Metrics To Accurately Assess The Effectiveness Of Serious Games

How Do You Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Your Serious Game? Serious games have emerged as a transformative tool for promoting skill acquisition and development within organizations. The unique combination of entertainment and learning manages to engage employees, increase motivation, and make training more effortless than ever. But how can we accurately assess the effectiveness of…

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Political Scientist Ian Bremmer Breaks Down the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Ian Bremmer, a political scientist and president of Eurasia Group, has an intelligent, fair, and humane way of explaining crises around the world. That includes the current crisis in the Middle East. Above, he spends an hour discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its geo-political and historical context. Speaking with BigThink’s editor-in-chief, Robert Chapman-Smith, Bremmer delves…

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A Researcher Identifies the Old Man on the Iconic Cover of Led Zeppelin IV, 52 Years After the Album’s Release

Who’s that bearded man on the cover of Led Zeppelin IV, the one hunched over, carrying a large bundle of sticks? Brian Edwards, a researcher from the University of the West of England, has solved the 52-year-old mystery. Looking through a photo album while conducting research, Edwards spotted a photograph and, being a Led Zeppelin…

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How Nudge Theory Is Applied In Instructional Design

Nudging Learners To Desired Outcomes eLearning Instructional Designers are not just educators but also architects of intricate learning ecosystems. Amidst the vast array of instructional strategies, Nudge Theory emerges as a sophisticated approach, weaving together the threads of psychology, technology, and pedagogy to shape behaviors and decisions. This comprehensive guide aims to unravel the layers…

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Promoting It In And Out of The Classroom

Unlocking The Power Of Meaningful Learning What does it mean to provide meaningful learning inside and outside of the classroom? And what counts as meaningful learning, anyway? As students will continue to face unpredictable barriers at their schools due to the results of the pandemic or other external factors, it’s never been more important to…

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