Gamification Best Practices – Plus Six Ways to Incorporate Gamification into Your eLearning

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Gamification Best Practices – Plus Six Ways to Incorporate Gamification into Your eLearning

If your finger’s on the gamification pulse, you know that gamifying your instructional design is a great way to engage learners by creating challenges and instilling the sense of accomplishment that comes with progressing through a game-like course. Gamification makes learners think and engage, and that gives your instruction more impact.

So what’s the best way to apply gamification?

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Free Learning & Development Webinars for March 2015

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Free Learning & Development Webinars for March 2015

The year is off to a racing start. Have you implemented your New Year’s resolutions for your business yet? Or is your business a work in progress? Regardless of where you’re at, you’re not alone—March is full of insightful instruction and great ideas to boost your productivity. Recharge yourself with a free webinar or two this month—we hope they will inspire and motivate you.

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So What Is Gamification? And What Isn’t?

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So What Is Gamification? And What Isn’t?

For most of us, gaming isn’t a new idea. Surveys show that over 75 percent of us are regular gamers—whether those games are online puzzles, first-person shooters, medieval role-playing games, or word games. So we know what a game is: an entertaining activity that is played according to rules and often involves skill building.

But what’s gamification then?

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Level Up Your eLearning With Gamification

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Level Up Your eLearning With Gamification

Gamification is a hot topic in eLearning circles these days—and for good reason.

Instructional designers are tapping into a behaviour common to all ages and genders, all industries and demographic segments—something that people are already doing, and doing happily. Whether we’re shooting bad guys or crushing candies—whether we’re entry-level employees or in the C-suite—over three-quarters of us are engaging regularly in compelling virtual experiences. 

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Free Learning & Development Webinars for February 2015

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Free Learning & Development Webinars for February 2015

It may be a short month, but February is no slouch in the learning department. It’s full of informative learning events and new business ideas to help you take your business to the next frontier. And it’s easy to participate in a free webinar—or even three or four. February has plenty to choose from—we hope they will inspire and motivate you.

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Free January 2015 T&D Webinars

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Free January 2015 T&D Webinars

Did we just blink, or were we just celebrating 2014? The years seem to go faster and faster—and so does the speed of business. This is a great season to rev up your learning with a free webinar or two, and January has plenty of great offerings! We hope they will inspire and motivate you.

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Did you miss the gamification webinar?

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If you missed the free webinar that Paula co-hosted with Sean Hougan at Lambda Solutions on December 4th 2014 called Gamify Your eLearning! 6 Ways to Incorporate Gamification into your eLearning then check out the archived session.

It was a really interesting session that provided participants information on what gamification is and how gamification can be used to create more meaningful, engaging and interactive eLearning experiences. Paula shared how to create eLearning courses using principles of gamification that fit with tight budgets and examples of how organizations have successfully used gamification.  She also shared some of her favorite eLearning gamification resources which is available as a free download. Take an hour, grab a beverage and listen in!

Free T&D Webinars for December 2014

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Free T&D Webinars for December 2014

There’s nothing like a cold snap to remind you the year is rushing to its conclusion. Are you on track to meet your business goals? Are you ready to wrap up the year? This is a great time to examine where the gaps might be and seek out some new learning to get you ready to finish 2014 in stride.

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Did you miss it?

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If you missed the free webinar that Stephanie co-hosted with Sean Hougan at Lambda Solutions on October 30th 2014 called Creating Effective and Engaging eLearning in your LMS, check out the archived session. It was a really interesting session that provided participants with valuable information on the basics of understanding the technical aspects of creating transferable eLearning courses that are SCORM compliant. As well, Stephanie shared her insights on the specialized aspects of eLearning course development and some of her favorite eLearning resources. Take an hour, grab a beverage and listen in!