Essentials of Experiential Learning and Simulations
Experience is the Best Teacher – Using Simulations to Build Experience
Ken Spero, Executive Director, NexLearn - Immersive Learning University
Program Description:
Experience is the best teacher. Unfortunately, organizations have neither the time nor the budget to allow their people to learn through the school of hard knocks.
Simple and cost-effective computer-based experience design and simulations, (a.k.a. story-telling with little to no technology) offer a valuable solution. This approach provides organizations with an opportunity to capture the necessary experience their employees need in a cost-effective and time-saving format, while also giving employees the opportunity to gain experience in a safe environment without the bruising.
This interactive online workshop introduces you to a simple framework for simulations, which combine one’s work experience and expertise with the power of storytelling. Simulation isn’t a science; it’s just a way of organizing your thinking. This workshop will help participants to organize them to train others.
By the end of this workshop, you will have written a simulation narrative for your audience that enables them to identify key decision points and learn through simulated experiences.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this program, you will be able to:
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Understand what experience design is and how it can be used to complement more traditional instructional-design methodologies
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Understand how to create simulation narratives with low-tech, cost effective means
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Write a simulation narrative for a meaningful experience that exposes participants to key decision points
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Determine when to use simulations to support your overall learning objectives
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Ensure that the simulation experience “sticks” to support learner retention and application even though it is “simulated.”
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About the facilitator:
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Ken Spero, Executive Director of the new Immersive Learning University at NexLearn, LLC, has been designing, developing and delivering simulations both on-line and in the classroom for over 20 years. In this role, his primary role is to education the public on simulations and experiential learning with the objectives of making the creation and use of Immersive Learning Simulations more available to the masses on a restricted budget. A faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania’s Work-Based Learning Leadership Graduate program, Ken is also a frequent presenter at learning conferences. |
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