Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

There's a lot of cool stuff from game design that we can apply. We can make stuff look like games, but it doesn't have the fundamental elements that make games engaging. Raph Koster -- "in games learning is the drug" in A Theory of Fun. Let's start with attention. How long is the avg attention span?

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Upside Learning

APRIL 7, 2011

I’m listing five myths I encountered about the digital natives, and why they don’t really make sense and deserve to be debunked. I’m listing five myths I encountered about the digital natives, and why they don’t really make sense and deserve to be debunked. I wrote about this group of people couple of years back.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 19, 2013

Last week’s post gave an overview of the entire process for getting started in learning game design or creating game-based learning. This post focuses on Step 1, which is to play and evaluate games. If you don’t like playing games, don’t try to design a game because you’re going to hate this step.

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Learnnovators

APRIL 12, 2023

They always make it like you’re playing a game or having fun, and at the end of it, you learn!” It was either not covered in the course at all, or it was and he hadn’t paid attention. And so it was that I met this distant cousin of mine, whom I hadn’t seen in over a decade. Let’s call him X. We exchanged cards. He then loaded a course.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Last weekend, I was with friends and I introduced them to the game Forbidden Island. The game is a cooperative one rather than a competitive one. To me, the game is a lot of fun to play. To two of my four friends playing, the game was torture. The game has won a ton of awards and millions have played it.

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E-Learning Provocateur

AUGUST 31, 2021

Australia’s performance in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was impressive, even for a nation that considers barely scraping into the top 10 a national cause for concern. Australia’s upward trajectory was observed by Kieran Pender in Back to square one: how Australia engineered remarkable golden Games.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 27, 2020

It’s hard to keep my attention completely focused on DevLearn all day when I still have other responsibilities. However, you need to pay attention and plan for how you’ll collect data from those tools. Since we’re not able to gather in person in Las Vegas, the conference is 100% virtual. Key Takeaways.

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Infopro Learning

JANUARY 16, 2022

Avoiding micromanagement and paying attention to employee happiness are important for the effective management of a remote workforce. There is a requirement to conduct regular check-ins, and educate employees about avoiding the blame game. Hence, different leadership strategies are required to tackle remote workforces.

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Spark Your Interest

MARCH 26, 2020

Instead of forcing someone who understands the topic well to go through the entire course, why not quiz them at the beginning? Start by creating better e-learning activities. In our article, “The Dummies Guide to Developing Online Learning” we listed several e-learning activities. Ones that will elevate the quality of your online course.

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LearnDash

APRIL 13, 2021

What is social proof, and why do you need it for your marketing? The next best thing is to start informing the consumer—by writing a blog, creating high-quality downloadable resources, or through video tutorials—so that they can learn for themselves why your course is worth their time and money. What else is there to say?

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LearnDash

JANUARY 16, 2018

While learners in a classroom engage with their peers and instructors face-to-face, the lack of in-person contact causes many online learners to feel a sense of disconnect and isolation in their learning environment. Furthermore, most of us understand how difficult it is to communicate emotion over the Internet. Here’s how to do that.

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Infopro Learning

DECEMBER 2, 2015

“Why should I use custom content?” Why spend the money developing custom content for your business? Real world examples, industry relevant terms, learning games , and workplace simulations capture the attention of the learner by creating a more personal connection. 2) Content Optimization. 3) Greater Return on Investment.

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eLearning Brothers

JULY 9, 2018

Instead of a multiple choice quiz, you could include a fun game like the Jump game from The Training Arcade , or our popular Millionaire game template. But why must we use any kind of quiz? A non-graded quiz at the beginning of a course will show learners where they need to pay special attention.

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LearnDash

AUGUST 2, 2017

If there is any value in your market then don’t expect to be the only player in the game. The second one is where most people fall into, and I think I know why. You have to secure the sale when you have their attention. There is nothing wrong with telling people why your course is the best for them. So tell them.

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LearnDash

APRIL 21, 2020

Why online training is an effective way to onboard new talent and grow leaders from within. Each person has unique skills, attention spans, and experiences. Most savvy business leaders don’t need too much convincing to believe that offering training opportunities to their employees is a good investment. Scalability.

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LifterLMS

DECEMBER 22, 2024

People can better understand why certain experiences seem rewarding while others don’t by adjusting their job and surroundings to reflect what really motivates and excites them. He presents the MCode (Motivation Code), a program that examines an individual’s motivational wiring by analyzing their life tales. Stay to the end.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Analyze Before you begin creating your content, you need to understand your why. Pay attention to each individual content piece. E-learning is here to stay, and it’s only getting bigger. Content development for e-learning is the process of creating educational materials specifically designed for online delivery.

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Maestro

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

It also necessitates a long-term approach that accounts for not only conceptual creativity but also close attention to the details that make all the difference. After 15 years in the L&D game, our approach to developing effective and inspired L&D programs is tried and true. At Maestro, we don’t believe in silos.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 23, 2017

You built a wonderful learning game. So why aren’t you reaping results from it? Before we dive in and diagnose why your learners didn’t learn, grab a piece of real or digital paper. Perhaps you do – and perhaps you fully intend to do that course or play that game. and often don’t end until 11 p.m.

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Hurix Digital

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Also Read: 4 Reasons Why AR Training is Improving L&D Applications of AR We have listed down some of the most prominent applications of Augmented Reality (AR) in training and development. Today, competition has made learning important for most organizations in the fast-moving business world. Table of Contents: What is Augmented Reality?

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 24, 2017

My post on why ‘engagement’ should be added to effective and efficient led to some discussion on LinkedIn. Here’s why. So why would you put in this extra effort? So why would you put in this extra effort? This means they’ll pay more attention, and the learning will be more effective.

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 27, 2017

How will you show learners why the training matters and how it connects to them? In serious games, story is a narrative that either weaves through an entire game or sets up the reason you are playing the game and elaborates on the theme. Surprise, Surprise) Use game-based learning. Gamify your content.

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Spark Your Interest

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Zoom webinar training has quickly become an essential way for organizations to deliver their training. But how many Zoom webinars have you attended, which have been poor experiences? Facilitating Zoom webinars to create successful and engaging learning and education requires specific skills, experiences, and knowledge of the instructor.

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Hurix Digital

MAY 7, 2025

Summary Game-based learning is revolutionizing K12 education by making subjects like coding, math, science, and financial literacy more engaging. Lets explore how games can offer a dynamic lens through which to study history. Why Games Make Learning Fun? Why Does Early Coding Education Matter? Lets start!

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KnowledgeCity

JANUARY 31, 2025

So, how is eLearning changing the game? The Rise of Personalized Learning No two employees are the same, so why should training be? Making Learning Engaging and Interactive Remember sitting through a lecture where you spent more time checking your watch than paying attention? Was it engaging? Take Walmart , for example.

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Axonify

JULY 21, 2016

Please pay attention to your surroundings while reading this post! Where Donald explored the high-level implications of AR for learning, Koreen Pagano digs even deeper into a variety of potential improvements on both the game itself as well as our ability to apply similar concepts in our work.

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Learningtogo

DECEMBER 22, 2019

One key to understanding why magical thinking exists is to understand the brain’s capacity to predict future events based on past experience. The brain does this by paying attention to changes in the environment and linking current and past events together to build a reliable model of the world. Every age has its myths.

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Learningtogo

DECEMBER 22, 2019

One key to understanding why magical thinking exists is to understand the brain’s capacity to predict future events based on past experience. The brain does this by paying attention to changes in the environment and linking current and past events together to build a reliable model of the world. Every age has its myths.

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Learningtogo

OCTOBER 29, 2022

When reality doesn’t match what your brain expected, you feel surprised—and pay greater attention —seeking to uncover the reason for your surprise. This may explain why your cat comes running whenever you use the can opener, or why your dog can tell which people are most likely to respond to their advances.

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Learningtogo

DECEMBER 23, 2016

One key to understanding why magical thinking exists is to understand the brain’s capacity to predict future events based on past experience. One key to understanding why magical thinking exists is to understand the brain’s capacity to predict future events based on past experience. They are all examples of “magical thinking.”

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Maestro

OCTOBER 4, 2021

When you think about the power of storytelling, your first thought might be of the movies—even as Hollywood continues to churn out stories that follow familiar arcs we’ve seen time and again, we keep showing up and finding ourselves drawn in, happily paying to see it play out in different forms on the big screen. That’s cortisol.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 14, 2015

hours a day on their phones, some of that playing games. New and different catches our attention. It''s the novel and new that we pay attention to. Karl Kapp professor of ID at Bloomsburg University, author of a lot of great books on eLearning, and general eLearning smarty pants. Smartphone users spend 2.5 Create flow.

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fewStones

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Ready to find out which one wins the learning game? Paying Attention Paying attention is focusing on what you want to see. When you pay good attention, it helps the brain move important stuff from a quick memory (like a sticky note) to a more lasting memory (like a bookmark) so you can remember it later.

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CommLab India

DECEMBER 11, 2016

The instructional designer employs ID strategies to create good e-learning courses that facilitate optimum knowledge transfer. This blog shares a few tips on instructional design to help improve your efforts of designing good e-learning courses. Set effective learning objectives. They should clearly understand what to expect from the course.

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Spark Your Interest

JULY 13, 2021

Thinkific is a platform that in a short space of time has revolutionized the online education market. Thinkific empowers entrepreneurs and small businesses to create online courses. Making it easy to manage your course and sell it for a profit. But, as with any training course, there are good, not so good, and great courses. What Is Thinkific?

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Upside Learning

APRIL 20, 2023

If we care, we pay more attention, invest more effort, and thus our retention and transfer are improved. Deeper learning is about the application of learning science to achieve the meaningful outcomes such interventions should deliver. Yet, if you don’t know the subtleties, it can be easy to be swayed by well-produced content.

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eLearningMind

JUNE 24, 2021

Why Is Creative Learning Important? Before you accuse us of splitting hairs, we know they sound like the same thing, but they’re not. While it’s tempting to use the terms interchangeably, creative learning and creativity have different meanings when applied to education or learning and development. Develops critical thinking.

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