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Five Psychological Principles Fueling Gamification
Gamification satisfies fundamental human desires such as competition and the need for recognition, and bolsters a sense of community in the workplace.
By Susan Jacobs • -
Buzzword Decoder: “Presence” in Virtual Reality
Virtual reality experiences rely on a quality called “presence” to work: The participants must believe that they actually are immersed in and moving through the virtual environment. Here’s what that means.
By Pamela Hogle • -
Flip It Forward: Focus on Task Criticality in Learning
How can you flip a classroom or learning experience to be “application forward”? Guild Master Bob Mosher shares his insights and experience.
By Pamela Hogle • -
Is Instructional Design Thriving or Dying?
What’s the state of instructional design? It all depends on how you look at it. Here are four points of view. What’s yours?
By marc-rosenberg • -
Why Mobile Virtual Reality for Learning Makes Sense
Virtual Reality will change your mobile learning strategy, especially where virtual reality is an appropriate match to the learners’ setting.
By Kate Pasterfield • -
Discard Stereotypes When Managing Across Generations
Where five generations work together, there can be friction—especially if a young manager has older direct reports. Ditch stereotypes and get to know one another!
By Pamela Hogle • -
You’ve Got a Ton of Learning Analytics Data. Now What?
Managers and IDs are bombarded with statements about how learning analytics can help them improve learners’ experience, jump-start their work performance, and much more. What should they be doing to get maximum benefit from the data they collect?
By Pamela Hogle • -
Four Business Lessons from Sheryl Sandberg’s Option B
Executive takeaways: the importance of building resilience, embracing failure, and effectively supporting grieving workers.
By Susan Jacobs • -
Nuts and Bolts: Fluency in Design Skill Sets
An instructional designer needs to have some abilities in each of the skill sets identified in this article. How do you measure up?
By Jane Bozarth • -
Track Video Interactions with xAPI Statements
You can programmatically add meaningful data to xAPI statements so that you can track where learners interacted with video or pressed a button. Here’s how.
By Anthony Altieri •