This post was written by Tushar Thomas, an Associate Learning Partner at Mursion. If you would like to drop Tushar a note, reach out at Tushar.Thomas@mursion.com. Everyone’s ears perked up when Ava — decidedly the queen bee of her middle school class — lightheartedly complained about...
Experiencing a demo of Mursion’s virtual reality simulations is the ideal introduction to this immersive learning technology. By interacting directly with our lifelike avatars (who are guided behind-the-scenes by our specially trained Simulation Specialists) in a realistic workplace setting, you have the power to enter...
Since Mursion got its start in 2014, virtual reality has further established its foothold in the zeitgeist, from consumer-facing media like movies and gaming, to enhanced roles in various types of deep practice, reaching from the classroom to the workplace and well beyond. During that time,...
Mursion recently hosted renowned speaker, author, and leadership consultant Anton Gunn for “Ending Injustice in the Workplace: How Great Leaders Build a World-Class Culture,” the latest installment of our “Future of Work” virtual roundtable series. The world’s leading authority on Socially Conscious Leadership, Gunn is...
Mursion recently hosted Jason Chen, Ph.D., Gerdelman Family Term Distinguished Associate Professor at William & Mary School of Education, for "Hot Off the Press: Simulations to Develop Champions for Diversity." This edition of our ongoing "Future of Work" virtual roundtable series featured an insightful discussion...
How often do you think about your own thinking? It may sound like an existential riddle, but the educational psychology term metacognition is, simply put, just that: thinking about your thinking. Delving deeper, it also refers to a learner’s ability to tap into the awareness...
It’s true: Practice makes perfect when learning any new ability. However, not all practice is created equal. Deep practice is a special type of skill building that has been proven to develop talents far more effectively than other methods. What is deep practice and why is...
Recently Mursion invited Senior Vice President Bryan Kohl and Director of Behavioral Health Consulting Lisa Desai of MindWise Innovations for a “Future of Work” Roundtable discussion, which covered the crucial topic of mental health and how it relates to education and work. A bit of background:...
The advantages of multi-exemplar training and variable practice — which, in simple terms, refers to the use of multiple examples when teaching a subject — are well proven in the education sphere, but how does this type of variable practice relate to learning essential soft...
How do educators — from teachers in a classroom setting to learning and development professionals in the workplace — set out to develop their methods and objectives for their learning initiatives? What criteria are most important when evaluating the overall success of a program? Educators and...
