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  • Deeper Instructional Design
    Game best used when either hard to change model and/or a skill that really really needs to change. Learning can and ... Opportunities - Focus on knowledge, not skills - Over produced, under designed - Lack of emotional engagement - Uninformed by research Advanced ID - Learning Grounded - Skills-focused - Emotionally engaging Brain characteristics - Pattern ... and when application needed. - Transfer. Broader the applicability of the skill, less likelihood we are able to address ... want a significant skill set shift - Do NOT accept what the SME tells you. + Experts don't know why or what they ...
    In the Middle of the Curve - Thursday, November 13, 2008 - Comments
  • Web 2.0 - Tim O'Reilly's Keynote
    Note to self - make sure you check out the Serious Games Zone) ------------------------------- Tim O'Reilly ... + Screen scraping predicts web services and the internet as platform + "Pedal-powered internet" - setting up local ... . How do you teach the right skills? - Follow your own pioneers and alpha geeks. Look for the folks that don't need ...
    In the Middle of the Curve - Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - Comments
  • New Work and New Work Skills
    My recent Survey - Do You Know What These Are? really was all about new work skills - skills we should be learning. Actually, it's also about the fact that there's not really new work as much as there is new work skills. More on this ... people who said they knew what it was - thought it was an old computer. Work Skills Changing Most of us who used to ... implications? In presentations, I often will cite this as an example of the kinds of changes in work skills that have ... senior year of college. I was part of a team that was working on building a computer player for the game of ...
    eLearning Technology - Monday, October 20, 2008 - Comments
  • E-Learning for Newbies
    ... think one place to start is to look at the competencies and skills needed for various “e-learning” jobs. E ... learning specialist, Flash programmer, game designer, research, etc. Here’s a brief listing of some of the competencies ... . Course authoring - knowledge of software (simulation, game, rapid design tools, multimedia, etc.). Web interface ... Think by Steve Krug . Online facilitation skills - Jennifer Hoffman has a great program with certification @ insynctraining Project management skills - there are books, programs, and experts specializing in project ...
    Janet Clarey - Thursday, October 9, 2008 - Comments
  • Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Screencast: Using Widgets to Build Community on Blogs Featured on NTEN Blog
    ... iLaw Information Coping Skills Information Design ... video games visual thinking vlog ... personal horoscope, or local weather or an RSS feed. Act 2:  Why A few important questions to ask before your ... ;   Still, there are benefits: Easy to use, dont need technical skills Can help you extend or enhance the ... special technical skills - theyre fun too! How to get started ... -Successfully using widget to realize outcomes ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Friday, October 3, 2008 - Comments
  • Outsource Your Chores And Feel Good While Youre at It - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog
    ... these students use their new skills. “We’re helping people in developing nations become more developed,” ... local quote of $7,500. Someone in Mozambique designed it for $200, and Serebra was so happy with the finished product that ... to use her skills to find a job. The next day, on the flight home, Mr. Moorhouse dreamed up Serebra Connect. “It ... iFreelance.com, he said, because it is linked with classes, which gives students credibility when marketing their skills ... rural America. They need to learn these skills and make some money, too. — ...
    delicious Random Mind - Monday, August 4, 2008 - Comments
  • Bloom's Taxonomy Blooms Digitally
    ... game are showing understanding of process and task and application of skills. Uploading and Sharing - uploading ... , Blooms Taxonomy . This categorized and ordered thinking skills and objectives. His taxonomy follows the thinking ... concepts if you do not understand them. It is a continuum from Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS) to Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). Bloom labels each category with a gerund. Blooms Revised Taxonomy In the 1990s, a former student ... the categories or taxonomic elements has a number of key verbs associated with it Lower Order Thinking Skills ...
    delicious Random Mind - Friday, July 18, 2008 - Comments
  • Managing Courses, Defining Learning: What Faculty, Students, and Administrators Want (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE CONNECT
    ... source as a possible way to save costs, increase interoperability, and gain local control of systems. But most ... their content skills and knowledge. Students agreed that L/CMSs don’t “necessarily improve teaching,” ... described a future virtual learning environment that would be “immersive” and that could support games ... interactivity, mobility, synchronous communications, and a faster, friendlier, and more locally controlled interface ... . Learners changed, the skills demanded in the workplace changed, and educational options outside the ivory towers grew ...
    delicious Random Mind - Sunday, June 8, 2008 - Comments
  • Help, I Cant' Stop Learning!
    ... but also learning to enhance the game experience. Dealing with multiple languages: Localize the text, but use ... other potential uses for gaming. ---------------------------- As he talked to people asking why they enjoy games People ... they are improving. - The improvement path is motivating Developing more skills is a powerful part of the appeal. Gotta ... available - how to play the game, control. Available early and an option. - People don't want to be in a separate learning ... want this game!) Key that the interface feels natural. Rule of any interactive technology. - If you have to ...
    In the Middle of the Curve - Thursday, June 5, 2008 - Comments