Complex Systems, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, and Institutional Renewal.

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المؤلفون: Plank, Jeffrey (AUTHOR); Feldon, David (AUTHOR); Sherman, William (AUTHOR); Elliot, Jennifer (AUTHOR)
المصدر:
Change. May/Jun2011, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p35-43. 9p.

معلومة اضافية
- الموضوع:
  SIMULATION games in education; INTERDISCIPLINARY education; COLLABORATIVE learning; HIGHER education; WATERSHED management; LEARNING strategies; COMPLEXITY (Philosophy); CLIMATE change; UNIVERSITY of Virginia
- نبذة مختصرة :
  The article presents the author's insights regarding University of Virginia (UVA) Bay Game, an agent-based simulation project at UVA that promotes interdisciplinary collaboration in teaching. The author explores the history and evolution of the project to highlight its productivity and durability in other interdisciplinary efforts. He relates the Bay Game to the learning outcomes and understanding of college students in complex systems and environmental issues including climate change and watershed conservation. He suggests that students should learn how to create decisions to prepare them as future leaders. Moreover, the author emphasizes the importance of simulation game in education.