Practising Teaching using Virtual Classroom Role Plays

Title
Practising Teaching using Virtual Classroom Role Plays
Publication Date
2016
Author(s)
Dalgarno, Barney
Gregory, Sue
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0417-8266
Email: sgregor4@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:sgregor4
Knox, Vicki
Reiners, Torsten
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Place of publication
Australia
DOI
10.14221/ajte.2016v41n1.8
UNE publication id
une:19358
Abstract
Practice in the role of the teacher is an essential part of teacher education, however professional experience placements are becoming increasingly difficult to find. Consequently, additional university-based teaching practice, such as classroom role play with student teacher peers is important. Classroom role plays can be effective but there are limits to the realism of the experience and such strategies are not feasible for students studying at a distance. This article reports on a study in which a classroom in the virtual world of Second Life was used to house role plays of student teachers in preparation for their first professional experience placement. Based on the results of this study it is concluded that teaching practice using a virtual classroom shows promise but there are a number of usability and other issues which need to be resolved before it will be viewed as an effective strategy by all student teachers.
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Citation
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 41(1), p. 126-154
ISSN
1835-517X
0313-5373
Start page
126
End page
154

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