Title: agent-based modeling service
Status of Document: This document lists and describes the ABM service as of November 2011.
1. Introduction
The agent-based modelling (ABM) service team sits within the Learning Technologies Group. It exists to assist academics make use of agent-based modelling in their teaching, research and outreach activities. We also aim to support learners directly using the online modelling4all project community tools.
2. Summary of responsibilities
- Support teachers in developing and running courses where students gain hands-on experience of creating agent-based model(s). This typically involves designing and implementing an online guide for a taught session in a computer laboratory.
- Offer free introductory and advanced ABM courses
- Support graduate and post-doc projects when requested by an academic supervisor
- Improve and maintain the modelling4all.org software (when resources are available)
- Develop online learning materials e.g. video and text-based guides
- Create case studies relating to using modelling in teaching and research
- Provide advice to teachers, learners and researchers on using ABM
- Follow academic research on the use of simulation tools in education
- Publish papers on the role of ABM in teaching and learning
- Write funding proposals and work packages for other projects