TechKnowledge 2014 Request for Proposals is Now Open

Justin Brusino

Next year’s ASTD TechKnowledge Conferenece will be held in Las Vegas from January 22 – 24. We will be at the iconic Caesar’s Palace, right on the strip. We are now accepting session proposals. So if you have some fresh ideas or new approaches, we wa... More »

Interactive Elements in E-Learning

Vanessa Bailey

We’ve all seen it…the “page-turner” style e-learning module that shows you slide after slide of text.  Sometimes the text may even be accompanied by a picture or some audio.  Whatever the content, you find yourself hitting the “n... More »

Visual Elements in E-Learning

Vanessa Bailey

In recent years, emerging technologies that enable instructional designers to integrate previously unheard of elements into training, such as augmented reality and certain game components, are causing a shift in the industry from a more rapid development paradigm to a n... More »

Forget Grades—It’s Experience Points That Count

Ben Betts

Can the number of “experience points” a student earns in a “gamified” learning experience be used to predict their achievement in final exams? This was the question a part of a research project conducted at the University of Warwick in the United... More »

Gamification, Meet Gamefulness

Ben Betts

On the face of it, the term “gamification” would seem to imply a digital game. But the similarities between “games” and “gamification” end at points, levels, and badges. And while games require such elements as fantasy, role play, and... More »