Title :
Designing Small World Simulations: Experiences and Developments
Author :
Angehrn, Albert A.
Author_Institution :
Center for Adv. Learning Technol., INSEAD
Abstract :
Managing an important change process within an organization or community. Introducing innovations in an educational institution. Helping a group of diverse and distributed professionals to collaborate effectively. These are a few examples of complex challenges that managers and decision makers are increasingly faced with, and for which an in-depth understanding of the underlying psychological, cognitive and social dynamics of collaboration is required. SmallWorld Simulations (SWS) represent a promising approach to address such challenges through advanced learning technologies that support immersive, simulation-based collaborative learning experiences. This paper offers an overview of the key design principles underlying SWS, and of current research and developments in this area
Keywords :
digital simulation; educational institutions; educational technology; groupware; SmallWorld simulations; advanced learning technology; distributed professionals; educational institution; simulation-based collaborative learning; social dynamics; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Context modeling; Cultural differences; Educational institutions; Innovation management; Process design; Psychology; Technological innovation; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2006. Sixth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kerkrade
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2632-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2006.1652459