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


Clark. Aldrich
Bok Engelsk 2003 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2003.
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1 online resource (301 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - About This Book; Simulations and the Future of Learning; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Do You Want Fries with that e-Learning?; Part One: The Simulation Way; 2. In the Game; 3. The Primary Colors of Content; 4. The e-Learning Arms Race; 5. The Myth of Subject-Matter Experts; 6. The Search for Content; 7. What Would a Leadership Situation Look Like?; 8. Uncovering the Essence of Leadership; 9. The Lure of Linear Content; Part Two: Modeling Reality; 10. Rules for a Post-Textbook World: Simulation Design Principles; 11. The Beginning of Open-Ended Content: Sets and Figures. - 12. What Do People Do All Day? The Animation System13. The Ultimate Hurdle: The Dialogue System; 14. Modeling a Little World: The Physics System; 15. Modeling the Inhabitants: The AI System; Part Three: Philosophical and Technical Realities; 16. A New Look at Work: The Interface System; 17. The Scariest Word of All: Gameplay; 18. Why Use Grades, Anyway? Metrics, Scores, and Simulations; 19. Virtual Leader vs. the World; Part Four: The Way Ahead; 20. Seventeen Simulation Issues; 21. A Manifest Destiny: Simulations and the Training Industry; Epilogue: Looking Back at Schools; Glossary. - Appendix One: Raw Leadership ContentAppendix Two: Organized Leadership Content; Index; About the Author; Pfeiffer Publications Guide. - 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
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