phase for an e-Learning strategy project I am working on, I have the fun task of interviewing a whole bunch of potential end-users. I guess your informal survey results are no surprise. Thats a great post. It sounds awesome.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 21, 2006

A great deal of research is being undertaken in the area of avatars.you know, the lifelike animated people that inhabit Second Life and other online worlds. She has also found that female avatars seem to be better at motivating learners than male versions. One person doing work in this area is Amy L.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 20, 2009

He takes a critical approach to the evaluation of Second Life as a learning environment. Here's the abstract: Second Life (SL) is currently the most mature and popular multi-user virtual world platform being used in education. Tags: MUVE Second Life social presence 3-D Virtual world.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 11, 2009

It’s very easy to load content on slides – but it takes more creativity to move learner to actual understanding! “Select, organize and integrate&# Select important information Organize it into meaningul wholes Integrate it with real world problems Select: Help the learner understand what they’re going to do.

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JCA Solutions

OCTOBER 12, 2018

This is especially useful when the learners are geographically spread or work different shifts. You can use Facebook polls to gather information from learners as well. Say you have a course that teaches learners how to complete certain critical documentation required for compliance in your industry. Discussion Groups.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 24, 2009

Games e-Learners Play, April 29, 2009. Games and Learner Assessment- Kapp Notes, May 30, 2008. TCC09: Digital Learning Environments: Context Sensitive and Imaginative Classes in Second Life, April 14, 2009. Social Sites, Design, Informal Learning, & Brain Games, May 4, 2009. December 11, 2008. What is a Game?

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Upside Learning

JUNE 24, 2009

Games e-Learners Play, April 29, 2009. Games and Learner Assessment- Kapp Notes, May 30, 2008. TCC09: Digital Learning Environments: Context Sensitive and Imaginative Classes in Second Life, April 14, 2009. Social Sites, Design, Informal Learning, & Brain Games, May 4, 2009. December 11, 2008. What is a Game?

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Games Resources Simulations PDF 280

Kapp Notes

JULY 16, 2008

Each year the system holds a Summer Academy that discusses issues regarding teaching and learning and this year the conference was held at Bloomsburg University with the topic of "Teaching Diverse Learners." Just scroll down the page for wonderful information. My role was to speak on the topic of "Understanding Digital Diversity."

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 22, 2010

I just keep in mind that at one time calculators were the equivalent, they were evil devices that robbed learners of their capacity to think. You have blogged and spoke many times on the program Second Life, which we are currently in the process of registering for in class. This is a rethinking that few are undertaking.

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Second Life Games Education Augmented Reality 100

Time to Know

MARCH 27, 2018

Organizations are using virtual training coaches such as avatars or chatbots, which engage with the learners like a human instructor. Companies are using online virtual platforms such as Second Life for delivering their training and are creating virtual environments to bring the human aspect into their eLearning environment.

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Corporate eLearning Innovation Blended Learning Virtual World 40

Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

But in my quest for an informal M.Ed, Ive got to get into theory a bit, right? Rather than segregating learners by different styles where they will receive "one-dimensional instruction", we should instead create "multidimensional instruction" using a variety of activities and presentation modes. Somehow this is an easy starting point.

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Learning Styles Wiki Cognitive Rapid eLearning 186

Vignettes Learning

MARCH 16, 2011

However, the influx of information to an individual’s brain may prove to be debilitating to one’s decision making process or may result to learning paralysis for learners. Dimoka explains that in bidding wars that resemble eBay, the more information the person receives, the less likely he/she makes good decisions.

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 18, 2008

Here is a list of alternatives to Second Life. It contains SCORM compliant interfaces and the ability to have learners appear in virtual classrooms, buildings, airfields and other environments. Forterra Systems Inc. The solutions are designed by Forterra to meet enterprise IT security and privacy needs.

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Second Life Alternatives Social Networks Virtual Classroom 133

Learning Visions

AUGUST 29, 2007

Definition of mLearning: "An activity that allows individuals to be more productive when consuming, interacting, or creating information, mediated through a compact digital portable device that the individual carries on a regular basis and has reliable connectivity and fits in a pocket or purse." Reusing your content in flexible ways.

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