Innovations in Distance Learning - Example Four

Education in medicine has taken to the idea of simulations for training nurses to surgeons. Patients no longer need to be guinea pigs while practitioners are in the learning process. An innovative institution using these new technologies is The State University of New York, Plattsburgh.

http://www.plattsburgh.edu/academics/nursing/faculty/barker.php

Innovations in Distance Learning - Example Three

This site is great for K-12. Any classroom can use virtual travel to collaborate with students in other countries across the world.

http://www.ccproject.org/

Innovations In Distance Learning - Example Two

Sloan School of Managment:

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-667Spring2001/Syllabus/index.htm

"Negotiation and Conflict Management presents negotiation theory – strategies and styles – within an employment context. 15.667 meets only eleven times, with a different topic each week, which is why students should commit to attending all classes. In addition to the theory and exercises presented in class, students practice negotiating with role-playing simulations that cover a range of topics, including difficult situations such as cross-cultural mentoring and an emergency. Other special cases discussed include abrasiveness, dangerousness, racism, sexism, whistleblowing, and ethics. The course covers conflict management as a first party and as a third party: third-party skills include helping others deal directly with their conflicts, mediation, investigation, arbitration, and helping the system change as a result of a dispute."

Innovations in Distance Learning - Example One

Continuing with the theme of this blog, please check out this excellent example of how gaming can be effectively used in online college courses. ECN 201 is offered online at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. A demo of this course is available with the link below.

http://web.uncg.edu/dcl/econ201/