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How does the instructional design process change when you’re working with virtual worlds and 3-D environments? For all the impressive visual and technical feats possible in virtual worlds, a foundation of good design is still critical. MORE
The current trend of running annual meetings virtually has forced association executives to rethink their approaches to teaching and learning and social networking. I’m happy to see this paradigm change in the way we look at eLearning for the association world. MORE
At the end of last year, I was interviewed on the topic of “Making Money in Virtual Worlds&# and spoke at the University of Washington Virtual Worlds Program 2011. 3D Book 3D Book Tour 3D worlds lrn3d Avatar Content Guide virtual immersive environment MORE
In response to changes happening in L&D during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts Jane Bozarth and Jennifer Hofmann joined forces for a special 90-minute Virtually There webinar on March 9, 2020. This blog post, the first in a comprehensive series, recaps some of the timely and helpful information shared du ring When Virtual Classrooms Become Virtually Required. Virtual Teams Conferences Modern Blended Learning Virtual Training Virtual Learning MORE
The number of virtual teams is growing in every organization as technology and communication make it easier for team members to collaborate and work together across regions, diverse geographies and time zones. There is a strong business case for augmenting your leadership development programs with training targeted for virtual team leaders because of the special challenges they face. In creating a virtual leadership curriculum, we advocate these 10 essentials: 1. MORE
Dipity Flipbook view of virtual worlds timeline. Here is a nifty resource for looking at the development of virtual worlds over time. as has been done on a number of topics including virtual worlds and H1N1). Virtual Worlds on Dipity. MORE
All of your game's prompts or "missions" should be identical to real-world skills/learning objectives. As virtual classroom design techniques evolve, it is natural for organizations to want to include the newest design trends in their programs. With the very social/collaborative nature of the virtual classroom, it’s understandable that gamification of these designs seems such a good fit. The key is to make sure you never lose sight of your learning objectives. MORE
In August, we celebrate virtual classroom facilitators. You’ve been teaching marathon sessions that weren’t designed for the virtual environment, often in platforms you haven’t used before. When I wrote this blog back in January 2020, none of us had any idea how the world was about to change. Virtual facilitation isn’t a ‘nice to know’ skill anymore – it’s critical! No - virtual facilitation is NOT the same as face to face training. MORE
In prepping for tomorrow nights #lrnchat, Marcia Conner was asking about the value proposition of virtual worlds. I ripped out a screed and lobbed it, but thought I’d share it here as well: At core, I believe the essential affordances of the virtual world are 3D/spatial, and social. So, for formal learning in particular domains, virtual environments really make a lot of sense. Tags: mobile social virtual worlds MORE
Check out my newest whitepaper titled Compliant Collaboration & Learning in Virtual Immersive Environments. The whitepaper describes how life science companies are effectively leveraging virtual worlds to successfully facilitate collaboration and training. Just as flight simulator technology helps pilots avoid errors, retrace incorrect reactions and prepare for worst case scenarios, 3D virtual immersive environments serve a similar role in the life science industry. MORE
The first few posts will be about how virtual worlds are being used. Like those cool gadgets in the December catalogs, though, we might well ask whether virtual worlds are something that will fit into our everyday lives (like my ipod), or something that will end up taking up closet space (like, well, my husband’s ipod). Accenture also did a study on virtual worlds in training. Have you ever used a virtual world in your organization? MORE
As we are venturing into this world of remote working for all, we still have the responsibility of training our employees. Check out the “Roadmap to Virtual Learning” below to see how the MLevel platform can be an integral part of both approaches. MORE
Of course, you’ll have a persona regardless, if you’re present in the world, but the ability to customize one is the unique opportunity. Similarly, other uses of virtual worlds may be better configured with other combinations of affordances. MORE
The metrics or measurements we need to use in 3D virtual immersive environments must be the same we use in physical environments. We must tie virtual world training events to real world outcomes and that requires pre- and post-test measuring with a comparison to gage impact of the 3D virtual world intervention. We can’t use paper and pencil assessment to measure virtual world outcomes, instead we must. MORE
Apart from my work here at Bromley Colleg with Moodle and all that that involves, some time ago, I think it must be about 7 or 8 years now, I discovered 3DML and started to do some developing with buidling 3D worlds or Spots as they were called back then. MORE
Virtual Instructor-Led Training has been around for decades but spiked in popularity this year due to stay-at-home orders. But even in a post-pandemic world, it is clear that virtual education will continue to reign as the preferred learning method. MORE
Here is an interesting move in the virtual world space. The companies have combined ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere virtual immersive environment (VIE) with Kaplan EduNeering’s ComplianceWire learning management system. With this integration, a company can now schedule, launch, and track ProtoSphere virtual meetings, conferences, and other learning sessions from ComplianceWire. 3D worlds virtual immersive environment MORE
Chuck Hamilton presented on his (IBM’s) take on affordances on virtual worlds. I start with what I think are the core affordances of virtual worlds, that there’s a 3D world, that you can visit, and that’s digital. MORE
COVID-19 has interfered with virtually every aspect of our lives and functioning – talk about a virus that really knows how to be unpopular! Given the magnitude of change we are all dealing with in our organizations, naturally L&D teams are also hard-hit. Almost every organization has some part of the learning curriculum delivered by […]. Upside Learning MORE
The pandemic-driven move towards virtual learning is challenging training departments across the globe. Popular training techniques, such as Flipped Learning, which transforms the group learning space into the individual learning space, can be difficult to execute in an online environment - but that doesn't have to be the case! webinars eLearning instructional design Developer Resources lectora Webinars MORE
Episode 3: Employee Recognition in the Virtual World. In this podcast, PDG’s Rich Mesch discusses why employee recognition programs need to be rebooted, and the challenges of virtual employee recognition, with Sam Jennniges , author of Recognition Rebooted: A Smarter Approach to Employee Recognition. Welcome to Real Impact! , a new podcast series from PDG! MORE
Since we are living in the era of technological revolution, it doesn’t come as a surprise that Virtual Reality (VR for short) has become the most popular buzzword in the eLearning domain. What’s Virtual Reality? The term itself refers to a deeply engaging experience of a world which basically doesn’t exist. On the other hand, VR presents a virtual environment to our senses in a way that we can really experience it as if it was completely real. Virtual Reality MORE
My friend, Randy Ran Hinrichs, of 2b3d who has a wonderful motto of “Move Photons, Not People” is offering a program that you need to take advantage of if you are involved, interested or curious about 3D virtual worlds. Here is Randy talking about 3D Virtual Worlds with Ron Burns of ProtonMedia. The program offers a Certificate in Virtual Worlds. 3D worlds MORE
Reaching the Engagement Horizon in Virtual Worlds from Karl Kapp. Here are some additional thoughts when teaching in a virtual world and integrating Gamification into that experience. Immerse the learner in a 3D virtual world where they are part of the case study and “living” the events and actions taking place within that case study. Think virtual world reality show for problem-solving. MORE
There are many reasons by I believe that virtual worlds are not dead, dying or disappearing. In fact, I believe that they are gaining momentum and are becoming more and more impactful as the technology gets better and more real world business cases are indicating the value of these environments, in addition there are several initiatives that are examples of the kinds of projects that are are driving virtual worlds. Classes in 3D Worlds and About 3D Worlds. MORE
I’m finding it extraordinarily productive to be working virtually. This is the new world of work. This working virtually is a direction I think will be productive for organizations going forward. The post Working virtually appeared first on Learnlets. Of late, I’ve been involved in two separate initiatives that are distributed, one nationally, one internationally. And, as with some other endeavors, I’ve been using some tools to make this work. MORE
A couple of years ago I started up Virtual Reality Working Out Loud Week to promote real-world applications of virtual reality. The inaugural #VRwolweek unearthed 20 real-world examples of the emerging technology, and the enduring popularity of that blog post tells me that we are hungry for more. Loath to disappoint, I hereby present 25 more real-world examples of virtual reality, drawn from this year’s and last year’s events. MORE
The 2019 instalment of Virtual Reality Working Out Loud Week kicks off next month. For a couple of previous VR WOL Weeks I’ve collated lists of the examples that the participants unearthed – see 20 real-world examples of Virtual Reality and 25 more real-world examples of Virtual Reality. In any case, I’m interested in what people in the real world are currently doing with this emerging technology, so I’ve collated the following examples. MORE
Recently, a number of individuals have inquired about resources for virtual world research. Journal of Virtual World Research --Great resource. This journal has freely available PDF articles describing the vast amount of work being done in virtual worlds. Recently, the journal featured a number of articles on using virtual worlds in the field of Healthcare. Tags: virtual immersive environment 3D Book 3D worlds MORE
I’ve previously posted my thoughts on virtual worlds, but I had a wee bit of a revelation that I want to get clear in my head, and it ties into several things that went on at the conference. Tony talked about his new book with Karl Kapp, Chuck Hamilton spoke on lessons learned through IBM’s invovlement in Virtual Worlds, Koreen Olbrish chaired a panel with a number of great case studies, to name just a few of the great opportunities. MORE
First posted on Linkedin) As the need for widespread social distancing increases, the need to move from traditional training to a virtual learning program is becoming more the norm. We know (or should know) that preparing for a virtual learning program (VLP) is quite different from planning for Instructor-led Training (ILT). Below are 9 planning steps to take before running your next virtual learning program. Even with the best virtual platform, you must plan for sound. MORE
Right now, the state of the world demands a transition to virtual classrooms and remote work. Virtual Teams Virtual Classroom - Production Instructional Design Modern Workplace Modern Classroom Virtual Training Implement Virtual Facilitation MORE
In this article, I share 6 tips to use Virtual Reality training to facilitate real-world application. Immersive Learning eLearning eBooks Virtual Reality Virtual Reality Training Solution MORE
There is a great deal of "churn" in the 3D virtual immersive environment space. Microsoft has awarded one of its innovation awards to 3D Virtual Immersive Environment Enterprise provider ProtonMedia. Tags: virtual immersive environment 3D worlds lrn3d MORE
Last night I had the pleasure of speaking to a group at the University of Washington Virtual Biodome. And, last night wearing the hat of professor teaching at University of Washington in a Virtual World Certification program. I got to speak on the business end of virtual worlds. MORE
Virtually There Session Recap. I n response to changes happening in L&D during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts Jane Bozarth and Jennifer Hofmann joined forces for a special 90-minute Virtually There webinar on March 9, 2020. This blog post, the second in a comprehensive series , recaps some of the timely and helpful information shared during When Virtual Classrooms Become Virtually Required. Virtual Classroom Change Management Virtually Required Series MORE
Virtual World Related Topics InSync Training
APRIL 7, 2020
Right now, the state of the world demands a transition to virtual classrooms and remote work. Virtual Teams Virtual Classroom - Production Instructional Design Modern Workplace Modern Classroom Virtual Training Implement Virtual Facilitation
Kapp Notes
DECEMBER 17, 2010
Last night I had the pleasure of speaking to a group at the University of Washington Virtual Biodome. And, last night wearing the hat of professor teaching at University of Washington in a Virtual World Certification program. I got to speak on the business end of virtual worlds.
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InSync Training
MARCH 15, 2020
In response to changes happening in L&D during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts Jane Bozarth and Jennifer Hofmann joined forces for a special 90-minute Virtually There webinar on March 9, 2020. This blog post, the first in a comprehensive series, recaps some of the timely and helpful information shared du ring When Virtual Classrooms Become Virtually Required. Virtual Teams Conferences Modern Blended Learning Virtual Training Virtual Learning
Experiencing eLearning
JANUARY 22, 2010
How does the instructional design process change when you’re working with virtual worlds and 3-D environments? For all the impressive visual and technical feats possible in virtual worlds, a foundation of good design is still critical.
Speaker: Tim Hagen, founder of Progress Coaching
Whether we like it or not, our new reality exists in the virtual world. The traditional methods of in-person training and teaching have become temporarily incapacitated, and innovators of eLearning have taken the stage. Our time has come as L & D leaders to take stage and lead our organizations in this unique transitionary time. Join Tim Hagen, founder of Progress Coaching, to learn how to establish your ability to successfully train and coach employees virtually. We will discuss and teach specific methods of how this virtual transformation actually provides organizations, specifically learning organizations, unique opportunities never experienced before.
eLearning Industry
AUGUST 15, 2020
In this article, I share 6 tips to use Virtual Reality training to facilitate real-world application. Immersive Learning eLearning eBooks Virtual Reality Virtual Reality Training Solution
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Web Courseworks
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
The current trend of running annual meetings virtually has forced association executives to rethink their approaches to teaching and learning and social networking. I’m happy to see this paradigm change in the way we look at eLearning for the association world.
InSync Training
MARCH 25, 2020
Virtually There Session Recap. I n response to changes happening in L&D during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts Jane Bozarth and Jennifer Hofmann joined forces for a special 90-minute Virtually There webinar on March 9, 2020. This blog post, the second in a comprehensive series , recaps some of the timely and helpful information shared during When Virtual Classrooms Become Virtually Required. Virtual Classroom Change Management Virtually Required Series
InSync Training
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
All of your game's prompts or "missions" should be identical to real-world skills/learning objectives. As virtual classroom design techniques evolve, it is natural for organizations to want to include the newest design trends in their programs. With the very social/collaborative nature of the virtual classroom, it’s understandable that gamification of these designs seems such a good fit. The key is to make sure you never lose sight of your learning objectives.
InSync Training
AUGUST 5, 2020
In August, we celebrate virtual classroom facilitators. You’ve been teaching marathon sessions that weren’t designed for the virtual environment, often in platforms you haven’t used before. When I wrote this blog back in January 2020, none of us had any idea how the world was about to change. Virtual facilitation isn’t a ‘nice to know’ skill anymore – it’s critical! No - virtual facilitation is NOT the same as face to face training.
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Clark Quinn
DECEMBER 17, 2009
In prepping for tomorrow nights #lrnchat, Marcia Conner was asking about the value proposition of virtual worlds. I ripped out a screed and lobbed it, but thought I’d share it here as well: At core, I believe the essential affordances of the virtual world are 3D/spatial, and social. So, for formal learning in particular domains, virtual environments really make a lot of sense. Tags: mobile social virtual worlds
eLearning Industry
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Virtual Instructor-Led Training has been around for decades but spiked in popularity this year due to stay-at-home orders. But even in a post-pandemic world, it is clear that virtual education will continue to reign as the preferred learning method.
Kapp Notes
MARCH 16, 2012
There are many reasons by I believe that virtual worlds are not dead, dying or disappearing. In fact, I believe that they are gaining momentum and are becoming more and more impactful as the technology gets better and more real world business cases are indicating the value of these environments, in addition there are several initiatives that are examples of the kinds of projects that are are driving virtual worlds. Classes in 3D Worlds and About 3D Worlds.
Bottom-Line Performance
DECEMBER 2, 2009
The first few posts will be about how virtual worlds are being used. Like those cool gadgets in the December catalogs, though, we might well ask whether virtual worlds are something that will fit into our everyday lives (like my ipod), or something that will end up taking up closet space (like, well, my husband’s ipod). Accenture also did a study on virtual worlds in training. Have you ever used a virtual world in your organization?
Kapp Notes
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Here is an interesting move in the virtual world space. The companies have combined ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere virtual immersive environment (VIE) with Kaplan EduNeering’s ComplianceWire learning management system. With this integration, a company can now schedule, launch, and track ProtoSphere virtual meetings, conferences, and other learning sessions from ComplianceWire. 3D worlds virtual immersive environment
mLevel
MARCH 25, 2020
As we are venturing into this world of remote working for all, we still have the responsibility of training our employees. Check out the “Roadmap to Virtual Learning” below to see how the MLevel platform can be an integral part of both approaches.
Clark Quinn
JUNE 18, 2019
I’m finding it extraordinarily productive to be working virtually. This is the new world of work. This working virtually is a direction I think will be productive for organizations going forward. The post Working virtually appeared first on Learnlets. Of late, I’ve been involved in two separate initiatives that are distributed, one nationally, one internationally. And, as with some other endeavors, I’ve been using some tools to make this work.
Kapp Notes
DECEMBER 20, 2010
The metrics or measurements we need to use in 3D virtual immersive environments must be the same we use in physical environments. We must tie virtual world training events to real world outcomes and that requires pre- and post-test measuring with a comparison to gage impact of the 3D virtual world intervention. We can’t use paper and pencil assessment to measure virtual world outcomes, instead we must.
Kapp Notes
OCTOBER 12, 2009
Dipity Flipbook view of virtual worlds timeline. Here is a nifty resource for looking at the development of virtual worlds over time. as has been done on a number of topics including virtual worlds and H1N1). Virtual Worlds on Dipity.
Clark Quinn
SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
I’ve previously posted my thoughts on virtual worlds, but I had a wee bit of a revelation that I want to get clear in my head, and it ties into several things that went on at the conference. Tony talked about his new book with Karl Kapp, Chuck Hamilton spoke on lessons learned through IBM’s invovlement in Virtual Worlds, Koreen Olbrish chaired a panel with a number of great case studies, to name just a few of the great opportunities.
Upside Learning
MAY 5, 2020
COVID-19 has interfered with virtually every aspect of our lives and functioning – talk about a virus that really knows how to be unpopular! Given the magnitude of change we are all dealing with in our organizations, naturally L&D teams are also hard-hit. Almost every organization has some part of the learning curriculum delivered by […]. Upside Learning
Kapp Notes
MARCH 3, 2016
Reaching the Engagement Horizon in Virtual Worlds from Karl Kapp. Here are some additional thoughts when teaching in a virtual world and integrating Gamification into that experience. Immerse the learner in a 3D virtual world where they are part of the case study and “living” the events and actions taking place within that case study. Think virtual world reality show for problem-solving.
PDG
MAY 14, 2020
Episode 3: Employee Recognition in the Virtual World. In this podcast, PDG’s Rich Mesch discusses why employee recognition programs need to be rebooted, and the challenges of virtual employee recognition, with Sam Jennniges , author of Recognition Rebooted: A Smarter Approach to Employee Recognition. Welcome to Real Impact! , a new podcast series from PDG!
Origin Learning
MARCH 14, 2018
Since we are living in the era of technological revolution, it doesn’t come as a surprise that Virtual Reality (VR for short) has become the most popular buzzword in the eLearning domain. What’s Virtual Reality? The term itself refers to a deeply engaging experience of a world which basically doesn’t exist. On the other hand, VR presents a virtual environment to our senses in a way that we can really experience it as if it was completely real. Virtual Reality
Clark Quinn
OCTOBER 8, 2009
Of course, you’ll have a persona regardless, if you’re present in the world, but the ability to customize one is the unique opportunity. Similarly, other uses of virtual worlds may be better configured with other combinations of affordances.
Learning Rebels
MARCH 19, 2020
First posted on Linkedin) As the need for widespread social distancing increases, the need to move from traditional training to a virtual learning program is becoming more the norm. We know (or should know) that preparing for a virtual learning program (VLP) is quite different from planning for Instructor-led Training (ILT). Below are 9 planning steps to take before running your next virtual learning program. Even with the best virtual platform, you must plan for sound.
E-Learning Provocateur
JANUARY 25, 2019
The 2019 instalment of Virtual Reality Working Out Loud Week kicks off next month. For a couple of previous VR WOL Weeks I’ve collated lists of the examples that the participants unearthed – see 20 real-world examples of Virtual Reality and 25 more real-world examples of Virtual Reality. In any case, I’m interested in what people in the real world are currently doing with this emerging technology, so I’ve collated the following examples.
Kapp Notes
JUNE 22, 2010
There is a great deal of "churn" in the 3D virtual immersive environment space. Microsoft has awarded one of its innovation awards to 3D Virtual Immersive Environment Enterprise provider ProtonMedia. Tags: virtual immersive environment 3D worlds lrn3d
eLearning Brothers
JULY 28, 2020
The pandemic-driven move towards virtual learning is challenging training departments across the globe. Popular training techniques, such as Flipped Learning, which transforms the group learning space into the individual learning space, can be difficult to execute in an online environment - but that doesn't have to be the case! webinars eLearning instructional design Developer Resources lectora Webinars
Kapp Notes
DECEMBER 13, 2010
Check out my newest whitepaper titled Compliant Collaboration & Learning in Virtual Immersive Environments. The whitepaper describes how life science companies are effectively leveraging virtual worlds to successfully facilitate collaboration and training. Just as flight simulator technology helps pilots avoid errors, retrace incorrect reactions and prepare for worst case scenarios, 3D virtual immersive environments serve a similar role in the life science industry.
E-Learning Provocateur
MARCH 4, 2018
A couple of years ago I started up Virtual Reality Working Out Loud Week to promote real-world applications of virtual reality. The inaugural #VRwolweek unearthed 20 real-world examples of the emerging technology, and the enduring popularity of that blog post tells me that we are hungry for more. Loath to disappoint, I hereby present 25 more real-world examples of virtual reality, drawn from this year’s and last year’s events.
InfoPro Learning
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
The number of virtual teams is growing in every organization as technology and communication make it easier for team members to collaborate and work together across regions, diverse geographies and time zones. There is a strong business case for augmenting your leadership development programs with training targeted for virtual team leaders because of the special challenges they face. In creating a virtual leadership curriculum, we advocate these 10 essentials: 1.
Kapp Notes
OCTOBER 7, 2009
Recently, a number of individuals have inquired about resources for virtual world research. Journal of Virtual World Research --Great resource. This journal has freely available PDF articles describing the vast amount of work being done in virtual worlds. Recently, the journal featured a number of articles on using virtual worlds in the field of Healthcare. Tags: virtual immersive environment 3D Book 3D worlds
Moodle Journal
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
Apart from my work here at Bromley Colleg with Moodle and all that that involves, some time ago, I think it must be about 7 or 8 years now, I discovered 3DML and started to do some developing with buidling 3D worlds or Spots as they were called back then.
Kapp Notes
APRIL 5, 2011
At the end of last year, I was interviewed on the topic of “Making Money in Virtual Worlds&# and spoke at the University of Washington Virtual Worlds Program 2011. 3D Book 3D Book Tour 3D worlds lrn3d Avatar Content Guide virtual immersive environment
Kapp Notes
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
My friend, Randy Ran Hinrichs, of 2b3d who has a wonderful motto of “Move Photons, Not People” is offering a program that you need to take advantage of if you are involved, interested or curious about 3D virtual worlds. Here is Randy talking about 3D Virtual Worlds with Ron Burns of ProtonMedia. The program offers a Certificate in Virtual Worlds. 3D worlds
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