Abstract
Many pre-service teachers currently undertake their professional experience with insufficient knowledge and confidence to handle unexpected teaching situations. VirtualPREX explores the experiences of 72 pre-service teachers who undertook a teaching role-play in a virtual world. The researchers discuss this opportunity for pre-service teachers to utilise new methods and avenues in a virtual world to both supplement their learning and undertake preparation for practical experience. Participation by pre-service teachers in role-play enables them to test and develop a better range of professional skills and acquire confidence in, and more realistic awareness of, their skills before being placed in real-life classrooms. Presented in this paper are the findings from a pilot of this study and pre-service teacher reactions to the role-play activity including whether they felt that it was helpful in preparing them for their upcoming professional experience placement.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2011) |
Editors | B Cleland |
Place of Publication | Tasmania |
Publisher | University of Tasmania |
Pages | 491-501 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781862956445 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Event | ASCILITE 2011: 28th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education - Wrest Point, Hobart, Australia Duration: 04 Dec 2011 → 07 Dec 2011 http://ascilite.org/conferences/hobart11/ |
Conference
Conference | ASCILITE 2011 |
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Abbreviated title | Changing demands, changing directions |
Country | Australia |
City | Hobart |
Period | 04/12/11 → 07/12/11 |
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