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Uhl, Jakob Carl; Neundlinger, Klaus; Regal, Georg – Research in Learning Technology, 2023
From immersive simulations to interactive tutorials, Virtual Reality (VR) is transforming the way we learn and practise new skills. Especially for social skills training, a growing number of simulations have been designed in which trainees learn to master difficult communicative situations. One of the factors to which the effectiveness of VR as a…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Interpersonal Competence, Training, Communication Skills
Shapira-Lishchinsky, Orly – International Journal of Educational Management, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose a new theory promoting long-term learning among mid-level leaders in schools via simulation training. Design/methodology/approach: The proposed model is derived from the socioecological model, a model that takes into account the multifaceted effects of different disciplines. The proposed…
Descriptors: Simulation, Training Methods, Middle Management, School Administration
Fixsen, Alison – Work Based Learning e-Journal International, 2017
Soft skills programs (SSPs) for staff are now an established part of staff learning and development in organisations. The lived experience of university staff attending these types of programmes has until now remained largely unexplored. As part of a professional doctorate in education, I used autoethnography to investigate the 'social world' of…
Descriptors: Soft Skills, Therapy, Ethnography, Staff Development
Borner, Rene; Moormann, Jurgen; Wang, Minhong – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2012
Purpose: The paper aims to explore staff's experience with role-plays using the example of training bank employees in Six Sigma as a major methodology for business process improvement. Design/methodology/approach: The research is based on a case study. A role-play, KreditSim, is used to simulate a loan approval process that has to be improved by…
Descriptors: Banking, Staff Development, Financial Services, Role Playing
Grossi, Roberta – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The way training is delivered in a corporate environment has a tremendous effect on its results. This study investigated the role of culture in the learning styles of adult French and American learners working in an international corporate setting. The assumption was that Americans prefer to learn from action-oriented methods and are more…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Preferences, Hypothesis Testing, Adult Learning
Caminotti, Enzo; Gray, Jeremy – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2012
Purpose: As two doctoral students and adult learners, the authors strongly believe that story telling can be a great tool for educators working with adult learners. The purpose of this paper is to increase awareness of how effective storytelling can be for adult learners. Design/methodology/approach: The approach of this paper is one of gathering…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Story Telling, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning
McEwen, Lindsey; Stokes, Alison; Crowley, Kate; Roberts, Carolyn – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2014
This paper explores role-play pedagogies in learning and communicating about cutting-edge flood science by flood risk management professionals in local government. It outlines role-play process/structure and evaluates participant perceptions of their learning experiences. Issues were impacts of prior role-play experience on attitudes brought to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Role Playing, Risk Management, Natural Disasters
King, Elizabeth M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
While research indicates that an increasing number of males are experiencing a sense of disaffiliation with traditional education (Kleinfeld, 2006; Steinkuehler & King, 2009), nearly all teenage boys and young adult men (approximately 99%) regularly engage in playing video games of some sort (Roberts, Foehr & Rideout (2008). This is an interesting…
Descriptors: Discourse Communities, Workplace Learning, Job Skills, Career Exploration
Mariais, Christelle; Michau, Florence; Pernin, Jean-Philippe – Simulation & Gaming, 2012
To strengthen the motivation of learners, the professional training sector is focusing more and more on game-based learning. In this context, the authors have become interested in the design of Learning Role-Play Game (LRPG) scenarios. The aim of this article is to improve the designers' confidence in the validity of the game-based learning…
Descriptors: Professional Training, Educational Technology, Methods, Models
Lewis, Maureen Maguire – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2005
Purpose: To explain why cross-cultural negotiations simulations are an excellent, active, and dramatic means of training employees to be culturally adaptable and literate. Design/methodology/approach: Through a discussion of how drama plays an important role in creating learning that lasts, and by comparing passive, traditional classroom training…
Descriptors: International Trade, Experiential Learning, Simulation, Drama