My last blog made the case for simulation being a uniquely effective way to both immerse and engage your learners for maximum adoption and retention. I outlined the types of simulation and discussed how they can be used to: apply knowledge, skills and behaviors in context deliver just-in-time, just enough performance support assess needs and…
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Using Simulation to Put Learning in Context
by David Milliken •
There’s little question that adoption and retention are driven by immersion and engagement. And there’s no better way to both immerse and engage your learners than through simulation. Simulation is uniquely effective because it creates an opportunity for learners to apply knowledge, skills and behaviors in context. Many simulation designs also are able to deliver…
Making the Grade with Simulations
by David Milliken •
Although once reserved for the business school environment, team-based simulations have earned their rightful place in the training curriculums of learning organizations worldwide during the past decade. And the reasons are plenty: They facilitate team-building. They provide a quick and effective means to assess students’ strengths and weaknesses. They’re fun and engaging. They’re an outlet…
PART II Is the notion of an artificially intelligent simulation dead?
by David Milliken •
(Or: Why you can be confident our simulations will never rise up to extinguish all of humanity.) Last week, I posted my thoughts on the “failed promise” of artificial intelligence. (Did you miss it? Click here.) Today’s pioneers in artificial intelligence are no longer chasing the dream of replicating the complex processes inherent in the…
Is the notion of an artificially intelligent simulation dead?
by David Milliken •
(Or: Why you can be confident our simulations will never rise up to extinguish all of humanity.) PART I “Artificial intelligence” is just one of those terms. It grabs the imagination, doesn’t it? What does it make you think of? Maybe it evokes images of sci-fi adventures like TRON in which an altruistic prodigy programs…
“Can We Hold Class Outside?” Taking Your People to the Field for Full Immersion Learning
by David Hutchens •
In our previous blog entry, we looked at Blueline Simulations’ full immersion approach to learning. These are highly coordinated learning events that take your people out of the organization, away from the computer screen, and away from the classroom – and then place them in an unfamiliar environment where they can begin making connections to…
What’s Next after Experiential Learning? Welcome to Full Immersion.
by David Hutchens •
Here’s how it usually plays out: Client X comes to us with a PowerPoint deck of 300 bazillion, text-dense slides and says, “this is our old training program. Can you do something with this?” If you’ve clicked around this website at all, you know the answer is yes, we certainly can. Through simulation, narrative, game…