871 - White House UpSkill Forum on Friday
April 22, 2015 Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - April 22, 2015.
#871 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
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1. Elliott Masie at White House UpSkill Summit on Friday.
2. Games for Learning Perspective.
3. Steve Wozniak - The “WOZ” to Keynote Learning 2015.
1. Elliott Masie at White House UpSkill Summit on Friday: I am honored to be one of the facilitators at the White House UpSkill Summit this Friday.
On Friday, April 24th, several CLOs from our Learning CONSORTIUM and I will attend the White House Upskill Summit, joining 150 employers, labor leaders, foundations, non-profits, educators and tech innovators from across America who are answering the President’s call to action and equipping workers of all ages with the skills they need to advance into better-paying jobs. The White House will announce new commitments being made by public and private partners in response to a call to action launched by the President in January “to help workers of all ages earn a shot at better, higher-paying jobs, even if they don’t have a higher education.”
We will post a summary of the dialogues and UpSkill examples from key corporations on Learning TRENDS next week. It is exciting to have this key topic, of interest to our major employers, as the focus of this White House gathering and announcement.
2. Games for Learning Perspective: On Tuesday, I was at the US Dept. of Education Games for Learning Forum in New York City. 150 innovators in the worlds of education, gaming, gamification and learner engagement gathered for an intense dialogue. I had several “aha’s” during my conversations at the Games for Learning event:
- We need to extend the conversation about Games to also look at adding Engagement, Playful Learning, Simulation and Collaboration to our classrooms and digital learning environments.
- There were key demonstrations of using an ongoing Game as a format for a multi-session, face-to-face event with challenges, badges and learner graphics as an alternative design strategy.
- Research is emerging on how games, gamification and simulations can impact learners of multiple generations and learning styles.
- A new set of standards for Learning Simulations are being developed with the US Dept. of Education. The MASIE Center will work on extending this standard to corporate users.
Key sessions are now viewable online at http://livestream.com/g4c/g4l
If you are interested in a wide and vendor-neutral deep dive on Learning and Gamification, please check out our upcoming LABS at The MASIE Center. Info at http://www.masie.com
3. Steve Wozniak - The “WOZ” to Keynote Learning 2015: You may have already seen our announcements and press releases about our next Featured Keynoter at Learning 2015 (Nov 1 - 4, Orlando, FL):
- Steve Wozniak - The “WOZ” - Co-Founder of Apple Computers and Lifelong Innovator & Educator.
- Information at http://www.learning2015.com
We have had a volume of new registrations for Learning 2015, following the announcements of both Steve Wozniak and Sal Khan as Keynoters. Stay tuned for more in the coming months.
Yours in learning,
Elliott Masie
Chair, The Learning CONSORTIUM
MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
- Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
- Learning Directions - Dallas, Seattle, Chicago and NYC in June.
- Gamification & Learning LAB - Led by Elliott Masie - June 23-25, 2015 - Saratoga Springs, NY.
- Learning 2015 - Nov 1 - 4 - Orlando, Florida.
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com - twitter: emasie