Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Elements that when applied to instruction raises the level of learner engagement, focus and performance and that’s all documented in the literature regarding learning. Remember, it’s not that classroom instruction or e-learning courses can’t have these elements, it’s that typically they don’t.

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Gamification Instructional Instruction Design 267

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APRIL 16, 2014

As part of that presentation, I will be defining the term “Game Thinking” from the perspective of an instructional designer. I’ve done some research but there is not a lot out there concerning game-thinking as an instructional designer. And check out his blog , he has some good ideas about games and gamification.

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Instructional Design Games Instructional Instruction 243

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Here are the top ten best practices for instructional game design. Plus a bonus) Practice #1 – Design the learning game to meet specific instructional objectives. Seems obvious but it gets overlooked more times than one would think.). Practice #9 –Make the game interactive, focus on player activities.

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Games Cognitive Instructional Instruction 263

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JANUARY 31, 2017

So let’s dig into the report because it’s not quite a death spiral and the need for good instructional design is bigger than ever. Instruction is delivered in one of three methods. Instructional Design Skills Still Needed. When I visited China two years ago, this same conclusion was glaringly apparent.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Cognitive 130

Kapp Notes

JUNE 27, 2011

Games tend to be more motivating than traditional instructional design. Instructional games should be embedded in instructional programs that include debriefing and feedback so the learners understand what happened in the game and how these events support the instructional objectives.

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Games Instructional Instruction Simulations 184

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Gamification is an emergent approach to instruction which facilitates learning and encourages motivation through the use of game elements, mechanics and game-based thinking. The idea is to integrate game-based elements more commonly seen in video, entertainment focused or mobile games into instructional environments. Origin of Term.

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Gamification Instructional Instruction Player 232

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Another principle related to learner-centered instruction and content gamification is the principle that states “What and how much is learned is influenced by the motivation. Intrinsic motivation is stimulated by tasks of optimal novelty and difficulty, relevant to personal interests, and providing for personal choice and control.”(

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Gamification Learner Instructional Instruction 221

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JULY 24, 2013

Here are three online resources that can help you to think about developing an instructional game. Here is a video of a webinar by Allen Interactions own Ethan Edwards called Integrating Game Design Principles into Instructional Design for e-Learning Webinar. First Resource. I particularly like the “Mechanics” slides.

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Resources Games Instructional Instruction 160

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Here are three interesting videos about game design, they are not focused on instructional games but if you substitute “instructional game designer” every time they mention “game designer” you will learn a great deal about designing instructional games.

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Games Instructional Instruction Design 243

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MAY 21, 2013

Recently Sharon Boller of Bottom Line Performanc e and I did a presentation at ASTD2013 on Instructional Game Design. Kim talks about the need to play games in order to design games, great advise for an instructional game designer. If you are interested in an expanded instructional game design, see the book below.

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Games Instructional Instruction Video 243

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JANUARY 14, 2013

Hays, of the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division published the results of an extensive literature review on games for instruction. Here are some of his conclusions, findings and recommendations: The conclusions are: The empirical research on the effectiveness of instructional games is fragmented. situations. objectives.

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Summary Games Instructional Instruction 278

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As someone designing a learning game, gamification event, classroom instruction or eLearning…there are times when we need to put on our creativity hat and get going. How do you get in the “creative mood”? But sometimes we are stuck. Here are three videos on creativity that may help… Always love John Cleese!

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Video 195

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Here are two video previews of some really interesting instructional games being developed with funding from the US Department of Education.

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Games Instructional Instruction Video 157

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 15, 2013

We are starting it today as ASTD and I kick-off a 10+ stop blog book tour for the ASTD co-published book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Fieldbook: Theory into Practice. I am kicking off another blog book tour and am excited to be able to “go” on another tour. The book is available at the ASTD Book Store.

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Theory Gamification Blogging Case Study 268

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AUGUST 1, 2011

As a way of improving instruction and creating more effective learning tools, let’s recast classroom and online instructional methods using game-based thinking. The same needs to be done in an instructional setting. Instead, the player starts with a problem.

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Games Instructional Instruction Case Study 175

Kapp Notes

MARCH 11, 2011

Another set of rules exist in an instructional game and those rules are the Instructional Rules , not mentioned in the game literature but absolutely required rules for gamification of learning and instruction. This was a conscious choice to reinforce the instructional rule that lower inventory was desirable.

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Games Instructional Instruction Player 162

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MARCH 4, 2011

While not all games have a story narrative behind them, storytelling is an essential part of the gamificaiton of learning and instruction. Simple games like tic-tac-toe are not guided by a story. Neither are games like hide and seek, freeze tag or word searches.

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Games Instructional Instruction Player 269

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The blog book tour for The Gamification of Learning and Instruction has come to an end. Kapp: The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education - If you are in the training and education space, you cannot not have this book. You can go to Amazon and read our discussion.

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Gamification Instructional Instruction Blogging 192

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JUNE 15, 2011

Lepper at Stanford University is a leading theorist in social psychology and has written numerous academic papers, one I came across the other day is titled “Motivational Considerations in the Study of Instruction&# that was published in the journal Cognition and Instruction (1988), 5(4) 289-309.

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Study Instructional Instruction Cognitive 186

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 1, 2011

There are several books that can help you to utilize Adobe’s Flash (which I know has a bad wrap due to Apple, however, it is still great for creating instructional games). Here is another interesting book, its a little older but still has some relevant information.

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Flash Games Instructional Instruction 168

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AUGUST 22, 2011

My friend and colleague, Connie Malamed (aka The eLearning Coach ) has developed a handy iPhone application that will help you become a better instructional designer making tips, definitions and ideas available right at your finger tips. How is it of value to instructional designers and other learning professionals?

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction iPhone 253

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

With instructional game design, as with any design, there are some common pitfalls one should strive to avoid. Here are a handful. Pitfall #1 – Undertaking this process without playing games. You can’t design learning games if you don’t play or like games.

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Games Instructional Instruction Learning Objects 173

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JUNE 30, 2011

For a while I have been stealthy working on a book titled “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction&#. What is gamification and what does that mean to faculty members, college instructors, instructional designers and other learning and development practitioners. The first chapter introduces terminology. What is a game?

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Gamification Instructional Instruction Instructional Design 252

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Aptitude, learning and instruction: Vol. For more information see the following: Malone, T.W.,n n & Lepper, M.R. Making learning fun: A taxonomy of intrinsic motivations for learning. Snow & M.J. Cognitive and affective process analyse s (pp. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. ” For some great discussion on the topic.

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Games Cognitive Taxonomy Theory 196

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APRIL 21, 2012

Then on Friday Judy Unrein discussed how the book can benefit instructional designers and Rich Mesch made us all hungry when he reminded us that just like Chocofication (adding chocolate to everything) is not a good idea, neither is gamification of all content a good idea. Additionally with this approach, we are not left out of the loop.

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Gamification Blogging Instructional Instruction 264

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Several people have attempted to answer that question in 2003 I gathered data and information about the times it takes to develop instruction and then my colleague Robyn Defelice and I explored the idea in 2009. How Long Does it Take to Create Learning? View more presentations from Chapman Alliance. Great detailed breakdown.

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Developing eLearning Simulations Resources Develop 207

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

One great thing about events like this is bumping into all of the wonderful graduates of Bloomsburg University’s Instructional Technology program. Always a good time meeting old friends and making new friends. We had a lot of former students at the event “representing.” So I captured a number of them in pictures.

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DevLearn Instructional Instruction Technology 138

Kapp Notes

MARCH 3, 2011

Time is an element that has many dimensions as it relates to instructional game design and game play. As soon as that timer appears in the upper corner of an instructional video game screen and starts to count down (or in some cases up), it raises the stress level and motivates action.

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Games Instructional Instruction Video 150

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Sounds like some of the things instructional designers do, we use case studies and examples to wrap experiences, we add rules and we create challenges to engage the learning. Wow, these sound a lot like principles from theories we study in the design of instruction. 2) Setting goals and having feedback.

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Instructional Design Sound Gamification Instructional 179

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Enter instructional design. Designers of instruction can create “learning experiences&# using case studies, simulations, etc. So, next time you develop instruction, provide examples, not one or two but dozens. In fact, Watson was given thousands of old clues from the game to help it work on answers for new clues.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 186

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Time is an element that has many dimensions as it relates to instructional game design and game play. As soon as that timer appears in the upper corner of an instructional video game screen and starts to count down (or in some cases up), it raises the stress level and motivates action.

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Games Instructional Instruction Player 170

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 21, 2011

So, anyone who has worked with an instructional design or training client has encountered this scenario. I love the women who announces that “Fire Engine” Red is owned by the fire company…a stakeholder arises out of nowhere and changes the scope…oh I’ve so been there.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Video 169

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

Instead, we have had solid interactive instructional pieces created by companies like Knowledge Adventure who have the much loved game Math Blaster but no educational game has really broken the surface in the past few years. We haven’t had a block buster learning game in quite some while.

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Games Instructional Instruction Simulations 160

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 13, 2011

The first step in the prototype development process is to brainstorm ideas with subject matter experts programming team members and instructional game designers. Based on the Game Design Document, the next step will be for an artist and an instructional game designer to create storyboards and concept art.

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Games Instructional Instruction Storyboard 138

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 3, 2011

One of the companies that has consistently presented to students over the years has been The Phoenix Group which does outstanding design and instructional work and they have a really cool facility that students and faculty got to visit about a year ago.

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Site Instructional Design Instructional Instruction 164

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APRIL 15, 2009

How do we mix instructional design and sports education? He spoke about how he developed the idea, how he created content and how he is blending online instruction with hands on sports instruction. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

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APRIL 16, 2012

We have just started an exciting blog book tour as ASTD and I venture on a 25 stop blog book tour for the ASTD co-published book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education. Gamification of Learning and Instruction. And while you are there, give it a LIKE!

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