Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2011

Publication Title

Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2011-- World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications

Pages

3012-3014

Conference Name

ED-MEDIA 2011-- World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, June 27-July 1, 2011, Lisbon, Portugal

Abstract

While virtual technology for training in the simulation field has had a long history in medicine and the military, the application of emerging and innovative technologies in teacher preparation and education has been limited. TeachME™ (Teaching in a Mixed Reality Environment) is an innovative mixed-reality environment (the blending of real and synthetic content) where prospective teachers can interact with a group of virtual students. The purpose of the virtual teaching environment of TeachME™ is to positively impact teacher recruitment, preparation, and retention in education by allowing teachers to improve their skills with virtual students, providing a more ethical approach to learning the art of teaching. This paper introduces the project, the mixed-reality environment, and the results of its effectiveness on pre-service teachers.

Rights

© 2011 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education

Copyright of AACE. Reprinted from, with permission of, AACE (http://www.aace.org)

Original Publication Citation

Judge, S. & Katsioloudis, P. (2011). The use of virtual environments in teacher preparation. In T. Bastiaens & M. Ebner (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2011--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 3012-3014). Lisbon, Portugal: Association for Advancement of Computing in Education. https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/38289/

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