Simulations: Interactive Pretending
Marc Prensky has just released a new batch of writings, including a short paper called 'Interactive Pretending: an Overvew of Simulations' that reminds us in simple terms that simulations are really exercises in useful pretending. Simulations allow us to expose learners to situations that they might encounter in the real world some day, but cannot be easily trained in for reasons of safety or infrequency. This might range from how to fly an airplane, to how to deal with a difficult patient or how to effectively manage a natural disaster.
This paper is a good primer on the emerging area of training simulations, for those interested in learning more.
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Posted by Lisa Galarneau at September 27, 2004 12:53 PM
