In-Class Simulation

In my most recent post, I wrote about the upcoming Israeli-Palestinian negotiations that will take place in Jordan. The coming months will likely see some additional blogging here at Running Chicken about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and peace process, as I’ll be teaching my “Israel and the Middle East” class again this semester.

Typically, I run a series of three “Peace Process” simulations with my students over the course of the semester. The students are assigned to do research and then play the parts of Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in class. The goals change with each simulation, as does the make-up of the groups.

But I’m hoping to do something a little bit different this time around. Ideally, I’d like to find four or five people who have an interest in the Middle East and who would be willing to work together to participate in one of our simulations via Google+ Hangout, in the role of the Jordanians. You don’t have to be a student yourself; you just have to be willing to meet with our class once or twice; the class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00-3:15pm Central.

If this sounds like something that might interest you, please let me know!