online_simulations

The Next Best Thing: Teaching with Simulations
Pete Vreeland

Simulations provide students with the opportunity to engage important concepts in a very personal and direct way. Simula­tions provide students with meaningful and immediate feedback as they ex­plore new ideas. In this session, we will design learning activities that make the most of these power­ful learning tools.

=//"Telling is not teaching..//= =//Listening is not learning..//= =//Students need interactive engagement"//=

By the end of the session, you should be able to..... //- design// a lesson that engages students in a meaningful exploration of an important idea in your subject area

and you should have the resources to..... //- plan, implement//, and //assess// a variety of lessons that utilize simulations.