Tag Archives: Innovation

Microsimulations for Business Education

New training tool for your classroom: Microsimulations for Business Education What are the Microsimulations? Microsimulations are optional skill-and-drill exercises that students can use within a Marketplace® Live Simulation. Each exercise takes between 10 to 25 minutes to complete. What is the purpose of the Microsimulations? Over the years, our simulations have been able to provide… Read More »

Microsimulations Available Now

The new Microsimulations that were announced in December are now available.. These are optional skill-and-drill exercises that students can complete within a Marketplace® Live simulation. Read more about how to preview the Microsimulations and add them into your simulation below: How do I preview the Microsimulations? There is a sample demo for Microsimulations at: http://game.ilsworld.com/microsimulations/web1/sample.php To… Read More »

Using Marketplace® Simulations in Online Courses

Online courses in higher education are on the rise. But how do you use a simulation in an online course? We interviewed a couple of professors using Marketplace® simulations to shed some light on this popular topic. Dr. Robert Heinzman has been teaching at Western Govenors’ University for two and a half years. He explains… Read More »

Conferences Happening This Week

Innovative Learning Solutions will be exhibiting at two conferences this week, the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (Academy of Management) and the 2013 Summer Marketing Educators’ Conference (American Marketing Association). Read more about the conferences below and let us know if you will be there!   73rd Annual Meeting of the Academy… Read More »

Inside Scoop: Web Marketplace v. Marketplace Live

Marketplace® Live was created using the same deeply rich pedagogy of Web Marketplace; however, there are some notable distinctions between the two families of simulations.   Updated Scenario: Brand Designs: Marketplace® Live uses 3D graphics so that students can actually see the changes that they are making in their brands. There are also descriptions for… Read More »