SCM courses have traditionally included simulation exercises – if nothing else, playing the beer game. There are lots of educational games on the market, and as we all know, our students are quite “game-literate”, having grown up with PlayStation, Nintendo, Second Life, you name it. Just, who trains the trainers, i.e. where do educators get a chance to develop their own gaming skills; what is more, skills to use simulation exercises in the classroom?
Considering this question, it came to me as a surprise that there are some free(!) train the trainer courses for SCM educators – see LINKS‘ simulation exercises. Sure it’s a free-bee for the company to get their simulation exercises being used, but in any case, we all need further training as SCM educators, don’t we?
Gyöngyi
PS. Having just participated in the International Teachers Programme, I can nothing but recommend taking some pedagogical courses – especially once ITP will be organised by nobody else than Sunil Chopra at Kellogg‘s / Northwestern (in 2009/10 and 2010/11). At least you know what you’ll get for breakfast 
