BLP Unveils Fall ’17 Release of Knowledge Guru
The Fall 2017 Release of Knowledge Guru makes life easier for game authors and provides new gameplay options for learners. We've added several new features to the Knowledge Guru platform based on customer requests and lessons learned implementing Knowledge Guru games as part of larger curriculums for our clients.
New Authoring Tools and System Admin Dashboard
We gave the Knowledge Guru…
BLP Adds ‘Drive’ Adaptive Learning App to the Knowledge Guru Platform
BLP customers and Knowledge Guru subscribers got the big scoop last week on our Fall 2016 release of Knowledge Guru. But now, it’s time to tell the world: we’ve just added a new app called Drive to the Knowledge Guru platform.
Remind me again: what is Knowledge Guru?
We’re glad we asked. Knowledge Guru is a platform of apps that use game-based learning, adaptive learning and…
How to Ace Learning Technology Implementation
You're ready to take the leap. The new XYZ learning technology is going to "Wow" your learners and you carefully aligned it with business outcomes. Your pilot group responded well to the new technology and it's time to launch it company-wide. You know that the learning content is instructionally sound and employees will probably even enjoy themselves a bit once they give the new program a chance.…
Bottom-Line Performance Wins Three 2014 Brandon Hall Awards for its Knowledge Guru Platform
Bottom-Line Performance won two Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology gold awards for its Knowledge Guru Game-Based Learning Platform. One gold award honored Knowledge Guru as Best Advance in Gaming or Simulation Technology. The other award, gold for Best Advance in Sales Training Online Application, recognized BLP and Cisco Systems, Inc. for Cisco’s use of the Knowledge Guru platform.
BLP and…
Bottom-Line Performance, ExactTarget Marketing Cloud Win Brandon Hall Award for “MobileConnect Guru”
Bottom-Line Performance and the ExactTarget Marketing Cloud won a coveted Brandon Hall Group bronze award for excellence in the Best Use of Games and Simulations for Learning category. BLP and ExactTarget’s win was announced on September 10th, 2014. The winners are listed at http://go.brandonhall.com/past_award_winners.
The winning solution, MobileConnect Guru, was created using the Knowledge…
What Will Corporate Learners Remember from your Training?
This is an excerpt from our white paper, When Remembering Really Matters: Learning Strategies for Long-Term Retention. The white paper includes eight strategies to improve learning and remembering. Here is Part 1:
How confident are you that learners really remember what they learn from training delivered in your organization? When a week or a month has passed, how much of what they learned…
When Remembering Really Matters – New White Paper from Sharon Boller
Sharon Boller, President of Bottom-Line Performance, has authored a new white paper: When Remembering Really Matters: Learning Strategies for Long-Term Retention. It's full of research, case studies, and advice for learning professionals ready to reduce the amount of information learners forget from all types of training.
Here's what is covered in the white paper:
What will learners remember?…
Gamification, Sales Training in Learning Solutions Magazine
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Organizations faced with fast product launch cycles must simultaneously train sales teams, support teams, and customers on the features and benefits. There's often no "easy button," however games and gamification are shown to be some of the most effective methods for acquiring new knowledge quickly.
Dr. Karl Kapp, Ed.D has written a two part series on games…
To Game or Not to Game? The Best Ways to Use Games for Learning
So, you think you want to use a game to help people learn. You've got the "what," but do you know the "why" and the "how?"
There are many reasons to use games for learning... and also times when you'd be better off picking a different interactive learning experience. The best way to figure out whether or not to create a learning game, and to get the project started, is to ask the right…