2. Practice makes perfect. Simulations make perfect practice.
Put learners into the story with simulations

3. Simulations for Learning =
What are Simulations?
Simulations for Learning =
The Power of Story
Good learning simulations:
Put people into the action of a story
Use scenarios that are relevant to the job
Make the learner’s decisions matter

4. Simulations for Learning =
What are Simulations?
Simulations for Learning =
The Power of Story
Practice ≠ Simulation: Just having a learner do a task doesn’t make the activity a simulation. Putting the practice into a meaningful scenario does!
Tip: To turn skill practice into a simulation, add in the real-life challenges that the learners have to face as they perform the tasks on the job.

5. What Makes a Good Learning Simulation?
Simulation Principles
Make the simulation feel like real work
Strip away excess complexity and focus on the key dynamic
Make the situations, choices, and outcomes believable
Allow choices to influence outcomes
Keep the rules in the background

6. The 5-Step Simulation™ Method
Simulations can be complicated. In order to make them as accessible as possible for trainers, we created the 5-Step Simulation™ method.
Each 5-Step Simulation™ works like this:
Set the Stage
Start the Action
Handle the Challenge
Close the Scene
Reveal the Outcome
5-Step Simulations™ on CD-ROM
at Trainers Warehouse

7. How to Create or Choose Simulations – DIY Method
Do it Yourself (DIY)
Identify the skill and the situation
Target a simulation for that scenario
Use a pre-written simulation from 5-Step Simulations™
Use the Rapid Simulation Design template
Write your own
Prepare trainer and participant material

8. How to Create or Choose Simulations – With Expert Help
Get Expert Help
Contact LearningSim
Walk through a structured questionnaire with us
Have us write a custom simulation that matches your exact needs
Deliver for classroom, online, or blended programs

9. People need Different Things from DIY
DIY Trainers
DIY Instructional Designers
Ready-to-use learning activities
Simple and easy to use
Pick a topic and run the activity
Content and creative ideas
Models, tools, and templates to make design faster
Freedom to edit, customize, and create new material
5-Step Simulations™
can address both sets of needs

10. Want your simulations to be “just right?”
Not too easy, not too hard.
Not too big, not too small.
Not too simple, not too complex.
5-Step Simulations™ from LearningSim can provide the power of simulations to help you enhance the engagement and impact of your training!
Your learners are waiting!