Educational simulations are a broad genre of immersive learning simulations focused on increasing participants' mastery level in the real world. They differ from computer games in that their goal is not to be fun for participants (although they do engender a level of en... More »

Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Simulations and Serious Games

To one expert, the future of learning is a kind of workplace community. For another, it's a new application of social media to an existing business process. Others call it simply "learning 2.0" or "social learning." Despite this apparent name game, nearly every learning... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Engagement , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Trends

Have you ever taken a different route than planned, only to discover the drive was far more rewarding? On a trip halfway across America, we took one route to reach the West Coast and found it boring and tedious. On the way back, we took a different route that surprising... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , E-Learning , Global Workforce Development , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General , Trends