|
Title:
|
INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHER TRAINING: COMPARING PERFORMANCE AND ASSESSMENT IN SECOND LIFE AND SIMSCHOOL |
|
Author(s):
|
Julia Meritt, David Gibson, Rhonda Christensen, Gerald Knezek |
|
ISBN:
|
978-989-8533-18-0 |
|
Editors:
|
Demetrios G Sampson, J. Michael Spector, Dirk Ifenthaler and Pedro Isaías |
|
Year:
|
2013 |
|
Edition:
|
Single |
|
Keywords:
|
Virtual performance assessment, digital simulation, student teaching, virtual pedagogical practice |
|
Type:
|
Short Paper |
|
First Page:
|
411 |
|
Last Page:
|
415 |
|
Language:
|
English |
|
Cover:
|
|
|
Full Contents:
|
click to dowload 
|
|
Paper Abstract:
|
Two alternative technologies forming the basis of computer-mediated teacher preparation systems are compared and contrasted regarding implementation, operation, and assessment considerations. The role-playing system in Second Life is shown to have the unique characteristic of developing a co-constructed pedagogical identity, while the flight simulator metaphor of simSchool encourages rapid, stepwise refinement of pedagogical expertise. Each has cost and traveling distance advantages over face-to face traditional meetings, as well as some shortcomings. Ultimately, the largest assessment issue for both is how to measure learning inside a simulator or a social media space. Further research is needed in this area. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
