This half day workshop will engage participants in reviewing, designing, and reflecting on role-based simulations for learning. Our workshop will focus on the design of role-based simulations using ViewPoint, a web-based tool developed at the University of Michigan for engaging learners in role-based simulations. Prior to the workshop, participants will participate in an asynchronous, online simulation through ViewPoint. During the workshop, participants will examine and critique the design of three existing role-based simulations from various STEM and related fields. Then in small groups, participants will lay the groundwork for a simulation design of a topic of their choosing and consider how aspects of their simulation design will allow learners to make progress towards learning goals. The workshop is designed to engage participants with any level of simulation experience, from novices to experts and anyone in between. Through this workshop, we hope to further our ongoing program of research, which seeks to understand how instructors and researchers engage in the complex practice of design, including how these design processes can be best supported and facilitated. We also seek to improve existing resources and guidelines that we can provide to future simulation designers. Following the workshop, participant organizers will send participants updated materials and resources that are informed by outcomes of the workshop, including access to a website that focuses on simulation design using ViewPoint.

Participants must register through the ISLS site by June 5, 2020. Please follow the provided link to complete your registration.