1. Storyboard on Computer Simulation sakondra.moore@waldenu.edu December 29, 2010 PhD in EducationSpecialization: Educational Technology Educ 7101-2 Diffusion and Integration of Technology in Education

2. Computer Simulation

4. What is Computer Simulation? Computer Simulation is a computer model, or a computational model that is a computer program, or network of computers, that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system. Computer simulations have become a useful part of mathematical modeling of many natural systems in physics, astrophysics, chemistry and biology, human systems in economics, psychology, social science, and engineering. (Wikipedia, 2010)

7. Reduce barriers for media in the classroom

8. Alternative learning

9. Provide models for skill learning

10. Increase content knowledge

12. Virtual Reality environments: (1) Total immersion (2) Partial immersion (3) Augmented reality (4) Desktop Development

13. Commercialization

15. Innovation-Decision Process

17. First Impression

19. Gameware/Software

22. Students have different learning styles and levels.

24. Instructor practitioners

25. Interviews with vendors and institutions

27. S-curve Adoption

28. Promoting Computer Simulation in Education Instructors are the most influential adopters for this innovation.

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