Crisis Management and Disaster Risk Reduction: ICT-based TeachingTetiana Maliarenko Cooperation in crisis management and disaster risk reduction (defined in EU terms to cover natural, man-made disasters, terrorism, conflict and conflict related emergencies) is a priority and thematic platform of the Eastern Partnership and an important sphere of cooperation between Ukraine and EU, but it is an almost completely neglected topic in the academic curricula on European integration/security studies in Ukraine and other countries of the Eastern Partnership. The ICT-based learning is central to teaching of crisis/emergency management, core subjects of which (e.g. coordination mechanisms among multiply actors) would not be possible without the use of ICT. The simulation games are an ideal bridge between theory and practice as they enable students to see how the causes of disasters and interpretation of them shape the process of forecasting, early warning, prevention and management. The main focus of this research project is development of ICT-based teaching method on crisis/emergency management, e.g. simulation games that model the dynamic and strategic interactions between multiply actors on their response on disasters. The project activities are designed on assumption of the diversity of the teaching methods. Case studies and simulation games will serve student audience as comprehensive and realistic teaching material for students and faculty, teaching courses on Crisis and Emergency Management. |
