The amount of attention the topic of game-based learning is receiving in our industry makes the average practitioner who hasn’t implemented game-based learning in their curriculum feel like they are falling far behind the curve. Many professionals also feel as though they lack thorough understanding, necessary experience, human resources, and/or budget to get a game-based program up and running.

In this session you will discover that game-based learning, and more importantly mobile game-based learning, is more cost effective, easy, and attainable than you may have previously believed. You will learn just how easy it is to render your content into game-based learning courses, rapidly distribute them to your learners across all devices, and track in-depth learner performance using Wavicle’s turn-key game-based learning platform. You will explore best practices for the design and distribution of game-based courses to learners across virtually all devices.

In this session, you will learn:

• Best practices for game-based learning design
• How to build a game-based learning course in Wavicle
• How to evaluate your game-based learning using real-time analytics
• Strategies to increase adoption of game-based learning

Audience:
Novice designers, developers, project managers, and managers.

Technology discussed in this session:
Wavicle

The AutoTrader.com sales-training department designed an innovative strategy to support their fall product releases to a team of over 700, going completely mobile rather than using traditional classroom and eLearning. The strategy employed a combination of mobile core content, performance-support video and documents, scenario-based learning, and manager coaching and support. Partnering with the sales-training team, the AutoTrader “MyLearning” mobile application was used to deploy 21 nuggets of core content and 41 support resources structured via gamification and badging.

In this case-study session you will learn how we built the innovative strategy for learning to 700 sales employees. You will explore the important role change management played in the field (and with executives). You will leave this session understanding the successes and challenges of the deployment, including the technological successes, and the lessons learned from this type of organizational change.

In this session, you will learn:

• How to use mobile and performance support to enable learning in the field
• How to overcome cultural and technology hurdles for a successful rollout
• How to ensure achieving buy-in across learning, sales departments, and the technology partners
• How to ensure new skills are enabled to support the initiative

Audience:
Novice to advanced designers, developers, project managers, and managers.

Technology discussed in this session:
Mobile learning applications in iPad and iPhone, gamification, and badging capabilities.

Mobile devices have opened up new avenues to deliver training to employees, especially those who are constantly on the go. The challenge is to provide training that is effective, engaging, and, ideally, uniquely mobile. Many organizations are introducing game elements as a way to reach learners and hold their interest. Combining game elements and game design with the training content can do just that if properly designed and delivered.

In this session you will learn the required steps to build an effective strategy to utilize game elements in mobile learning. You will explore game-based mLearning from concept to creation to completion, including understanding when adding game elements is appropriate or has great potential. You will discuss a real-world enterprise application using game elements that resulted in substantially increased participation from the target audience.

You will leave this session with an understanding of the entire scope of a game-based mobile learning project.

In this session, you will learn:

• How to build a business case for a mobile learning effort
• The basics of gaming elements and design in a non-gaming context
• How to turn conceptual ideas into a working prototype
• Effective solutions and tools for mLearning development, security, analytics, and delivery

Audience:
Novice and intermediate designers, developers, project managers, and managers with an existing mobile learning background that includes some understanding of the basic tenants of mobile.