Episode 11: Practical Applications of Gamification with Dr. Karl Kapp
Outline
The Learning Science Weekly Podcast brings together thought leaders, researchers, creatives, authors, and scientists to chat about the science of learning and how it can be applied in corporate and customer education.
In this week's episode of the Learning Science Weekly Podcast, we spoke with Doctor Karl Kapp about instructional game design, gamification classes, and online learning design. We explored his research, theoretical foundations, and practical application of gamification, game-thinking, and activity-based learning to organizational performance issues.
Guest: Karl Kapp
Doctor Karl Kapp is a professor of Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA. where he teaches instructional game design, gamification classes, and online learning design.
He is currently a senior researcher on a grant sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which involves the application of microlearning and gamification to help childcare workers identify child abuse. Karl is co-founder of Enterprise Game Stack, a company that created a digital card game tool for instructional designers.
Karl’s academic and practitioner work explores the research, theoretical foundations, and practical application of gamification, game-thinking, and activity-based learning to organizational performance issues.
Mentioned in the episode:
Karl keeps busy writing and researching, he has authored or co-authored eight books including “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction” and most recently a book on microlearning.
His current passion project is the creation of a series on YouTube called “The Unauthorized, Unofficial History of Learning Game.”
Recommended by Karl Kapp:
- Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design by Scott Rogers
- The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell
