Dustin: Putting the Student in Charge

Dustin puts students in charge as they learn a foreign language

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Education Elements in Dustin

Where am I in the content of the book?

• What demonstrations of ILS software can I see?

• Why do simulators offer advantages?
• Why do you, Roger Schank, think that simulators are so effective?

• What is the main shortcoming of Dustin?

• What are some of the key educational elements in Dustin?
• Can the methods used in Dustin work in other simulators?

• How does Dustin work?
• What must learning software contain?

• Is it always an option for students to learn by doing?
• Which teaching architecture supports simulators?