Comments on: How Effective are Training Simulations? http://forio.com/resources/how-effective-are-training-simulations/ News and Writings on Simulation, Business, and Technology Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:04:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Bill of Rights Institute » Blog Archive » Educating the Next Generation – Heterogeneous Classrooms http://forio.com/resources/how-effective-are-training-simulations/#comment-16759 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:47:32 +0000 http://forio.com/resources/how-effective-are-training-simulations/#comment-16759 [...] Obviously, there’s a lot of preparation involved in setting up a simulation, but the payoff in terms of learning across all learning style justifies the effort. Michael Bean posted an interesting review of studies at forio.com that support time spent on simulations as a solid investment for teachers. [...] [...] Obviously, there’s a lot of preparation involved in setting up a simulation, but the payoff in terms of learning across all learning style justifies the effort. Michael Bean posted an interesting review of studies at forio.com that support time spent on simulations as a solid investment for teachers. [...]

]]> by: N Srinivasan http://forio.com/resources/how-effective-are-training-simulations/#comment-241 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:37:01 +0000 http://forio.com/resources/how-effective-are-training-simulations/#comment-241 I cannot cite research but I can share my experience. I have been involved in designing and delivering a number of simulations to students and working people from several countries. My experience says people do learn a lot more from a simulation than case study or lecture. Recently I had designed and run a very simple simulation on the Theory of Constraints (Eliahu M. Goldratt) which enabled me to drive home the message. As a teacher, I had run sveral simulations to let students understand "Value Analysis - What It Is & How It Works" The learning was substantial. I call such simulations VUC (Vehicle for Understanading Concepts.) Some of the VUCs I had designed are: Work In Progress, Methods Improvement thru Work Study, Communication Enhances Sharing, Need for Six Sigma, Accounting Life Cycle and Bank Reconciliation (the Last two in assocation with a friend and colleague (A Subramanian.) I cannot cite research but I can share my experience.
I have been involved in designing and delivering a number of simulations to students and working people from several countries.

My experience says people do learn a lot more from a simulation than case study or lecture.

Recently I had designed and run a very simple simulation on the Theory of Constraints (Eliahu M. Goldratt) which enabled me to drive home the message.

As a teacher, I had run sveral simulations to let students understand "Value Analysis - What It Is & How It Works"
The learning was substantial.

I call such simulations VUC (Vehicle for Understanading Concepts.)

Some of the VUCs I had designed are: Work In Progress, Methods Improvement thru Work Study, Communication Enhances Sharing, Need for Six Sigma, Accounting Life Cycle and Bank Reconciliation (the Last two in assocation with a friend and colleague (A Subramanian.)

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