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Simulations and the future of learning: An innovative (and perhaps revolutionary) approach to e-learning

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog110336
Aldrich, Clark. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2004.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 320 ALD 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This book offers trainers and educators the information and perspective they need to understand, design, build, and deploy computer simulations for this generation. It outlines the design principles and critical decisions around any simulation's components— the interface, the physics and animation …
Author
Aldrich, Clark
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
Hardcover; 282 pages
Subject
E-Learning
Education. Gaming
Learning
Abstract
This book offers trainers and educators the information and perspective they need to understand, design, build, and deploy computer simulations for this generation. It outlines the design principles and critical decisions around any simulation's components— the interface, the physics and animation systems, the artificial intelligence, and sets and figures. Using this accessible resource, readers will learn how to create and evaluate successful simulations that have the following characteristics: authentic and relevant scenarios; applied pressure situations that tap user's emotion and force them to act; a sense of unrestricted options; and replayability.
ISBN
978-0787969622
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 320 ALD 2004

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The world cafe: Shaping our futures through conversations that matter

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog111812
Brown, J., Isaacs, D. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2005.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 75 BRO 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This resource focuses on collaborative dialogue, sharing mutual knowledge, and discovering new opportunities for action. This innovative approach creates dynamic networks of conversation that can catalyze an organization's or community's own collective intelligence around its most important questio…
Author
Brown, J.
Isaacs, D.
Corporate Author
World Cafe Community
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
Softcover: 242 p.
Subject
Learning
Leadership/Coaching
Abstract
This resource focuses on collaborative dialogue, sharing mutual knowledge, and discovering new opportunities for action. This innovative approach creates dynamic networks of conversation that can catalyze an organization's or community's own collective intelligence around its most important questions.
Table of Contents:
Introduction Begining the Conversation: An Invitation to the World Cafe
Chapter 1 Seeing the Invisible: Conversation Matters!
Chapter 2 Conversation as a Core Process: Co-Creating Business and Social Value
Chapter 3 Principle 1: Set the Context
Chapter 4 Principle 2: Create Hospitable Space
Chapter 5 Principle 3: Explore Questions that Matter
Chapter 6 Principle 4: Encourage Everyone's Contribution
Chapter 7 Principle 5: Cross-Pollinate and Connect Diverse Perspectives
Chapter 8 Principle 6: Listen Together for Patterns, Insights, and Deeper Questions
Chapter 9 Principle 7: Harvest and Share Collective Discoveries
Chapter 10 Guiding the Cafe Process: The Art of Hosting
Chapter 11 Conversational Leadership: Cultivating Collective Intelligence
Chapter 12 The Call of Our Times: Creating a Culture of Dialogue
Epilogue How Can We Talk It Through
Afterword Discovering the Magic of Collective Creativity
ISBN
9781576752586
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 75 BRO 2005

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