ASTD TechKnowledge Happenings

Karl M. Kapp

Well, my time blogging here at The Learning Circuits Blog is quickly coming to an end. It's been a great time with some awesome discussions. So, I hope to meet a number of readers, commentors and lurkers in person at TechKnolwedge 2012 at the end of this week. ... More »

ARG and ARG --What are they? What does it mean? Should you care?

Karl M. Kapp

In addition to discussing Gamification, I also wanted to take one of my January blog postings and talk about ARG. The term ARG is batted around from time to time as a method of conducting training programs but there is a lot of confusion around the term. Let's look ... More »

Broadening the Definition of Gamification for L&D Professionals

In my posting on Learning Circuits Blog, a reader left a thoughtful and interesting comment about points and the use of the term gamification and the Blogger software won't let me write my entire comment (too many characters) so I am posting my comment her... More »

What is Gamification? and Why it Matters to L&D Professionals

Karl M. Kapp

In my last posting I mentioned the idea of "Gamification" and Anna thoughtfully pointed out that we need to " define what "gamification" means to learning development. " I couldn't agree more and I have spent the ... More »

Resolve to Engage Your Learners in 2012

Karl M. Kapp

No one wants to watch a movie in which the director yells "Lights, CameraMultiple Choice Question" We are more excited with movies directed with the words "Lights, Camera, Action."  Multiple choice questions don't reflect reality. In real-life we are seldom con... More »