President of Simulation Training Systems Honored for Lifetime Achievement.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1999-- R. Garry Shirts, Ph.D., president of Simulation Training Systems and internationally acclaimed expert in the design of training and educational simulations was recently honored for his lifetime of work in the simulation and gaming industry. The North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Simulation and Gaming Association (NASAGA NASAGA North American Simulation and Gaming Association ) recognized Dr. Shirts during their November 1999 conference in San Francisco. The "Legend" award was presented to Dr. Shirts for his outstanding contributions and achievements in Simulations and Games. NASAGA is a network of professionals who strive to improve the quality and effectiveness of training through the use of simulations and games. "It was a great honor to be recognized by my peers. As data becomes universally available through computers and the internet, the ability to analyze and synthesize becomes much more important. Simulations help participants learn how to do this type of higher level thinking better than any other teaching method," said Dr. Shirts. Dr. Shirts earned his Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Utah The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. . He served as a faculty member of the Western Behavioral Sciences behavioral sciences, n.pl those sciences devoted to the study of human and animal behavior. Institute School of Strategic Studies in La Jolla, Calif. and taught courses in the art and science of simulation design at the University of California, San Diego UCSD is consistently ranked among the top ten public universities for undergraduate education in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.[3] It is a Public Ivy. [1] For graduate studies, most of UCSD's Ph.D. and at Oregon State University Oregon State University, at Corvallis; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1858 as Corvallis College, opened 1865. In 1868 it was designated Oregon's land-grant agricultural college and was taken over completely by the state in 1885. . He has published many articles on the use of simulations in numerous professional journals. Dr. Shirts, a major pioneer in the development of experiential training, continues to work on the design and production of simulations for his company in Del Mar, California Del Mar is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The population was 4,389 at the 2000 census. The San Diego County Fair is hosted on the Del Mar Fairgrounds every summer. . He is the creator of three of the industry's most successful and renowned simulations, BaFa' BaFa'(TM), Pumping the Colors(TM) and Star Power(TM). Many Fortune 500 corporations, business schools, and government agencies use BaFa' BaFa', a cross cultural simulation, to train people how to live and work in a foreign culture, encourage and manage diverse work forces, and merge different two or more work cultures. Pumping the Colors is a unique team building simulation that helps team members use performance standards and team processes to coach themselves to higher team performance. Star Power helps participants understand the dynamics of power and how the structure of an organization affects people's perception of power. |
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