Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Classroom Practice in a Virtual World: A Pilot Study Using Second Life

Autor/inn/en	Muir, Tracey; Allen, Jeanne Maree; Rayner, Christopher Stephen; Cleland, Ben
Titel	Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Classroom Practice in a Virtual World: A Pilot Study Using Second Life
Quelle	In: Journal of Interactive Media in Education, (2013), (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1365-893X
Schlagwörter	Virtual Classrooms; Teaching Methods; Practicums; Pilot Projects; Preservice Teacher Education; Educational Practices; Classroom Techniques; Computer Simulation; Instructional Innovation; Role Playing; Learning Experience; Foreign Countries; Protocol Materials; Microteaching; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Bildungspraxis; Klassenführung; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Rollenspiel; Lernerfahrung; Ausland; Unterrichtsprotokoll; Australien
Abstract	Many pre-service teachers feel under-prepared to teach students with a diverse range of needs and abilities and continue to be concerned about classroom behaviour management when undertaking practicum experiences. In order to address these concerns, teacher educators have explored alternative pedagogical approaches, including computer based simulations and immersion in virtual worlds. This paper reports on the results of a pilot study conducted with eight pre-service teachers who operated avatars in a virtual classroom created within Second Life (SL)[TM]. The pre-service teachers were able to role-play students with a diverse range of behaviours and engage in reflective discussion about their experiences. The results showed that the pre-service teachers appreciated the opportunity to engage in an authentic classroom experience without impacting on "real" students, but that the platform of SL proved limiting in enacting certain aspects of desired teaching pedagogy. The findings of this pilot study are discussed in relation to improving the preparation of pre-service teachers for practicum. (Contains 2 figures, 1 table and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University. Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK. e-mail: jime@open.ac.uk; Web site: http://jime.open.ac.uk
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10