How Can Social Learning Scale Massively? Lessons from World of Warcraft

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Ben Betts

If people work in groups separate from each other, how can we mitigate the silo effect and make sure we capture all of the learning on a collective basis? The answer may be in massively multiplayer online role playing games. Much fuss is made of class-size effects in sc... More »

Case Study: More Than a Game

Rex Davenport

A customized learning event was designed to illustrate the power of mobile learning by putting the devices into the hands of competing teams. In a part of the world where television plays no major role and other mass media falls short, mobile devices have become the kin... More »

Looking Ahead at Social Learning: 10 Predictions

Jeanne Meister

The last decade has brought a multitude of changes in technology and in the learning function. What will the next 10 years have to offer? Ten years ago, we had just come out of one of the most costly IT investments of all timethe Y2K scare. Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder o... More »

Ten Ingredients of Great Games

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 »

Ten Ingredients of Great Games

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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 »