An international renewable energy/climate simulation (freely available) and related article

[Miranda Schreurs]

Dear all,

With funding from Erasmus+ a team of us (see list below) developed an online simulation game designed to teach students about international cooperation around climate change and energy transitions. I’ve played the game with students in four or five countries now and have had nothing but positive responses. 

Dr. Theresa Jedd (Technical Univ Munich, Germany) who was a project member took the lead on writing an article about our experiences, which is also available open access. If you are interested in trying it out, you’ll find more details in the message below form Theresa.

You might find it useful in your own teaching. Article and game links are below.

Best, 

Miranda Schreurs

Prof. for Environment and Climate Policy

Technical University of Munich

 

 

New publication alert 📢 📢

 

🗺️ This paper shares our experience with a simulation called 'Geovania.' The motivation was to teach about the international politics of the renewable energy transition.

 

🎲 With my co-authors Thomas Sattich, Geertje Bekebrede, Thijs Van de Graaf, Daniel Scholten, and Miranda Schreurs, we present the need for simulation games on the geopolitics of energy transitions, explain the development of this game, and offer observations from instructors who developed and used this game in their classrooms.

 

🎯 Simulations can meet various course objectives. Yet the open-ended nature of simulation games can be daunting to instructors because they must ensure the experience is educational. The key is recognizing teachable moments: prompting students to reflect, providing feedback, and asking the right questions!

 

📚 The paper is open access at the _Journal of Political Science Education_ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15512169.2024.2442612#abstract and the game is up at:

https://geovania.nettopuis.live/