…the goal shouldn’t be to overlay rewards and achievements, the goal should be to get people more involved in experiences in meaningful ways. Koreen Olbrish – “Reflections on LEEF 2011″ – eLearn Mag Couldn’t have said it better myself. It’s not about the game. It’s about the experience and the outcome. Games are just one [...]
Judy Unrein and I started a podcast a few months ago. We drink great beer and talk about learning, software, technology, and whatever else we can think of. It’s informal. Crack open a cold one (nothing cheap now, make it something worthwhile) and join us! In episode three, we discuss elearning development on a Mac, [...]
Last week I went to San jose for mLearnCon, the mobile learning conference put on by the eLearning Guild. I was invited to participate on several panels in both the MOSH Pit and Future Zone. I really like the open format of the stages/zones. They are a perfect environment for collaborative sessions with audience participation, [...]
One of the coolest experiences I had at mLearnCon last week was playing A Game of Phones, a wonderful creation from Kris Rockwell (@hybridkris) and Alicia Sanchez (@gamesczar). Every attendee received a deck of cards when he or she registered, and a brief tutorial of how to play. The basic premise is training and performance [...]
And odds are pretty good that 10 years from now when you are looking to strike out on your own, your passion and your portfolio will take you as far if not farther than a degree that came at a great expense and in all likelihood with only a slice of relevance. – Will Richardson [...]