Elearning games can add fun, engagement and depth to workplace learning but where do you begin? In this seminar, we will explore the possibilities of affordable elearning games and show real life examples of how to incorporate them into an elearning course. This practical session will cover the key questions to ask before starting out with elearning games, how to prepare a brief for an elearning game and the time and costs involved. You will get an insight into the different types of elearning games, where and when they work best and how to wrap up your learning objectives within a game. The session is aimed at L&D professionals who want to take away tips to help integrate elearning games into their training, and see some powerful examples to help inspire their approach.
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Press play: how to integrate games into your elearning
1. Press play:
how to integrate games
into your elearning
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JasonButler
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Specialists in custom-made
elearning courses
Sponge UK helps large organisations turn
their training into absorbing
online programmes
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4. So what will we be
covering?
The rise of games in the
workplace
How games can play a key
role in elearning
Ways to integrate games
into your elearning
How to do a brief for an
elearning game
Live game demo
5. The rise of games
By the end of 2015, it’s estimated that 40% of the
top Global 1000 companies will be using games
and gamification (Gartner, Inc)
...and it’s an upward trend
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6. 35% increase in games &
gamified solutions for our
clients in the past 12 months
We’ve seen it in action
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7. • Retail
• Pharmaceutical
• Travel
• Automotive
• Higher Education
• Public Sector
• Health
Across a wide sector
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8. The power of decision making
Can you think of a business
challenge or topic
that could be addressed with an
elearning game?
9. 1. Health and Safety
2. IT Security Threats
3. Management Skills
4. Social Media Compliance
5. Sales Training
6. Business Code of Conduct
7. Product Knowledge
Where our clients are
using games
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11. Games can be a powerful
teaching tool for better
decision making.
Games in the workplace have a
special place
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12. The power of decision making
What can we learn from
decision making?
13. Decision making: definition
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Decision making is the act of choosing
between two or more courses of action.
http://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/decision-making.html#ixzz3c0DNfiWk
21. Open decisions
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There are multiple possibilities
which can lead to the best decision in
the circumstances
Example: Which door would best suit your business?
24. • Methodical approach
• Information gathering
• Weighing up the risks
• Deciding on what is important
Think before you decide – slower approach
Process orientated games
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26. Intuitive games
• Learning through experience
• Getting it wrong and trying again
• Immediate consequences
• Feedback follows action
Go with your gut – faster approach
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32. The power of decision making
8 tips for creating an elearning
game brief
33. Tips & a case study
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8 questions for preparing a brief
Case study: Election game
Live Demo
34. 1. What is the challenge?
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To get to the polling station on time and cast a
vote
Obstacles include spoiled ballot papers, polling
station rule-breakers and hazards on the way to
the polling station
35. 2. What are you trying to change?
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Misconceptions about voting in a polling
station
Lack of confidence about the process
36. 3. Who is the audience?
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First-time voters mostly aged between
18-23
37. 4. What decisions do they have to
make? Closed or open?
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Closed decisions:
Whether to bring their polling card or not?
What constitutes a spoiled ballot paper?
What rules need to be obeyed?
38. 5. Process orientated approach or
intuitive approach?
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Intuitive approach
Learn through quick fire decisions
39. 6. What game type is appropriate?
Game assessment, mini games or
standalone game?
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Stand alone as learning objectives can
effectively be achieved
40. 7. How will the best decisions
be rewarded?
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Gain points with bonuses available
Positive encouragement
A final top result
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8. Illustration, photographs
or video?
Illustration was a good choice:
Suitable for target audience
Easiest way to recreate a polling station
43. Takeaways
1. Gamesare significantlygainingpopularityinelearning.
2. Gamesarea powerful toolforsupportingbetterdecisionmaking.
3. Games can helpteach both closed and opendecision makingskills.
4. Plan yourapproach-processorientated or intuitive game.
5. Considerintegrating gameassessments,minigamesandstandalone
games.
44. The power of decision making
Can you think of a business
challenge or topic
that could be addressed with an
elearning game?
Have a go creating your elearning game brief using the 8 key
questions!
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