The Gamification Report Blog

12 Days of Christmas Giveaways - Week 1 Recap adult learning corporate training game-based learning gamification Dec 31, 2022

Understanding the 12 Days of Christmas meaning adds something special to this favorite traditional carol. Its repeating verses make it fun to learn the list of traditional gifts which reflect items that were familiar to life in 18th century England and France.

The song has endured because...

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Use the Easter Eggs Game Mechanic for Gamified and Game-Based Learning adult learning corporate training game-based learning gamification Dec 30, 2022

by Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer

Probably because of my sense of humor, or maybe because I have a high motivation for Curiosity, but the game mechanic of Easter eggs is one of my favorites. 

For readers unfamiliar with the use of the term (not the eggs you painted as a child),...

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Can We Get Serious About Gamified and Game-Based Learning? adult learning behavioral science corporate training game-based learning gamification Dec 28, 2022

Monica Cornetti, MS-EDE
President

A great deal of research has concluded that play-based learning is genuinely and positively impactful on learning and development, and one can argue that humans learn best when at least one of these four provisions are present so that learners:

  1. Take an active...
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The Superpower of Alliteration: A Partridge in a Pear Tree. adult learning corporate training instructional design Dec 24, 2022

by Jonathan Peters, PhD
Chief Motivation Officer

When I was in second grade, there were 4 Jonathans. One, of course, got to go by Jon, one got Jonathan, one had to settle for Jonny, and since I have two first names, I was labeled “Pete.” And I was called Pete all the way through high...

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If Everything is Important, Then Nothing is Important adult learning e-learning game-based learning gamification instructional design Dec 03, 2022

Are you a business owner, training manager, Chief Learning Officer, instructional designer, curriculum developer, or learning architect? What are your thoughts on learning how to create fun and rewarding gamified experiences to engage employees to achieve the business objectives that are crucial...

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The Most Maligned Tool in our Industry adult learning corporate training e-learning gamification instructional design Nov 14, 2022

At Sententia we get regular requests for more tips, tools, techniques, and “how do I…” for PowerPoint.

What?

Every year, Jane Hart collects and analyzes lists of top 10 tools for learning. As a result of the 16th Annual Tools for Learning survey, this year she generated a list...

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Corporate Training is Broken adult learning business objectives corporate training game-based learning gamification Nov 07, 2022

Let’s face it … getting people actively involved and interested in training isn’t easy!

The world of business is undergoing a profound shift. Workers are making more of their own decisions. They don’t want to be told what to do. They want to learn – BUT -- they...

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