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Using Virtual Scenarios to Create Effective Learning

Terry Poulton, Luke Woodham, Sheetal Kavia, Lindsay Germain, Despoina Mantziari, Martin Adler, Chara Balasubramaniam, Andrzej Kononowicz, Natalia Stathakarou, Dimitris Spachos, Panagiotis Antoniou, Klas Karlgren, and Inga Hege

Terry Poulton, Luke Woodham, Sheetal Kavia, Lindsay Germain, Despoina Mantziari, Martin Adler, Chara Balasubramaniam, Andrzej Kononowicz, Natalia Stathakarou, Dimitris Spachos, Panagiotis Antoniou, Klas Karlgren, and Inga Hege

Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is for teachers and trainers in any discipline who wish to create their own virtual scenarios, or learn about this approach. The course will also be of value to those studying or interested in working in education disciplines or instructional design. You can use the hashtag #FLVirtualScenario to talk about this course on social media.

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Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is for teachers and trainers in any discipline who wish to create their own virtual scenarios, or learn about this approach. The course will also be of value to those studying or interested in working in education disciplines or instructional design. You can use the hashtag #FLVirtualScenario to talk about this course on social media.

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Scenario-Based Learning (SBL) and how it works
The science of decision-making and cognition
The importance of storytelling in learning
Technologies available to support Virtual Scenarios
Planning and developing a Virtual Scenario

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Terry Poulton

Luke Woodham

Sheetal Kavia

Lindsay Germain

Despoina Mantziari

Martin Adler

Chara Balasubramaniam

Andrzej Kononowicz

Natalia Stathakarou

Dimitris Spachos

Panagiotis Antoniou

Klas Karlgren

Inga Hege

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