IMPACT

Participants in VTP programs have provided us with the following feedback:

"I am thrilled with the new and innovative way that Virtual Training Partners married virtual world technologies with solid Instructional Design techniques, providing compelling learning opportunities that I anticipate the Government will be quick to explore in the future".

- Tami Griffith, The Creator of Federal Virtual World Competition

“As the Founder of the Washington DC ASTD Tech SIG, I have been interested in seeing the potential of Second Life, and after attending the program conducted by Virtual Training Partners, I am more convinced than ever that 3D Virtual Worlds will become a leading platform for delivering training in the near future.”

- Todd Slater, Founder of Washington DC ASTD Tech SIG

"A great example of how Second Life can be used as a training solution.”

- Glen Linden in Linden Lab Blog, January 26, 2010

“My heartfelt thanks to Mark Jankowski and the team at Virtual Learning Partners for their recent participation at the SALT conference. Their Second Life negotiation training environment clearly demonstrates the power of virtual worlds to deliver education in a unique and effective way. From the Camden Yards skybox to the 40 foot tall snowman to the symphony hall, Mark makes his points in ways that are impossible in any other setting.  The audience came away with a visual and spatial memory that will stay with them long after the PowerPoints from the other sessions have faded.”

Christopher Bishop, Senior Communications Specialist, IBM Corporate Citizenship

“I was quite impressed with the training session. I have attended many training sessions in SL and this one was one of the smoothest yet. Marc is an excellent speaker and the flow of the session as well as the content worked in a harmonious way. The use of different rooms and different themes helps the learner remember lessons. The whole session was like a performance, sort of like a play when the curtains are drawn and the next set comes up. It was very noob friendly which is key to bringing new people into SL.”

“Overall it was an excellent program, very informative while being entertaining and always to the point.  I came away with good info and would make it a point to attend again!  Well done!”

“I am very highly impressed with what you are doing and today’s session was a true learning experience form me both as an SL user and as a RL negotiator.”

“I found the meeting flowed and was very well presented. The speaker was professional and transparent in his knowledge, lent itself to a collaborative air to proceedings. The tools to commit to answers was well done.  It didn't require the participant to be an expert in SL (a huge plus).  The content itself was very good.  Simple, yet complete.”

“Mark has shown that even boring business topics can employ an appropriate level of fun and interactivity to invoke spatial memory and active participation for real learning.”