Abstract
Creating positive learning outcomes regarding terrorism can be challenging. The
nature of the topic offers several obstacles to learner understanding, not least of
which is how to enable students to transcend their own cultural perspectives and
develop deeper and more objective insights regarding the groups and causes that
foster terrorism. Following an exploration of the growth in terrorism as an academic
subject and the challenges posed to teaching in this area, this chapter presents a
possible solution by describing an online role play exercise that has proven learning
results over more than 25 years of usage. This tool, grounded in an experiential
learning approach, can assist in easing some of the stresses faced by teachers and
institutions, while also offering deeper and more insightful discoveries for participants.
nature of the topic offers several obstacles to learner understanding, not least of
which is how to enable students to transcend their own cultural perspectives and
develop deeper and more objective insights regarding the groups and causes that
foster terrorism. Following an exploration of the growth in terrorism as an academic
subject and the challenges posed to teaching in this area, this chapter presents a
possible solution by describing an online role play exercise that has proven learning
results over more than 25 years of usage. This tool, grounded in an experiential
learning approach, can assist in easing some of the stresses faced by teachers and
institutions, while also offering deeper and more insightful discoveries for participants.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Teaching, learning, and leading with computer simulations |
| Editors | Yufeng Qian |
| Place of Publication | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Publisher | IGI Global |
| Chapter | 9 |
| Pages | 234-256 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781799800064 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781799800040, 9781799800057 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design (AETID) |
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| ISSN (Print) | 2326-8905 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2326-8913 |