Simulations and the Future of Learning An Innovative (And Perhaps Revolutionary) Approach to e-Learning

Name: Simulations and the Future of Learning An Innovative (And Perhaps Revolutionary) Approach to e-Learning
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ISBN: 9780787969622

ISBN-10: 0787969621

ISBN-13: 9780787969622

Edition: 2003

Authors: Clark Aldrich

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Simulations and the Future of Learning offers trainers and educators the information and perspective they need to understand, design, build, and deploy computer simulations for this generation. Looking back on his recent first-hand experience as lead designer for an advanced leadership development simulation, author Clark Aldrich has created a detailed case study of the creation and deployment of an e-learning simulation that had the development cycle of a modern computer game. With this book Aldrich, a leader in the e-learning field, has created an intriguing roadmap for the future of learning while taking us along on an entertaining rollercoaster ride of trial and error, success and…

Book details

List price: $72.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/19/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgments



Do You Want Fries with that e-Learning?



The Simulation Way



In the Game



The Primary Colors of Content



The e-Learning Arms Race



The Myth of Subject-Matter Experts



The Search for Content



What Would a Leadership Situation Look Like?



Uncovering the Essence of Leadership



The Lure of Linear Content



Modeling Reality



Rules for a Post-Textbook World: Simulation Design Principles



The Beginning of Open-Ended Content: Sets and Figures



What Do People Do All Day? The Animation System



The Ultimate Hurdle: The Dialogue System



Modeling a Little World: The Physics System



Modeling the Inhabitants: The AI System



Philosophical and Technical Realities



A New Look at Work: The Interface System



The Scariest Word of All: Gameplay



Why Use Grades, Anyway? Metrics, Scores, and Simulations



Virtual Leader vs. the World



The Way Ahead



Seventeen Simulation Issues



A Manifest Destiny: Simulations and the Training Industry


Epilogue: Looking Back at Schools


Glossary



Raw Leadership Content



Organized Leadership Content


Index


About the Author


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