Neohaven Noodles
Neohaven Noodles is a business simulator built in Twine with a highly customized interface.
Masters' Q&A - Christy Tucker
My answers to questions on simulations on Dan Topf's blog. I share my views on why simulations and scenarios are valuable, how they help participants demonstrate learning on-the-job, why they're meaningful, and what energizes me about my work.
Interactivity Vs. Engagement: Going beyond meaningless clicks
Jahan Kay clarifies the differences between interactivity and engagement, especially cognitive and emotional engagement. The article notes some types of interaction that may support cognitive engagement: scenario-based learning, simulations, discussions, and social interaction.
But the real value of interactivity doesn't lie in the number of physical interactions. It's about the depth of cognitive engagement these interactions can ignite.
Play GO VIRAL! | Stop Covid-19 misinformation spreading
Great example of a quick game to educate people. In this game, you pretend to be someone who wants to spread misinformation (really disinformation, since it's deliberate). Through the simulated choices of social media messages and lots of immediate feedback and coaching, you learn to recognize tactics for manipulating information and influence online.
The minimal relationship between simulation fidelity and transfer of learning - PubMed
Does a high-fidelity simulation produce better results than a low-fidelity simulation? This meta analysis didn't find a significant advantage, at least in training for clinical and patient care skills. That doesn't mean some other skills wouldn't benefit from high-fidelity simulations, but it does support the idea that the lower cost simulations can still provide positive results.
Using Twine for Classroom Engagement - ACTion
This is a summary of a project at the University of Toronto using Twine to create an educational game, plus an overview of Twine.
Although Twine is a tool for creating “games”, this project goes beyond games and gamification to think creatively about how the functions of Twine can be used to create activities that allow students to more directly engage with learning content in a hands-on experiential format that may not be possible in a traditional classroom learning space.
Simulation Tools for Every Budget
Tools for branching scenarios, from free and simple to expensive and complex. PDF, PowerPoint, BranchTrack, Inklewriter, Twine, Storyline, and SimWriter.
Alternatives To ‘Correct’ and ‘Incorrect’: The eLearning Coach
Ideas for better feedback than the generic "correct" and "incorrect" used too often in e-learning. Consequences in a simulation are a form a feedback. So is branching in a scenario.
Test your change management skills | Instructional Design Fusions
Simulation game for change management. Try to get the staff of a fictional junior high to adopt peer tutoring. I failed on my first attempt.
Resources from my presentation at Innovations in e-learning Symposium | Kapp Notes
Research highlights on learning with avatars, games, and simulations
Thinking Worlds : Rapid Authoring Tool and 3d Engine
Tool for developing 3D simulations that can be played in a browser. Focused on the design rather than the backend programming; they advertise that you can create a sim in a week.
Learning in 3D
Site for the book "Learning in 3D" by Karl Kapp & Tony O'Driscoll
e-Learning: What’s Hot and What’s Not? « Performance X Design
Overview of current trends in e-learning. According to this post, what's hot is social media, informal learning, simulations & scenario-based learning, virtual worlds, rapid learning, mobile learning, open source, and performance support.
Sharendipity - Create Games Online for Free!
Free tool for creating web-based games & educational interactive activities. Can be used to create Facebook games.
Corporate eLearning & Flash Development Portfolio -:- Clearly Trained
Portfolio with samples of simple and complex Flash simulations, corporate e-learning, and educational games. Several of the examples are from Edheads.org, some of my favorite simulations and games.
eduweb: research
Research on educational games from Eduweb
Clark Aldrich's Style Guide for Serious Games and Simulations: Techniques for grading student performance in a simulation
When using simulations for learning, how do you assess what people have learned? Clark Aldrich shares some suggestions.
Learning Technology: A Framework for Assessing Learning Outcomes in Online Business Simulations
Extensive paper evaluating the success of three business simulations based on both learning demonstrated within the simulation and learning transfered to real world skills
Elearning examples -- infographics, simulations, and online courses » Making Change
ScienceDaily: Preventing Bullying At Schools With Computer Role Play Game
growing changing learning creating: Building bridges to gamers
You may have noticed three separate islands where you work. There's an island of senior executives with their top-down, bottom line, control-freak approach to the other islands. There's a far away island of gamers thriving on fun challenges and immersive gameplay. In between, there's an island of trainers, instructional designers and content developers struggling to reach out to both of the other islands.
SimSchool
Second Life in Education » educationaluses
Kapp Notes: Comparing 2D and 3D Synchronous Learning
Second Life: Do You Need One? (Part 3) : July 2007 : THE Journal
kurt squire's research: Designing Game-Based Learning Environments
Second Life | Education
File-Size Considerations for Captivate Demonstrations and Simulations
Site of the Week: Meez - Review by PC Magazine
Marc Prensky.com