I got a present in my mailbox today -- it was the paper copy of Sharon Boller and Karl Kapp's new book, Play to Learn! I'd already agreed to be a stop on their Blog Book Tour, but it's lovely to have …
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Social Games & Community Development
So I've been doing research for a chapter on social and informal learning that I'm adding the second edition, and I've been taking a look at some of the resources on social gaming because they know a …
Stephen Anderson – From Paths to Sandboxes
Sat in on Karl Fast and Stephen Anderson's Design for Understanding workshop at the IA Summit last week, and it was double-plus-good. Here are Stephen's slides from his IA Summit presentation. …
Gameful Learning – More Sebastian Deterding Goodness
Okay, so I understand that it looks like I just post every Sebastian Deterding presentation on this blog, but really, I don't. He's a prolific guy. This one is specifically aimed at design for …
Usable Learning Busy-ness
Hey folks -- am returned from all the San Francisco adventures, and am happy to be home. Now that I have time to draw breath, I'll actually finish some of those blog posts, but here's a round …
Webcast: Using the Psychology of Games for Learning
I should have posted this a few days ago, but I'm doing a webcast tomorrow (Wednesday May 15th, 1pm ET) for ASTD on using the psychology of game design for learning. Talking about some familiar stuff …