Organizations often need to communicate critical knowledge and motivate learners of varying proficiency to achieve specific performance levels. This commonly requires delivering a range of content across disciplines. It can be challenging to design impactful learning that goes beyond transmitting information that results in consistent performance.  

In this case-study session you will discuss how these design challenges were addressed in an online game simulation for respiratory care. You will learn how gamifying a course allows adapting content and remediation to the learner, reducing the training time for those needing positive reinforcement, while promoting a behavior change that sticks for others. You will explore when incorporating game-like elements is beneficial to promoting individualized learning in order to achieve performance objectives and content retention. You will discuss the course-design process, learn tips for game-simulation development, and discover how they designed branching to capture learner-performance data for performance coaching.

In this session, you will learn:

• A procedure for converting content into a game simulation with branching based on individual learner proficiency
• A strategy for selecting gaming elements most conducive to the course objectives and motivating to the target audience
• How to design and track branching and provide immediate feedback and remediation within a game-simulation course
• A process for receiving SME-review feedback and content development approval for a branching game
• How to use LMS tracking and a SCORM report for additional personalized performance coaching and course evaluation

Audience:
Novice to advanced designers, developers, and project managers with basic instructional-design knowledge. While a general understanding of SCORM or learning management systems may be helpful, this knowledge is not required to benefit from the session.

Technology discussed in this session:
Flash programming, SCORM, and LMS tracking and reporting.