educational simulations interface development
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recommendations based on 21 years of experience with respect to the development of educational computer simulations and gamesTRANSCRIPT
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Educational Computer Simulations
Goals, didactical functions, technology, implementation and new trends
Piet van Schaick Zillesen
Senior Consultant Educational Computer Simulations
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Components
Information about:
• Relevant activities of my organization• Concepts• Educational relevance of computer simulations• Didactical functionality • Technology and Development• How to use simulations in education• New trends
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1 Organisation
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My home base…
• Van Hall Institute• Business Center• Dept. of Simulations
Van Hall Institute
BUSINESS CENTER
Dept. Of Simulations Tailor made Courses
Environment+other green activities Food & Business
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Van Hall Institute
• Part of Wageningen University and Research Centre
• 1900 students• 300 staff members• 7 BSc courses
• Business Center• http://www.vhall.nl
University of Professional Education in Agriculture, Food Technology, Environmental and Animal Sciences
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Business Center
• 40 staff members• Tailor made training-courses• Applied Research • Educational Software
(Dept. of Simulations)• http://www.vhibc.nl/ (Dutch)
Independent Foundation for Commercial Activities
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Dept. of Simulations
(educational) softwareDesign, Development, Implementation Support,Consultancy
• 10 staff members• Educational Simulations• E-learning• Decision Support Software• Special Products• http://www.pgsim.nl
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2 Concepts
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Concepts
• System• Model• (Computer) Simulation• Modeling environments
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Concept: “System”
A system is a limited part of reality.
A system is isolated in order to study its behavior
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Concept: “Model”
Image or description of a system
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Types of Models
• dynamic• Space oriented , 3d (not supported by us)• real-time • stochastic• Object oriented• textual
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Concept: (Computer) Simulation
Imitation of the behavior of a system by a model
descriptions:• The state of the system• Transitions depending on interventions
goals:• communication• predicition
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Concept: Modeling
The development, testing and refinement of a simulation model (including system analysis)
(we do not develop modeling systems but we advise lecturers implementing these systems and develop prototype learning materials)
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3 Educational Relevance
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Goals and Educational Relevance
A student may use a simulation in order to:
• gain concrete experience by the planning, execution and evaluation of experiments with a simulated system
• train procedures with simulated cases
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Sim
ulation type 1 Flow
endend
analysisanalysis
assignmentassignment
hypothesishypothesis
planningplanning
reportreport
evaluationevaluation
startstart
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Simulation example
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Procedures
The student needs to know:
• The steps of a procedure• The contents of the steps• How to apply these steps
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4 Didactical Functions
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Simulation: Didactic functions
Visualisation
Activation
Experimentation
Feedback
Information
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Simulation: added Advise and Instruction
• Triggered messages• Step plan• Cases• Reports• Adaptive user interfaces• Context sensitive Help information• Links to contents information
Instruction components added to simulations in order to make the educational use more efficient
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Simulation Demonstration
Remote (installed locally)
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Training System Improvement
• What do I really want?• What does my present system look like?• What are my priorities and operational
targets?• How does reality compare to my goals?• What are the major bottlenecks?• What will be my plan of attack?• ATTACK• How does my system look now?• How does this reflect to my original aims?
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Step plan Tool
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Procedure Demonstration
Dairy Farm (off line)
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5 Technology
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The tecnological structure
Domains of knowledge
• Modeling• Programming• Interface
design• Contents
matter• Didactics• Project
management
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The process of development• Preparation (good idea + money = good start)
• Start (development team + board of experts)• Design phase
•Didactical design (goals, context, functionality)•Model design (system boundary , structure)•interface design (visualization, control, feedback)•Technical design (software structure)
• First prototype• Evaluation (expert evaluation)• Second prototype• Evaluation with students• Internal check (4 eyes principle)• End product• Distribution• Project evaluation
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6 Use in Education
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Implementation
Decisions are made about:
• Learning method• Educational setting• Exercises• Type of advise and instruction
(depending from target group, pre-knowledge, didactical goals and other conditions)
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Learning Method
• Discovery learning• Exercises• Learning with parallel instruction• Problem oriented learning• Scientific experimentation
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Educational Settings• Preparation
• individual• group
• Simulation session• In front of a group• Individual• couples• groups
• Evaluation• Group discussion• Reports
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7 New Trends
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Trends
• Web Based Simulations• Integration with other Software Used in
Education
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Why web-based?
• Worldwide availability: anytime anywhere• integratie with other on-line materials into
complete on-line courses• Simple maintenance and upgrading, because
of being present at just one place• World wide use of multiplayer simulations• Control the use (POWER!)
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Structure of the Internet
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Some techniques• html • javascript • java • dhtml • Xhtml • asp • Perl • php • css • cgi • activeX• Flash
Selection depending on:
•Respons time
•Database couplings
•Platform dependence
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Flow
Modelleren
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Java examples
• Application within a html page:
teaching Statistics to Medicals
• Several elements within a html page
Nutrient Cycle
• Separate form:
Course Population Dynamics
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Integration of Software in Education
• Integrate with Electronic Learning Environments like blackboard, electronic testing, school administration, electronic classrooms, electronic portfolio’s etc. Example: HAO blackboard site
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Questions?