Getting Started with Simulation-Based Learning

Scholarly Resources

For a little more information on the value, applicability, generalizability, and difficulties in the design of controlled experiment, see the following:

• Scientific discovery learning with computer simulations of conceptual domains, by Ton De Jong and Wouter Van Joolingen from the University of Twente
• Thinking in Levels: A Dynamic Systems Approach to Making Sense of the World, by Uri Wilensky from Northwestern University and Mitchel Resnick from MIT
• Current Issues and Future Directions in Simulation-Based Training, by Bradford Bell, Adam Kanar, and Steve Kozlowski from Cornell University
• Support for Simulation-Based Learning; The Effects of Model Progression and Assignments on Learning about Oscillatory Motion, by Janine Swaak, Wouter van Joolingen, and Ton de Jong from the University of Twente
• Learning with Computer Games and Simulations, from the Center for Implementing Technology in Education
• Simulated learning in musculoskeletal assessment and rehabilitation education: comparing the effect of a simulation-based learning activity with a peer-based learning activity, by Mark Hecimovich and Simone Volet from Murdoch University
• Enhancing Simulation-Based Learning through Active External Integration of Representations, by Daniel Bodemer of the Knowledge Media Research Center
• Distinguishing between games and simulations: A systematic review, by Louise Sauve, Lise Renaud, David Kaufman, and Jean-Simon Marquis
• The use of “exploratory learning” for supporting immersive learning in virtual environments, by Sara de Freitas of the University of Coventry and Tim Neumann of the University of London
• Simulation-based medical teaching and learning, by Abdulmohsen H. Al-Elq, from King Fahd Hospital of the University
• Simulation-based learning: Just like the real thing, by Fatimah Lateef from Singapore General Hospital
• MILA-S: Generation of Agent-Based Simulations from Conceptual Models of Complex Systems, by David Joyner, Ashok Goel, and Nicolas Papin of Georgia Tech

General Media

These sources would generally not be suitable for use in your assignments, but they may provide a useful general overview of the topic if you find yourself struggling with the more scholarly resources.

• Simulations, Games, and Learning, by Diana Oblinger
• Teaching Tools: Using Online Simulations and Games, by Suzie Boss of Edutopia
• Games and Simulations and their Relationships to Learning, by Margaret E. Gredler of the University of South Carolina
• Simulation-Based Learning, from Zagreb University
• Teaching with Simulations, by Betty Blecha and Beth Haynes from Carleton College
• About Simulation, from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
• Simulation Technologies in Higher Education, by David A. Damassa and Toby D. Sitko of the Educause Center for Applied Research
• Simulation and Gaming Software Development Tools and Languages, from Eurosis
• Instructional simulation, from Wikipedia
• Can an Immersive Video Game Teach the Nuances of American History?, by Katrina Schwartz of MindShift
• Teaching Geopolitics: Fantasy Football as a Learning Game, by Greg Toppo the USA Today
• Simulation based learning: A New Pedagogical Approach, from Trade Arabia
• A Visit to Stanford’s Center for Immersive and Simulation-Based Learning, by Scott Jung of MedGadget
• Simulation-Based Assessment Facilitates Learning & Enhances Clinical Judgment, by Anthony Smith of the Journal of Emergency Medical Services