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Can Games Transform the World? | Social Learning Blog

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by Jolene on March 11, 2011 in Gaming Theory , Instructional Design , Training Development , eLearning Over the last year or so, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to incorporate games into eLearning instructional design projects. The game randomly presented the players – the public – with the questionable receipts.

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Behind the Scenes with Maestro: Our Innovative and Effective eLearning Development Process

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Key players Practices and principles Maestro’s step-by-step process Discovery and working session Outlining and storyboarding Design Development Reflection and delivery What is the eLearning development process? Quality Assurance (QA) team – Detail-oriented professionals that conduct quality assurance before final delivery.

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Is Your Measuring Stick Allowing You To Manage For The Better.

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Players ultimately developed, and their stats reflected that. There would be little argument as to how good a player was and what a player was worth. If baseball statistics had not developed to accurately evaluate a player or team, the game would have fallen out of favor with adults and returned to its original farm boy state.

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

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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? Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Essentially, the U.S. Properly d.

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‘Game Theory’ of Game-based eLearning industry

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Now when learning is integrated into this, one can easily imagine that quality of learning is definitely improved. There are three main game theories (based on gamified platforms): Activity Theory : Learners are allowed to participate and experiment in non-threatening scenarios. Customizable Player. Characters.

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The Sound of Silence | Social Learning Blog

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For an excellent illustration of this problem, check out this great example provided by the always-interesting Cathy Moore (click the image to launch the Flash player): Courtesy of [link] So, why does narration in eLearning frequently do nothing more than parrot back what’s written on the screen? Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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

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After a game is complete, the coach will break down the film, showing players what they did right and wrong. Blended learning may be a newer phenomenon in the corporate world, but coaches have been using a mixture of video, instructor-led, experiential and peer-to-peer learning for decades. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.