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International negotiation goes virtual

Taylor Valley

When in-person teaching halted during the pandemic, international negotiation went virtual. Explore how NTF turned immersive simulations into dynamic online experiences, challenging students and experts alike.

When Harvard announced that the  remainder of the Spring 2020 semester would be completed online,  educators were pressed to alter their carefully-crafted curricula for  the digital sphere. For Arvid Bell, lecturer on government at the  Faculty of Arts and Sciences, virtual lectures ​in lieu ​of in-person  meetings was not a viable option. His course on “Post-Soviet Conflict”  is not for the passive learner in the back row of the auditorium. Three  Saturdays during the semester, students in Bell’s course come prepared  to Harvard’s campus ready to negotiate complex conflicts in the Eurasian  sphere through immersive simulations. Yet, the question remains, can a  virtual simulation offer a meaningful learning experience for students?


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