Immersive Learning: Designing for Authentic Practice

by Koreen Olbrish Pagano

Overview

Use immersive learning design to train others using new technology.

Discover a framework for thinking in terms of immersive learning design.

Outline the process of designing for immersion.

See real examples of organizations that have applied these principles to solve learning and performance challenges.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781562868215
Publisher:	Association for Talent Development
Publication date:	02/07/2014
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Koreen advocates new ways of using technology for organizational learning, with an emphasis on performance improvement and behavioral change. She received her MS in Curriculum and Instruction from Penn State University. She helped start Freire Charter School in 1999, and founded Tandem Learning in 2008 to demonstrate the untapped potential of immersive learning design. Koreen has taught graduate courses at Harrisburg University, writes the blog Learning in Tandem, and is currently working in product management at lynda.com. Koreen lives in Carpinteria, California.

Table of Contents

Dedication v

Introduction 1

Section 1 Immersive Learning

1 What Is Immersive Learning? 11

2 Why Should You Use Immersive Design? 21

Section 2 The Immersive Learning Design Process

3 Analysis: Identify the Problem 31

4 Design: Create the World 45

5 Development: Put It Together 71

6 Implementation: Use It 85

7 Evaluation: Know It Works 91

Section 3 Examples of Immersive Learning

8 Contextualized Learning 99

9 Service Skills 107

10 Personal Behavior Change 115

11 Working Together 123

12 Building Something Better 137

13 Decision Making 147

14 The Real World 155

Section 4 Wrap-Up

15 The Future of Immersive Learning 163

References 167

Acknowledgments 171

About the Author 175

Index 177