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The Worst Interface Designers Stand Between You and the Net by cogdogblog posted 19 Apr ’08, 6.08pm MDT PST on flickr This was the entire visible form trying to log into the Sherton’s wireless- lacking the remaining fields and forms, there is no way a Mac user on Firefox can "Belong". The form is chomped […]
While my enthusiasm for the eLearning confernce I am at may be low, largely due to my own self applied over commitment and trying to work on 8 other things while on the road… it is amazingly re-assuring that one great session can make up for all the rest. Such was the case with this […]
Presentation number two today was my part in the The Great ILS Challenge 2.0 a presentation idea that intrigued me when Mark Oehlert first described it; as a knock off of the Great Design Challenge done at the Game Developers Conference.
Last year a roomful of lucky attendees got to watch as three top-notch designers created game-based solutions to deal with an incredibly difficult learning challenge. This year we’ve invited three more ILS/Serious Games experts to step up to the challenge.
The Guild understands that, whether you call them Immersive Learning Simulations (ILS), Serious Games, or the greatest thing since sliced bread; you are looking for ways to use these powerful technologies and methodologies to improve learning outcomes for your organizations. You are also looking for inspiration and ideas for any and ALL of your e-Learning projects.
The premise is the 3 panelists are presented a scenario for a project, idea and they need to conceptualize an original or creative solution for it- not actually do it, but present the idea.
Last years one had something to do with designing a game to reduce recidivism among people just out of jail. Now that is a challenge. Ours this year was a bit more nebulous (by design Mark says):
A large, North American corporation that you are either already employed by or hired by, wants you to develop something (we know it will be an ILS) to help them integrate two recent acquisitions, one a company in Africa and the other a company located in Korea. These two new divisions directly impact your production capability and so alignment and a shared culture between all three entities is critical. Design an ILS that will foster this shared culture and common understanding. Challenges include a mix of languages, religious backgrounds, socio-economic differences, and educational levels not to mention time zones. Oh, and the big shareholder meeting is coming up too. Go.
I was stymied for a long while with this. I was thinking the other panelists might take structured or technical approaches, and I mulled it over until the concept hit me. I’d have to say, my idea was off on a different curve- I really appreciated the different approaches taken by the other panelists, who ticked off carefully constructed plans, rationales, outcomes…. I just ran with a metaphor.
So…
I looked for something everyone in every culture has in common, or “what unifies us”… and came up with…. Mom.
That’s what I said.
Beach Scavengers by cogdogblog posted 12 Apr ’08, 10.12pm MDT PST on flickr Here on Sanibel Island these bent old white pasty birds work up and down the beach, bent over, constantly poking in the sand, picking up shells, filling up plastic bags, cups, upturned shirts. The booty is stuffed into suitcases, bags, wasting air […]
On the Road by cogdogblog posted 10 Apr ’08, 9.00pm MDT PST on flickr Petal to the metal for today’s trip from Phoenix to Ft Myers… Flaps! Flaps! And a major "Whew" that I am not booked on American Airlines. For perhaps uninteresting list of reasons, my blog juice has run low recently- there was […]
Wikis are one of the most powerful, and low barrier entry of Web2.0 technologies, and ironically, ancient, almost as old as HTML itself. Thanks to a twitter links from Vicki Davis (twitterbution), I came across one today that is certainly proving itself as a wiki way to do things. This post is not strictly about […]
I’ve been still mentally energy catching up after the sprint marathon that is running our Symposium on Mashups last week and thuse am delinquent on sharing what an over-the-top session Jim Groom and Tom Woodward did on Welcome to the People’s Republic of Non-Programistan — including fake accents for 30 minutes — catch the Connect […]
I’ve tried to formulate it in my head and cannot put exactly to words why I love so much taking photos. And now I decided I dont really have to have it in words. It’s what energizes me. And so much has been rekindled just since January on taking on the challenge of the 366 […]
There is a new private beta for Toufee, one of the online video editor site listed at slot 41 on my 50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story (the order means nothing). I’ve not had time to do much with it, but San, the guy behind the software, is offering me to share invites […]
In the future, many of you will claim they were there for today’s Confessions of a Mashup Un-Artist presentation by Brian Lamb. You will claim you were dancing on top of the school bus, poking your head in the tv sets, grooving to the wild audio remix he concocted.
How often do you hear a comment from someone in the audience that says a presentation was “transformative”? And honestly, calling what Brian put on today a “presentation” (which suggests the linear yawnfests of clicking slides) is a misjustice- it was a Performance. Art. It was a Moment.
Well, I think so. I am sure a lot of folks in the audience were saying to themselves… “what the hell was THAT?” or “that was interesting, but how do I use that in the classroom?” Its good a good sign when people have strong reactions to art, good or bad– cause it gets a visceral rise.
