With the COVID-19 pandemic still prevalent worldwide since 2020, plenty of universities and educational institutions have moved towards blended learning and online learning.
Despite the teaching and learning that’s now conducted remotely, plenty of teachers and students have bravely trudged on and adjusted to these changes, despite the challenges. From our remote teaching and learning experiences so far, it goes to prove that a classroom is more than just a room. It goes beyond the boundaries of location and time; it is the students and teachers and a penchant and drive to continue learning that makes up a classroom.
What particularly eases our transition from a physical classroom and into remote teaching and learning are the educational technologies we’ve grown to rely on, such as the MonsoonSIM business simulation and gamification education platform.
MonsoonSIM’s mission centers around four main pillars, namely, to make it easier to teach, more to teach, easier to learn and more to learn. Teachers can simplify their teachings and become facilitators and moderators with the assistance of technology to enrich learning. With MonsoonSIM, teachers as facilitators can configure hundreds of business scenarios and utilize the AI virtual teaching assistant to act as a personal guide that meets the needs of each and every learner. MonsoonSIM also motivates students to learn based on experience, increasing learner engagement, understanding and relevance towards the simulated dynamic real-world business environment. There is also more to learn with MonsoonSIM, where learners discover that every MonsoonSIM session provides a unique and valuable learning experience, enabling them to draw insights into the effects and consequences of their entrepreneurial decisions, and reflect for greater improvements.
To put it simply, here are 5 reasons why MonsoonSIM aligns with the classroom needs of remote teaching and learning:
Firstly, MonsoonSIM’s platform provides convenience in an easy setup. It is remarkably user-friendly and almost intuitive to use for both teachers when acting as facilitators to configure the simulation and also the students who run their “virtual” companies within the simulation.
Secondly, unique to MonsoonSIM business simulation and gamification education platform is the AI-based virtual teaching assistant, affectionately named Boz. Boz is a rules-based AI, which draws upon rules and facts to give relevant and personal advice for each and every MonsoonSIM player. Learners can navigate through a series of advice from Boz, see “tips” and receive a pop-up definition to clarify and dispel any doubts.
Thirdly, the AI-based virtual teaching assistant also provides a Boz Alert for the facilitators, which keeps the facilitators informed and aware of the progress of each team and if there are still any pending decisions or actions that students have not done.
Fourthly, MonsoonSIM also provides the feature Chat 2.0, which eases the communication between team members, teams and with the facilitator. This instant and direct communication channel enables quick action when making business decisions, and also quick contact with the facilitator for any questions.
Lastly, is the Learner Transaction Monitoring feature, which gives a live update for teachers and facilitators to look through to monitor their students’ progress and ensure that the class is on track.
To summarize, MonsoonSIM enables the teaching and learning of business concepts in the context of running a “virtual” company in the MonsoonSIM business simulation and gamification education platform. The platform can be configured and designed to suit all levels, with the option to adjust the complexity for the facilitator. Learners go through the experiential learning journey in teams, where the team size, timing and tempo of the simulation are as set up by the facilitator. Simply put, all these unique MonsoonSIM features are designed for easy and effective remote teaching!
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