Is it Okay to Punish Your E-Learners for not Paying Attention?

In school, I have been punished a lot of times – reasons :  homework not done, shoe not polished, stepped into the class late etc. I used to hate punishments and always wondered why teachers cannot be a little lenient or deal with these issues in a better way. Now consider this e-learning course : [...]

October 29th, 2010 | Category: e-learning games, elearning, Game Based Learning, Instructional Design, Punishment | 13 comments

The Wizard of Symbol Game – Interesting Instructional Strategies

Soon after I wrote the post: Why Instructional Designers Should Play Games? , I got a query from one reader asking  how game based strategies will work when there is a budget constraint for an e-learning course. I guess you do not have to have 3D animations or advanced gaming strategies to make your e-learning course [...]

January 22nd, 2009 | Category: e-learning games, elearning, Game Design, Games, Gaming, Instructional Design, Instructional Strategy, The Wizard of Symbol Game | Leave a comment

Resources for Game Based Learning

B.J. Schone has an interesting post on game based interactions in his blog. Additionally he has given useful references using which you can create simple games for your e-learning courses. Do check out Online Training Games Starter Kit (PDF) for sure.

January 11th, 2008 | Category: e-learning games, Game Based Learning, Game Based Learning Resources, Games | One comment