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Kent E. Portney

Research & Publications: Digital Decision Simulations

Books:

Articles and Papers:

  • "Practical Contexts and Theoretical Frameworks for Teaching Social Complexity with Digital Role-play Simulations," Chapter 1 in Steve Cohen, Kent Portney, Dean Rehberger, and Carolyn Thorsen, eds., Virtual Decisions: Digital Simulations for Teaching Reasoning in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Lawrence Erlbaum Publishing Company, 2005. Co-authored with Steve Cohen.
  • "Teaching About Criminal Sentencing Decisions: The Crime and Punishment Simulations," chapter 5 in Steve Cohen, Kent Portney, Dean Rehberger, and Carolyn Thorsen, eds., Virtual Decisions: Digital Simulations for Teaching Reasoning in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Lawrence Erlbaum Publishing Company, 2005.
  • "From Analog to Digital: The Challenge of Teaching About Criminal Sentencing," Paper. With Jerry Goldman, Steve Cohen, and Sal Soraci.
  • "From Analog to Digital: Teaching About Criminal Sentencing with Technology," in David G. Brown, ed. Computer Enhanced Learning: Vignettes of Best Practice from America's Most Wired Campuses. (Boston, MA: Anker Publishing Co.), June 1999, Chapter 32. Co-authored with Steve Cohen, Jerry Goldman, and Sal Soraci.

Crime and Punishment Simulation Materials:

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