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Simulation and Game-Based Learning in Emergency and Disaster Management
A committee of individuals who are professionals in a specific discipline who collaborate to advice on academic programs and aid in the future direction of the program to ensure that the program is offering students the skills necessary for the workforce.
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Online Simulations and Gamification: A Case Study Across an Emergency and Disaster Management Program
Terri L. Wilkin (American Public University System, USA)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4087-9.ch009
Abstract
Higher education has seen a dramatic increase in the number of courses and programs offered in an online environment over the past two decades. As most online educational courses are asynchronous in nature, ensuring that applied learning happens in scenarios that replicate real-life events is of utmost importance especially in certain disciplines such as emergency and disaster management. With the advent of newer and advanced technologies, online gamifications and simulations offer a learning method that requires the students to use decision-making, problem solving, and critical thinking skills in a fictional scenario that imitates events that individuals in the particular career field will experience. This chapter is an examination of the use of gamifications and simulations in online higher education highlighting a holistic approach to gaming and simulations designed and implemented across an undergraduate emergency and disaster program.
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