According to mashable.com, USA Today reported that the Obama administration’s Bowles-Simpson fiscal commission has been working with Microsoft to make a computer game about managing the US federal budget and deficit. The game is only one small aspect of the commission’s broader objectives and ideas for dealing with the nation’s rising deficit and other fiscal [...]
Thanks to Andy Petroski for this guest post. Andy is a co-coordinator of LEEF and Director and Assistant Professor of Learning Technologies at Harrisburg University. The learning field is often influenced by entertainment and communication technologies that can be repurposed from their original intent to impact learning solutions (e.g. video, the web, games, virtual worlds). [...]
This article by Lydia Dishman posted on the Fast Company website demonstrates another invaluable use of avatars and serious games. Lieutenant Rocco’s recently returned from deployment in Iraq and he’s having trouble acclimating. He sits near the edge of a sofa in his social worker’s office, still dressed in fatigues, and sporting a buzz cut. [...]
Thanks to Luke Kempski for this guest post. Luke is President of JPL, an integrated marketing, communications and learning solutions provider. He is also a member of the 2010 LEEF advisory committee. In my last post, I wrote about how to get started developing learning experiences that are more interactive such as games and simulations. [...]
Dr. Rick Van Sant is a tenured professor of education and senior scholar in residence in the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning at Ferris State University, specializing in teaching and learning theory. His current area of inquiry is the implication of brain-based learning research on technologically mediated and online learning. Working with a student [...]
Thank you Scott Palmer for this guest post. Scott is a Principal Technologist in Research and Development at RWD Technologies. RWD is a leading human and operations process improvement company that enables sustainable business transformation. Traditional learning and development organizations are changing from a top-down, you’ll-know-what-we-tell-you-to-know to competing for the diminishing attention of internal and [...]
