Learning in 3D : Adding a New Dimension to Enterprise Learning and Collaboration

by Kapp, Karl M.; O'Driscoll, Tony

• ISBN13: 9780470504734
• ISBN10: 0470504730
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-02
• Publisher: Pfeiffer & Co

Summary

This book offers an ideal resource for those responsible for teaching the next generation of learning on the Internet. It describes how learning needs to be adapted to 3D environments and includes the tools learning and development professionals will need in order to advance 3D learning within their organizations. The author also describes how the merger of learning and work will shape future 3D environments. As 3D worlds allow workers to create and collaborate, soon those virtual creations can have serious impact on physical production of goods.

Author Biography

Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D., is a professor of instructional technology in Bloomsburg University's Instructional Technology Department and is the assistant director of the Institute for Interactive Technologies. He is a frequent speaker, consultant, scholar, and expert on the convergence of learning, technology, and business operations. He has published hundreds of articles, whitepapers, and industry reports on the topics of organizational learning, instructional technologies, and virtual worlds. He has written several books, including Winning e-Learning Proposals and Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos for Learning and is regularly interviewed by magazine, television, and radio outlets.

Tony O'Driscoll, Ed.D.,is a professor of the practice at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business where he also serves as executive director of Fuqua's Center for IT and Media; a research center dedicated to understanding the strategic, structural, and business model issues emerging from these vibrant and volatile industry sectors. His research has been published in leading academic journals such as Management Information Sciences Quarterly, the Journal of Management Information Systems, and the Journal of Product Innovation Management. He has also written for respected professional journals such as Harvard Business Review, Strategy and Business, Supply Chain Management Review and Chief Learning Officer magazine.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Exploring the Possibilities

Here Comes the Immersive Internet

The Invisibly Pervasive Web

Welcome to the Webvolution

Social Production Comes of Age

The Immersive Internet Singularity

Business Unusual

Learning to Change

Challenging Classroom Captivation

A Preoccupation with Productivity

Seven Scary Problems with the Status Quo

Compounded Marginalization

Networked Learning

Learning to Change

Escaping Flatland

A Brave New Learning World

From Interactivity to Engagement

The Seven Sensibilities of VIEs

Synthesizing the Sensibilities

Implications for Trainers and Educators

Building a Blueprint

Architecting Learning Experiences

Avoiding the Buggy-Whip Experience

3D Learning Experience Design Principles

Synthesizing the Principles

From Principles to Macrostructures

From Macrostructures to Archetypes and Sensibilities

Achieving Architectural Alignment

Implications for Learning Professionals

Insights from Innovators

Designing by Archetype

Introduction

Creation of the Archetypes

Defining the Archetypes

Instructional Goals

Implications for Learning Professionals

Learning from Experience

Follow the Leaders

Case-Study Format and Questions

Diversity and Inclusion with Virtual Worlds

Experiencing an Inventory Observation

Re-Creating the Kristallnacht Experience

Virtual First-Responder Learning Experience

Virtual Border Service Officer Training

Teaching Rhetoric in a Virtual Environment

Environmental Science in a Virtual Green Home

Creating a Virtual Challenge for Global Graduates

Hosting Virtual Academy of Technology Events

Breaking New Ground

Overcoming Being Addled by ADDIE

Avoiding the Virtual Ghost Town

Development Team

Design Points for Virtual Learning Worlds

Leveraging the ADDIE Model

Step-by-Step Designing Process

Working with a Third-Party Virtual World Vendor

Lessons from the Front Line: How Early Adopters Achieve and Measure Success

Implications for Trainers and Educators

Steps to Successful Enterprise Adoption

Introduction

Diffusion of Innovations

Crafting the Business of Education Case for VIEs

Implementation Considerations

Implications for Learning Professionals

Rules from Revolutionaries

Meet the Revolutionaries

Essay Format and Questions

Essay 1, by Steve Mahaley, Duke Corporation Education

Essay 2, by Karen Keeter, IBM

Essay 3, by Brian Bauer, Étape

Essay 4, by John Hengeveld, Intel

Rules for Revolutionaries

Just Beyond the Horizon

Back to the Future

Introduction

Moving from 2D to 3D

3D Learning Maturity Model

Conclusion

Campfire 3.0-The Next Generation Collaboration and Workspace

Learning to Be 3D in 2020

Appendix: Defining Learning in a 3D Virtual Space

Introduction

Convergence of Existing Technologies

Defining Virtual Worlds

Conclusion

Glossary

Notes

Index

About the Authors

About the Contributors

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