Instructional Design: Using Games and Simulations in Learning
Discovering how people learn, how experts organize information, and the skills of effective learners.
Question Generation and Answer Systems
How to take advantage of the benefits offered by emerging technologies to facilitate inquiry and build profiles of learner’s interests, capabilities and learning styles.
Learner Modeling and Assessment
What learner characteristics to measure, when to measure and how to use the information.
Building Simulations and Exploration Environments
How to build simulations that reflect current understanding of physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics that permit exploration-based pedagogy
Integration Tools for Building and Maintaining Advanced Learning Systems
A plan to develop engineering strategies for using learning system tools to build learning systems.

Learning environments that provide learners opportunities to apply their knowledge to solve practical problems and invite exploration can lead to faster learning, greater retention, and higher levels of motivation and interest. Unfortunately, these learning strategies are rarely used today because they are difficult to implement in standard classroom environments. Expected improvements in technology have the potential to significantly reduce the cost and complexity of implementing learning-by-doing environments. The combined forces of high-powered computing, unparalleled bandwidth, and advances in software architecture are poised to make realistic gaming and simulation environments more feasible and economical. Because these tools will be increasingly available, it is important to understand appropriate contexts and methods for implementation. The challenge is to understand how the tools should be used, with whom and for what?

This component roadmap provides:
  • An assessment of the R&D needs
  • Identification of key research questions and technical requirements
  • A detailed chronology of R&D activities over the next 3-10 years
  • Long-term goals and shorter-term benchmarks
Download the complete Instructional Design: Using Games and Simulations in Learning component roadmap to learn more about the detailed R&D tasks.


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