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Experiences in Teaching Middle East Politics via Internet-based Role-Play Simulation
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In this article we describe how the Internet and the World Wide Web have been used to add a new dimension to the teaching of Middle East Politics. Students carry out extended role-play simulations, via the mechanisms of email and chat-rooms, to conduct Middle East diplomacy. In the process, they learn about both the specifics of Middle East politics and international relations in general. Student evaluation of the simulation has indicated that they provide an effective learning environment, providing both motivation to study and "hands-on experience" in the practice of international relations. Reviewers: Simeon Yates (Open U.), Mats Daniels (Uppsala U.), Robin Brown (U. Leeds) Interactive elements: A video with author Andrew Vincent, plus footage from the Middle East role play simulations and student interviews. The Middle East Simulation Website, as used by students in the May 1997 exercise, is at http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~jas/poli/sample/. The Chat-room, and the new Web-based interface can be viewed at http://bock.cse.unsw.edu.au:8080/, and require a browser that can handle JavaScript. .
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“Using students from several countries including the Middle East, Vincent and Shepherd (1998) observe the improved empathy students appear to have gained by having to pursue political agenda strongly opposed to their own.”
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“Vincent and Shepherd (1998) pioneered this new application of a simulation by using teams of students researching and playing a significant role in Middle East politics.”
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- Authors
- Vincent, A., & Shepherd, J.
- Affiliations
- Macquarie University (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Venue
- Journal of Interactive Media in Education
- Publisher
- Ubiquity Press, Ltd.
- Published
- 1998-11-16
- Volume
- 1998
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 11
- ISSN
- 1365-893X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2120819170
- Cited by
- 72
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 10
- FWCI
- 8.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Interactive Media in Education (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Journal of Interactive Media in Education (Open University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Games and Gamification
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Science Research and Education
- Keywords
- Middle East politics, role-play simulation, online learning, international relations education, student motivation, web-based simulation, Middle East diplomacy
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