Simulations are very powerful learning tools. The military has traditionally been a leader in this area, and when considering the consequences of bad training, it is clearly a valid mode of training. Simulations such as Simulearn’s Virtual Leader show that soft skills can be effectively learned through this technology. Here is a new project from Duke that is also reportedly working well:
Welcome to Virtual Peace – the humanitarian assistance training simulator
Virtual Peace: Turning Swords to Ploughshares brings together digital learning technologies and international humanitarian assistance efforts. Students and educators enter an immersive, multi-sensory game-based environment that simulates real disaster relief and conflict resolution conditions in order to learn first-hand the necessary tools for sensitive and timely crisis response.
Virtual Swords to Ploughshares
At Duke, “Virtual Peace” project leader Tim Lenoir said he was intrigued by the idea of using the same technology to foster cooperation in resolving conflict. In “Virtual Peace”, students can practice real-life diplomatic skills and learn first-hand the necessary tools for sensitive and timely crisis response…After
two trial simulations this fall in high-tech classrooms at the Link,
Perkins Library’s new teaching and learning center, Mirovitskaya said
she was amazed at her students’ response to the computer simulation.
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