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 »

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

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 »

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 »

Excellence in Practice

Ryann K. Ellis

Each year the American Society for Training & Development recognizes individuals and teams who advance the knowledge of the workplace learning and performance profession and contribute to workforce capability and organizational competitiveness through their exemplar... More »