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Via INVIVO Communications Inc. Serious Games: Improving Medical Education - Whitepaper.

http://bit.ly/2vAICJ5

"White paper
Using games as teaching tools with healthcare professionals might seem like an unusual combination. However, part of game success lies in its competitive nature which appeals to the motivated healthcare professional." Read more...

Serious Games: Improving Medical Education Using games as teaching tools with healthcare professionals might seem like an unusual combination. However, part of game success lies in its competitive nature which appeals to the motivated healthcare professional. Studies show that serious games can lead to a 29% improvement in mean clinical know...

Read up on how the Internet of Things may affect associations, and many other organisations via CSAE - Canadian Society of Association Executives http://www.csae.com/Blog/ArticleID/225/what-internet-things-why-you-should-care

What is the Internet of Things? (And Why You Should Care) Michael Mackay discusses how the Internet of Things is already affecting associations and how it may continue to do so in the future while questioning if your organization is prepared

We're looking forward to an exciting day of fun and learning at this year's CSAE Trillium Summer Summit. http://bit.ly/2tNtTZ1

Don't forget to catch Jeremy Friedberg's chat after lunch about elearning in associations. It should be a blast.

2017 Summer Summit Conference The Trillium Chapter of the CSAE presents the 12th Annual Summer Summit at the Nottawasaga Inn Resort in Alliston, Ontario on July 12-14, 2017. Join your peers for two days of intensive professional d

CSAE members! Make sure to catch Jeremy Friedberg at the upcoming Summer Summit, Wednesday July 12th-14th. Come out for his featured talk, eLearning for Associations: Boring People Since 1992 at 1:30pm . http://www.csae.com/Education-Events/Details/ArticleId/2634/2017-Summer-Summit-Conference

2017 Summer Summit Conference The Trillium Chapter of the CSAE presents the 12th Annual Summer Summit at the Nottawasaga Inn Resort in Alliston, Ontario on July 12-14, 2017. Join your peers for two days of intensive professional d

A quick mention in via Flarrio amongst many other experts on the future of technology in education.

http://bit.ly/edtechflarrio

EdTech: Technology And Learning

We had a great time with INVIVO Communications Inc. the past two days visiting VRTO - Virtual Reality, Toronto. Seeing all the great and tech, creative software and hardware and student projects, and talking all about VR in health and education. Looking forward to next year! https://lnkd.in/ep7W6HV

VRTO Virtual & Augmented Reality World Conference & Expo

Don't forget to catch us and the good folks from INVIVO Communications Inc. Monday at VRTO. We'll be guiding you through 's impact in health technologies, and how to structure VR experiences to teach. https://conference.virtualreality.to/schedule2017/ -events

Talks will be lead by Spongelab Co-Founder Jeremy Friedberg, Director of Business development Joseph Wilson as well as Invivo Creative Director James Hackett and VP of Creative Kevin Millar

Schedule VRTO 2017 Visit the post for more.

You can find us tomorrow June 9th at the Ontario Library Association's Digital Odyssey. http://bit.ly/OLAOdyssee OCAD University

We'll be showing off our games and exploring how these new technologies can enhance libraries.

Student tickets are only $50.

Event Display - Digital Odyssey 2017

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-ways-simplify-your-associations-training-michael-mackay

5 Ways to simplify your Association's Training Two goals that exist in all associations and nonprofits are: 1. the education of members; and 2. the training of volunteers. The problems in achieving

Catch Jeremy Friedberg Tuesday, May 30th as he opens for this year's InformOntario Symposium! http://www.informontario.on.ca/symposium

Symposium | InformOntario The George Brown Residence was originally built for the 2015 Pam Am Games as part of the athletes' village. It is now a student resident with the conference space on the 2nd floor. All suites include 2 bedrooms (each with a double bed), a shared bathroom and small kitchen. Linens and towels provided...

Enjoy this new write up on the use of narrative in association training on CSAE - Canadian Society of Association Executives http://www.csae.com/Blog/ArticleID/176/why-narrative-key-training

Why Narrative is The Key to Training Michael Mackay explains the value to association executives (and others) of sharing stories during the training process

Join the Natural Sciences and engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) during Science Odyssey, May 17th 2017 for SciPOP, a one day blitz of discovery and innovation. Find out how to participate, and take the SciPOP Pledge here. (www.spongelab.com/odyscipop)

SciPOP is an event to inspire students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Participate and have fun! Teachers and schools across Canada are invited to hold hands-on science activities on Wednesday, May 17, 2017and be part of the Experience. NSERC / CRSNG

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Le 17 mai 2017, participez à SciPOP, journée de découverte et d'innovation organisée par le Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada (CRSNG) dans le cadre de l'Odyssée des sciences. Pour participer, rendez-vous à la page www.spongelab.com/odyscipop/index-fn.cfm.

La journée SciPOP est une activité qui vise à inspirer les élèves en leur faisant découvrir les sciences, la technologie, l’ingénierie et les mathématiques (STIM). Participez-y et amusez-vous! Les enseignants et les écoles de partout au Canada sont invités à faire partie de l’expérience en organisant des activités scientifiques pratiques le mercredi 17 mai 2017. NSERC / CRSNG

SciPOP

Missed us at , or The Canadian Museums Association National Conference ? Come visit us April 26-28th at the IABL, International Association of Blended Learning Conference at the George Brown Waterfront Campus.
http://www.iabl2017.org/

IABL2017, 2nd World Conference on Blended Learning

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Time to head back to Ottawa to check out this year's Canadian Museum Association National conference. See you there! http://www.museums.ca/site/conferences_national

Canadian Museums Association - SERVICES: Conferences: National Conference Canadian Museums Association

Check out what's new on the SpongeBlog "Didn't we Cover That Last Year?" http://spongelab.tumblr.com/post/158927129812/the-conference-seminar-or-didnt-we-cover-that

The Conference Seminar, Or “Didn’t we Cover that Last Year?” March 28th, 2017 It’s time to return to ‘that’ yearly conference. That one you go to every year, that often seems more familiar each time. You may be perusing the seminar topics and going, ‘Oh, didn’t...

Headed to this week? Watch our feed throughout the conference for great insight on how you can use to grow your organisation, then come find us in Washington D.C.!

We're headed to Washington D.C. next week to attend the now sold out NTC 2017, the Nonprofit Technology Conference. Come find us and we'll help solve your problems around your educational and training programs! http://www.nten.org/ntc/

2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference – NTEN

Enjoy this great interview with BNN - Business News Network and Jeremy Friedberg direct from the floor at
http://www.bnn.ca/video/virtual-reality-games-can-be-educational-too~1074921

Virtual reality games can be educational, too Many tech companies have been quick to adopt virtual reality as the natural evolution of games. But these games can be educational as well. And Jeremy Friedberg, co-founder and partner of Spongelab Interactive, has made it his mission to show game-based learning really works.

Our own Michael Mackay with some insights into how to plan and manage self-directed learning.

Self-Directed Learning and Training in the Not-For-Profit Sector Michael MacKay of Spongelab Interactive explains how self-directed learning can best be employed within the association and not-for-profit sector

Time to read the latest on the SpongeBlog. How to Engage People in Your Training. http://bit.ly/HowToEngage

How to Engage People in Their Training 12 Ways to Get People on Board with Training.Feb 28th, 2017 9:53:13am Associations often struggle to make an impact when training their members as well as their staff. Getting buy-in from learners to...

Try It! Tomatosphere™ Learn more about Mars and the importance of growing food in space.

Check out the latest on the SpongeBlog: 7 Ways to Gamify your Organization.

http://bit.ly/gamifySL

How can I solve my people problems with a game? 7 Easy Ways to Add Gamification to Your Organization. Gamification is a hot topic in many industries these days. Not everyone is ready to commit to one of the many technology-based ways to add...

Why we all need a lesson in statistics...

15 Insane Things That Correlate With Each Other Why do these things correlate? These 15 correlations will blow your mind. (Is this headline sensationalist enough for you to click on it yet?)

Happy new year! Everyone at Spongelab is wishing you a great 2017.

Read our latest blog! Our experience at Royal Ontario Museum during their annual ROM Game Jam this past September. One of the two games we created in 24 hours will be featured at the ROM throughout the holidays!

http://www.spongelab.com/blog/rom-gamejam.html

Game Jam at the ROM