The Complete Guide to Simulations & Serious Games

The Complete Guide to Simulations and Serious Games: How the Most Valuable Content Will be Created in the Age Beyond Gutenberg to Google

Online | Oct. 20, 2009

10:30AM to 11:30AM Pacific Time

Clark Aldrich | Virtual Leader & Lead Designer, SimuLearn, Inc.

In this presentation, based on his new book The Complete Guide to Simulations and Serious Games, Clark Aldrich will offer insights to those who are new to simulations and serious games and who have just been tasked with building a simulations and serious games capability. This presentation will discuss:

In this session, you will learn:

Basic definitions of educational simulations, serious games, and virtual worlds
When to use each, including measurement
How to launch a successful program for your organizations' goals, needs, and capabilities , and worst practices to avoid
How to turn instructors into coaches

Clark Aldrich has been called an “e-Learning Guru” by Fortune Magazine, “Visionary of the Industry” by Training Magazine, and named a member of “Training’s New Guard” by ASTD. He has authored hundreds of articles, chapters, reports, and columns, as well as the books Simulations and the Future of Learning (Wiley, 2004) and Learning by Doing: A Comprehensive Guide to Simulations, Computer Games, and Pedagogy in e-Learning and other Educational Experiences.