Enhancing Professional Competencies Through Rehearsals
Learning to Manage Challenging Situations
A simulation-based learning lab based in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), working to transform professional development in education and beyond
Simulations provide an opportunity to safely rehearse challenging, high-stakes conversations
The SimLab offers novices, pre-professionals, and working professionals the opportunity to rehearse challenging, high-stakes conversations in a safe, supportive environment. Such simulations are engaging, offer opportunities for focused, tailored guidance and feedback, and have shown a positive impact on professional practice.
Training & assessment of professionals’ skills
SimLab addresses the training and assessment of professionals’ skills in managing challenging situations. Its focus is on developing scenarios that support difficult conversations in the education field. These scenarios will quickly lead to similar work in other domains.
Simulated scenarios with guidance & feedback
SimLab personnel develop and deliver simulations of challenging situations in a partnership with subject-matter experts and supported by AI techniques.
Scenario development includes:
- outlining a backstory and storyline
- creating personas to support the storyline
- crafting different flows that represent better and worse choices
- formulating a rubric against which to measure performance
Delivery involves professionals completing one or more iterations of the scenario, all while monitoring their actions and providing guidance and feedback on their performance.
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