Virtual Decisions
Digital Simulations for Teaching Reasoning in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Edited by Steve Cohen, Kent E Portney, Dean Rehberger, Carolyn Thorsen
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- ISBN: 978-0-8058-4995-0
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 12/22/2005
- Pages: 280
- Trim Size: 6 x 9
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Table of Contents
Contents: Preface. Part I: Theoretical Frameworks. K. Portney, S. Cohen, Practical Contexts and Theoretical Frameworks for Teaching Social Complexity With Digital Role-Play Simulations. D. Rehberger, A Model for Teaching With Digital Role-Play Simulations. S. Cohen, The Curricular Role for Understanding Social Decisions. Part II: Simulations in Use and in Progress. K.O. McGraw, J.E. Williams, PsychExperiments: A Web-Based Resource for Enhancing Science Training Through Simulation. K.E. Portney, S. Cohen, J. Goldman, S. Simpson, Teaching About Criminal Sentencing Decisions: The Crime and Punishment Simulations. R. Cavalier, The Poetics of Simulation: An Analysis of Programs in Ethics and Conflict Resolution. L.C. Miller, S.J. Read, Virtual Sex: Creating Environments for Reducing Risky Sex. V. Asal, The ICONS Suite of Negotiation Simulations. J. O'Looney, M.P. Dodd, Disaster Control: A Simulation for Learning the Skills of Emergency Management. J. Blascovich, J. Bailenson, Immersive Virtual Environments and Education Simulations. C. Thorsen, Current and Future Trends in Digital Role-Play Simuations.