Inge De Waard ( @ignatia ), the organizer of MobiMOOC started this fantastic event last year which was quite successful. Mobile games. The second edition of MobiMOOC starts next month. For MobiMOOC 2012 she’s lined up a very impressive faculty to conduct weekly sessions on mobile learning and related topics. feel absolutely honored to be included amongst them and I look forward to interacting and learning from the participants of these sessions. Do feel free to send in your thoughts on the topics you would like me to include. quick overview of MobiMOOC 2012. Learn More. TOPIC. MORE >>

OER - Open Educational Resources Mobile Learning Game based Learning Learning Analytics MOOC - Massively Open Online Courses Flipped Classrooms BYOD - Bring your own Device Coding for Kids   OER - Open Educational Resources: Historically, there has been an uncomfortable relationship between publishers, and educators. Game based learning: This has been described as the "next big thing" for at least the past 10 years. fun game ruined by lame learning. 'Do you know your MOOCs from your OERs? Are you BYOD while flipping the classroom? What they are. What they mean. MORE >>

That said, the degree with which some of our past predictions came to pass proved quite varied whereas some truths were validated akin to a “base hit” in the game of baseball whereas others were “doubles” or “triples” and even a “home run” and “strikeout” or two! The iPad isn’t the only game in town though as Android-based devices like Samsung’s popular Galaxy Tab and RIM’s upcoming Playbook provide alternatives that fill in some of the iPad ’s perceived gaps (e.g., Well, that’s how the game played out in our minds for 2010. A.K.A. Validated (“Double”). Maybe next year. MORE >>

Several members of the Metrix Group team will be presenting at the eLated event on November 22nd. Learning Through Mobile Games. We have been working on individual professional development projects that have transformed our knowledge base in order to prepare for the increasing demand that we have from our clients for mobile learning projects. The topic we will be speaking about include: Performance Model for Digital Learning Consultant. Primer on Digital Learning. Developing Collective Intelligence with Mobile Technologies. Mobile Application Management/Mobile Device Management. MORE >>

Not that companies need to even create “games” per se; rather, the trend will be towards gamifying our standard formal learning actions and informal social interactions through the addition of point systems, achievement leveling/scaling, overall leader boards, badging systems and tangible reward/incentives. We’ve seen training completion and knowledge retention rates in game-enabled learning environments increase anywhere from 200% to more than 900% meaning more people are actively engaged and better prepared to perform their jobs. Here’s the analysis of how it all played out. MORE >>