Game-based learning is everywhere, but is it effective? Does it move the needle on performance and outcomes? Too often, games are added to learning experiences with the hope that engagement alone will lead to better outcomes. Hope is not a strategy. Game-based learning only moves the needle when it is intentionally designed around authentic practice, feedback, and decision-making tied directly to real-world performance.

In this session, Dr. Karl Kapp, on behalf of ELB Learning, cuts through the hype and tackles the question learning leaders are asking: when does game-based learning actually improve results, and when is it just busywork with a leaderboard? In this session, we'll examine the research and provide recommendations on how you can gain the most from incorporating games into learning. 

You will learn how to:

• Identify when game-based learning is most effective, 
• Align the Game Design with desired outputs. 
• Design game-based learning experiences that transfer to the job

Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D., is a professor of Instructional Design and Technology at Commonwealth University in Bloomsburg, PA and author of a dozen books on the convergence of learning, technology, games and interactive instruction including the best selling "The Gamification of Learning and Instruction" and the soon to be released "Action-First Learning: Instructional Design Techniques to Engage and Inspire."

Karl writes a popular LinkedIn Newsletter called "L&D Easter Eggs" and is a frequent international keynote speaker, workshop leader, moderator, and panelist at conferences as well as events for private corporations and universities. He is a TEDx speaker, author of ten LinkedIn Learning Courses, developer of digital and analog learning games, and passionate about action-first learning designs. His current passion projects are his YouTube series called "The Unofficial, Unauthorized History of Learning Games" and his series "How AI Helps L&D Professionals."

Follow him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlkapp/