Ray Pastore #8 - Interview with Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D. Professor,  Bloomsburg University   

Awesome interview with Karl Kapp, the author of Gamification! Check it  out to hear his story #gamification #edtech #edtechchat #elearning  #gaming #instructionaldesign     Today we are going to be talking to Dr. Karl Kapp who is an  award-winning professor of Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg  University in Bloomsburg, PA.   Karl, whose doctoral degree is from the University of Pittsburgh, is the  Director of Bloomsburg’s Institute for Interactive Technologies and is  recognized internationally as an expert in the application of games,  game-thinking and gamification to learning.    He is currently a senior researcher on a grant sponsored by the National  Institutes of Health (NIH), has worked on several NSF grants, and is an advisor for several  EdTech start up companies.  Karl has authored/co-authored eight books, presented at TEDx, and in  2019, he received the ATD Distinguished Contribution to Talent  Development Award.   Karl’s work explores the research, theoretical foundations and practical  application of gamification, game-thinking and activity-based learning to  organizational performance issues. His goal is to help organizations create engaging learning experiences  through intelligent, research-based application of instructional strategies and techniques.  He shares his expertise and knowledge through consulting, workshops and one-on-one mentoring  with start-up firms, Fortune 100 companies and various governmental agencies.