Photo: USMMA The Author: Capt. James R. Zatwarnicki Jr., Assistant Professor of Nautical Science, USMMA. A great deal of research related to student learning styles has emerged in recent years.

Mary Theresa Muldoon wants to be a teacher, not a movie or television star. Just the same, Muldoon and four other aspiring science educators pursuing master’s degrees at SUNY Cortland recently went on ...

Simulation-based learning approaches this challenge differently. Rather than optimizing for knowledge transfer, simulations ...

Students can learn some science concepts just as well from computers simulations as they do from direct observation, new research suggests. A study found that people who used computer simulations to ...

Simulation methodology for training is not new. What is new is GSE Systems’ integration of simulation, technology, training and education for students, workers, supervisors, managers and leaders for ...

In recent years, simulation has come to the foreground as a method of teaching technical skills to surgical trainees. Rapid changes in health care systems underlie the shift to simulation-based ...

Kids no longer have to wait for playtime to pretend to be a pilot: They can do it in class. And learn science, engineering, technology and math (STEM) while they are at it. Tapping into children's ...

Simulation and emerging technologies are at the forefront of nursing education in the new AACN Essentials. The UAB School of Nursing has been a recognized leader in providing innovative and engaging ...

Widespread plans among programs to increase use of simulation suggest that faculty find it beneficial. SAN FRANCISCO — Clinical simulation is widely used to teach and assess clinical skills in ...

Multiple-choice exams measuring the breadth of students’ content knowledge have hardly disappeared. But the creators of a leading international exam, the U.S. government agency behind “the nation’s ...