An exploratory case study of interactive simulation for teaching Ecology
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| Titre | An exploratory case study of interactive simulation for teaching Ecology |
| Type de publication | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Auteurs | Ameerbakhsh O, Maharaj S, Hussain A, Paine T, Taiksi S |
| Conference Name | 2016 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BASED HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING (ITHET) |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Conference Location | 345 E 47TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10017 USA |
| ISBN Number | 978-1-5090-0778-3 |
| Mots-clés | Case study, e-learning, ecology, interactive computer simulation |
| Résumé | This paper explores the effectiveness of interactive simulation for teaching a selected complex subject, Ecology, in higher education. Specifically, we carry out a lab intervention using interactive agent based simulation, to teach the complex concept of spatially-explicit predator prey interaction to undergraduate students of an advanced module: BIOU9CE (Community Ecology & Conservation Applications) at the University of Stirling. We propose use of Netlogo, an interactive agent-based simulation tool, and evaluate its effectiveness for learning and teaching of interactive simulation developed specifically for the classroom, compared with an existing, less interactive, simulation tool (R). |