ABSTRACT

Written for educators seeking to engage students in collaboration and communication about authentic scenarios, The Power of Role-Based e-Learning offers helpful, accessible advice on the practice and research needed to design online role play. Drawing on the experiences of world-leading practitioners and citing an array of worldwide examples, it is a readable, non-technical, and comprehensive guide to the design, implementation, and evaluation of this exciting teaching approach.

Issues discussed include:

  • designing effective online role plays
  • defining games, simulations and role plays
  • moderating engaging and authentic role-based e-learning activities
  • assessment and evaluation.

The Power of Role-Based e-Learning offers a careful analysis of the strengths and learning opportunities of online role play, and is realistic about possible difficulties. Providing guidance for both newcomers and experienced professionals who are developing their online teaching repertoire, it is an invaluable resource for teachers, trainers, academics, and educational support staff involved in e-learning.

chapter |10 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 1|18 pages

GAMES, SIMULATIONS AND ROLE PLAYS

chapter 2|40 pages

EXAMPLES OF ROLE-BASED E-LEARNING

chapter 3|22 pages

DESIGNING ONLINE ROLE PLAYS

chapter 4|20 pages

DESIGNING THE PROBLEM

chapter 5|20 pages

DESIGNING THE RULES AND ROLES

chapter 6|26 pages

MODERATING ONLINE ROLE PLAY

chapter 7|32 pages

PLATFORMS FOR ONLINE ROLE PLAY

chapter 8|14 pages

ASSESSING LEARNING IN ONLINE ROLE PLAY

chapter 10|12 pages

FUTURE TRENDS FOR ROLE-BASED E-LEARNING