When Are Computer Simulations the Right Tool?
Gene Koo, Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society as well as Director of Online Training at Legal Aid University, lists three criteria for which computer simulations add value in an educational context:
1. The subject is best learned through role-playing
2. The subject must be modeled using complex data and formulae
3. The subject is amenable to learning through exploration
His full post expounds on these thoughts further.
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November 18th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Insane Clown Posse Dating Game
November 20th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
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