TeamSim: An educational micro-world for the teaching of team dynamics

Abstract

In this paper we present an educational micro-world in which a learner can manipulate variables affecting the efficiency with which a team adapts to its environment. These include the structure of hierarchical relations within the team, the structure of the communications network, and other environmental parameters. Using the micro-world, the learner can design experiments (simulations) exploring notions in the dynamics of small groups. A freeware version of TeamSim is available from http://laral.istc.cnr.it/gigliotta/. © 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.