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Gamification of Learning and Training

Kapp Notes

Sun Microsystems has conjured up two, Dawn of the Shadow Specters and Rise of the Shadow Specters, which take place in an alternate universe called Solaris, colonized by a race of people who happen to reflect the company’s values. In 2006, Google created a game to help it tag pictures and photos on the web.

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EDEN in the Land of the Midnight Sun

Learning with e's

It''s always difficult to sleep in the land of the midnight sun, where in mid summer the night skies are so bright and the sun never seems to fully set. Photo by Marcus Ramberg on Fotopedia Land of the midnight sun by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Audio in eLearning: Cultural Differences?

Learning Visions

As I'm ramping up in my new job, I'm talking with my new Kineo colleagues about everything under the sun. Photo credit: Walls have Ears by laverrue. We know to avoid narrating text word for word, for instance. You do know that, right?) It's quite fascinating, the conversations we've been having and it's only Tuesday! Do I hear India?

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Big Cat Trail: Amazing Gir

ID Reflections

We saw prides of lions sitting, basking in the sun, drinking water or just sleeping. The photos from the trip are here and here. This characteristic makes lions not only easier to spot but also easier to photograph. One can be within 6 feet of a lion without him or her making any move to go away. Not worried at all.

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Sun, Sangria and Spanish flies

Learning with e's

So, one evening as the sun was setting, a whole bunch of us ended up down a side street in a tapas bar enjoying the culinary delights of the Catalan capital. It was a lot of fun to be in Barcelona at the same time as Doug Belshaw , Martin Weller , Audrey Watters and several other members of my PLN. The moral of this story?

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Escape to the sun

Good To Great

8 hours ago RT @ saffronint : Photo: We made it! Now off for a swim to relax! All our Reading half-marathon runners crossed the finish line [link] 11 hours ago @ cartlidgert Definitely! Looking forward to hearing how the new job is going!

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Parikrama: Breaking the cycle of poverty.

ID Reflections

Seeing the camera around my neck, they were eager to have their pictures taken.some of them were keen to click some photos too. The youngest ones are in a class called the Sun. While the assembly was going on, I had a tough time trying to maintain order in my little corner. The classrooms are named after each planet.

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