Join me for a free webinar about HIVEs on Tuesday, July 14

If you want a preview of some of the material that will be covered in my upcoming two books, and you are just beginning the journey (i.e. this is a beginner level program), join me for a Training Magazine webinar, called The Unifying View of Highly Interactive Virtual Environment (HIVE) Learning.

All the information about the webinar and registration link are here:

• http://www.trainingmagnetwork.com/topics/show/326

(If you’re not already a member of TrainingMagNetwork.com, the free registration only takes about 30 seconds.)

Click here to join the discussion group:

• http://www.trainingmagnetwork.com/groups/show/261

Here's the description:

Many practitioners have been struck by a paradox. They have sensed an overlap between virtual worlds, games, and educational simulations on one hand, and yet they know that one does not equal the other.

This emerging, unifying view of HIVE learning is the future of education. It represents, finally, the practical convergence of best practices and technologies, leveraging and building upon what we already know for better results for all involved. The critical trick, however, is knowing when to look at virtual worlds, games, and educational simulations as part of a greater whole, and when not to let this holistic view obscure the critical differences between them.

You will learn:

• What is the relationship between virtual world, games, and simulations, and how and when each should be used.
• How to coach students in "learning to do" rather than just "learning to know."
• How to measure HIVE effectiveness.

Obviously, feel free to preorder either book in the meantime. Both the publisher and Amazon track pre-orders carefully in determining how much to promote the books, so ordering early helps spread the word about the importance of Simulations and Serious Games even more than later orders, as well as earns my eternal gratitude!