An important feature of Forio Broadcast Professional is the ability to restrict access to registered users. Broadcast contains a number of features to make the login process smooth and your application appear professional.
I promised to explain some of the new features in Broadcast in a series of articles. My favorite new feature in Forio Broadcast solves a real problem, is simple to apply, and I've started using it everywhere. In a nutshell, you can now easily calculate totals in the user interface. If you've struggled with this as much as I have you'll probably be jumping for joy.
One of the benefits of offering Forio Broadcast as online software is a complete change in the nature of upgrades. Since we launched the site five years ago we have added new features on a regular but fairly quiet basis. You will find that some of these enhancements simply make existing simulations work better. Other times you might find a surprising new capability to use when building a new simulation. It's easy to look past such continual evolution, so I wanted to highlight some of the subtle improvements and new capabilities made available in the last six months.
Most of the evidence that simulations are effective teaching tools has been anecdotal. But fortunately, there have been some carefully designed research studies that examine the effectiveness of simulations and test these anecdotal assertions. Research studies examining the effectiveness of simulations have found that students learn more effectively using simulations and games than alternative learning tools. Also younger managers who have used computer games since early childhood enjoy simulations and games more than case studies. Other studies have shown that simulations are effective at getting students to apply concepts that they have learned through lectures or reading and that simulations can ...
The Global Warming Interactive Simulation is a serious game that explores the relationship of global warming to economic, political, and science policy decisions. The simulation, developed by a nine person team headed by Professor Michael Hillinger and simulated with Forio Broadcast produces estimates of the CO2 emissions over a period of 100 years. The model also takes into account social and economic variables such as development of alternative energy sources, taxes on carbon production, unemployment levels, and even public opinion.
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