Gamification

Courses—Designers build them, learners take them, and managers check them. But can executives leverage course results to drive their business forward? Yes, they can. eLearning courses can be a goldmine of actionable business intelligence. However, to do so, they need to be armed with the right mindset and analytics.  What’s the right mindset? eLearning has […]

Have you ever been so engrossed in an activity that time just slipped by and you were not thinking of anything else? Maybe you were gardening, reading a book, or talking with a friend. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi coined the term “flow” in 2004 to describe this state of mind. Flow, also known as ‘the zone’, is

Exploring Two Models of Player Types in Gamification Design Regardless of the gamification that you design and develop in your eLearning, not all learners will experience it the same way. That’s because not all learners are the same – they approach and experience your content in different ways. To understand these differences, let’s explore two

As introduced in our previous blog entry, “Why Use Gamification?”, we defined the concept of gamification, described some use cases, and focused specifically on its role in learning. More specifically, we discussed how gamification can enhance the effectiveness of eLearning. In this blog, we’ll explore a common gamification pain point experienced by eLearning designers and

Let’s begin with two fundamental questions: “What is gamification and why use it?” It’s important to understand that gamification is NOT dependent on a particular authoring platform, feature set, or software version. Rather, it is a way of designing and developing learning experiences using tools such as Storyline, Adobe Creative Suite, and Audacity. According to the Engagement