NogginLabs wins four Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards
19 November 2009
CHICAGO, IL—November 19, 2009—Chicago based e-learning innovator NogginLabs won four Excellence in Learning Awards in the 2009 Brandon Hall Awards. NogginLabs’ entries were as follows:
EverFi Financial Literacy PlatformTM: GOLD, Best Use of Game
Abbott Laboratories Global Payor System: SILVER, Best Learning Game; BRONZE, Best Custom Content
AOL CAP: Goals and Values: BRONZE, Best Learning Game
A full list of winners is available at http://www.brandon-hall.com.
Abbott’s Global Payor System is a level four simulation to educate field sales representatives on the topic of managed care. In order to achieve the goals of engaging learners and providing a realistic simulation that they can apply to their work in the field, the course was designed as a highly interactive game that allows learners to explore a cityscape environment similar to that of SimCity. The learner can choose, at his or her own discretion, which managed care related buildings to visit; just as they would in the field.
The AOL CAP course provides a thorough introduction to AOL’s corporate goals and values. The course was deployed to all AOL employees, and will continue to be a part of new employee orientation. It was crucial to AOL that the course be as interactive and engaging to learners as possible, and with that in mind, the “first-person perspective” game interaction was employed. Learners view the game through the eyes of the protagonist, and explore the interactive hallways as they complete a goal-based scenario.
The EverFi Financial Literacy PlatformTM answers a growing need for financial literacy in adolescents and young adults. EverFi called on NogginLabs to build a comprehensive series of e-learning courses that would provide learners with a refresher in the core principles of financial literacy. The EverFi Life game is the culminating event of this series and provides learners with the knowledge necessary to successfully play the game. The course is a Level 4 simulation, which uses a complex set of rules to trigger interruptions and consequences. This type of simulation takes into account learners’ progress throughout the game, as well as learners’ actions in each particular scenario.
The Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards are presented annually by Brandon Hall Research, one of the leading research firms in training and development. Now in its twelfth year, the Awards program showcases exceptional work in the use of technology to enhance learning.
About Brandon Hall Research
Brandon Hall, Ph.D. is the CEO of Brandon Hall Research and author of the groundbreaking “Web-Based Training Cookbook.” Since 1992, Brandon Hall Research (http://www.brandon-hall.com) has been providing independent research reports and expert advice on using technology in learning. Brandon Hall Research conducts the Awards program each year to recognize the best in innovative learning. To honor the Award winners Brandon Hall Research hosts the Awards reception and ceremony in partnership with VNU and in conjunction with the Training Solutions Conference & Expo.
About NogginLabs
NogginLabs is the e-learning industry’s most award-winning architect. NogginLabs’ skilled team of instructional designers, writers, programmers, and project managers has created over 1,000 hours of custom, performance-based courses for Fortune 100 companies, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations. The high quality of the courses we deliver has garnered the firm preferred vendor relationships at companies such as Dell Inc., Northwestern University, ABN AMRO, Capital One, Abbott Laboratories, JetBlue, and McDonald’s. To learn more about NogginLabs, visit http://www.nogginlabs.com.
