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Looking Out the Window at the Future of Learning

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September 28, 2010 - by Jim Kouzes

The late Peter Drucker once commented, I never predict. I simply look out the window and see what is visible but not yet seen. In the spirit of Peters remark, Lisa Shannonassociate publisher at Pfeiffer, a Wiley Imprintand I sat down in the Wiley offices in San Francisc... More »

Learning & Development

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Training and Development - General

Where’s Your Source Code?

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September 28, 2010 - by Shawn Stiles

Courses are built and published every day, but what happens to their source codes? Does the following scenario sound familiar? XYZ Corporation has had a web-based training course for a number of years that focuses on how to support a key application used by many employe... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General

Navigating the Truth of Story Matters in Learning

September 27, 2010 - by Terrence L. Gargiulo

In training settings, people often share stories that cross back and forth over a blurry line of truthfulness. In fact, sometimes these stories can feel downright manipulative. This is one of the great criticisms and negative perceptions often held about storiesespecial... More »

Learning & Development

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Engagement , Informal Learning , Training and Development - General

Because You Can’t Learn to Ride a Bicycle from a Book

September 05, 2010 - by Clark Aldrich

Thinking about the design elements of serious games and simulations is not as complex as you might believe. Educational simulations are a broad genre of immersive learning simulations focused on increasing participants mastery level in the real world. They differ from c... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Engagement , Simulations and Serious Games , Training and Development - General

Ten Ingredients of Great Games

September 01, 2010 - by Byron Reeves

There are lots of recipes for great games. A bad cook, or just an unlucky one, could spoil any of them, but by and large, the successful multiplayer titles work their magic using variations on the ten ingredients described here. 1. Self-Representation with Avatars The c... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , Engagement , Innovation , Simulations and Serious Games , Social Learning

Looking Out the Window at the Future of Learning

Where’s Your Source Code?

Navigating the Truth of Story Matters in Learning

Because You Can’t Learn to Ride a Bicycle from a Book

Ten Ingredients of Great Games

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