Mekong eSim Learning Design Sequence
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The Mekong e-Sim activity involves students being assigned personas from the Mekong region to adopt. They will complete readings and quizzes to understand their assigned persona and region. Students will then interact with each other through email and online forums, responding to news events and policy issues from the perspective of their persona. A debriefing session follows where students reflect on their experience and submit a final paper. The goal is for students to develop understanding of stakeholders in the Mekong region and skills in communication, negotiation, and decision making across cultures.
Mekong eSim Learning Design Sequence
- 1. Mekong e-Sim RESOURCES TASKS SUPPORTS Briefing: Face-to-face Lectures, • Activity introduction discussions, articles on • Activity requirements instruction persona • Software training with software and region • Role allocation Role Adoption: • Develop persona Online Persona statement from resources * quiz statements • Online quizzes on software persona & background * Interaction: (email) • Respond via email to Asynchronous Approximately 8 or 9 weeks Scenario news events, news articles discussion News & actions of other persona via email events • Create issue papers or news articles * Issue Papers and News Articles Interaction: (Forum) * Asynchronous • Post persona position discussion Forum • Negotiate position via forum postings Debriefing • Derole Face-to-face Critical • Post online critical discussion, Incident incident report * asynchronous report • Structured debriefing activity posting • Submit debriefing paper * Debriefing paper Intended Learning Outcomes: • Develop an awareness of multiple dimensions and perspectives about natural resource decision-making in the Mekong region. • Develop an understanding about stakeholders roles, responsibilities, values and attitudes of organisations involved with development in the Mekong region. • Develop communication, research, critical thinking, negotiation and decision-making skills and an appreciation of cultural/disciplinary differences and approaches. • Utilise Information Communication and Technology skills.