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Subject: TR : Call for Participation: Workshop on Pedagogical Issues in Multi-Agent Modelling at ECCS'06 Oxford
From: Barreteau Olivier (olivier.barreteau@montpellier.cemagref.fr)
Date: Thu Jul 13 2006 - 15:08:13 CEST
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De : News and discussion about computer simulation in the social sciences [mailto:SIMSOC@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] De la part de Ken Kahn
Envoyé : jeudi 13 juillet 2006 12:40
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Objet : Call for Participation: Workshop on Pedagogical Issues in Multi-Agent Modelling at ECCS'06 Oxford
This is a workshop for those of us concerned with how to teach others to
make multi-agent models and those concerned with making tools usable by non-
experts. In addition to participants willing to make a presentation, we are
seeking volunteers for a panel discussion on these topics.
The topics to be covered include (but are not limited to):
Student friendly modelling toolkits
Pedagogic approaches to introducing computer modelling
Software to aid non-programmers in building models
What, if any, is the role of game playing and game making?
Abstract
Students can learn to design, build, run, analyse and revise
computational models using a wide variety of programming languages and
libraries. They can be asked to build models from scratch, revise toy
models, or compose and parameterise pre-built components. They can be
asked to look for similarities and differences between their models and
those of their fellow students. What roles should real world data
play? How can students be supported in performing sensitivity analysis?
What are the more effective learning strategies and for what purposes?