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Teachers' Conceptions and Their Approaches to Teaching in Virtual Reality and Simulation-Based Learning Environments
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Keskitalo, Tuulikki – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2011
This research article focuses on virtual reality (VR) and simulation-based training, with a special focus on the pedagogical use of the Virtual Centre of Wellness Campus known as ENVI (Rovaniemi, Finland). In order to clearly understand how teachers perceive teaching and learning in such environments, this research examines the concepts of…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Problem Based Learning, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
Effective Technology and Design Teaching: Getting It Right in the Classroom
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McNair, Victor; Clarke, Robin B. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2007
Technology and design was added to the Northern Ireland curriculum in September 1992 and through it, teachers seek to address the need for pupils to understand the ever-changing man-made world by developing skills and understanding in its four elements of designing, communicating, manufacturing and the use of energy and control. To be effective in…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis
The Teaching of Global Environmental Problems According to the Constructivist Approach: As a Focal Point of the Problem and the Availability of Concept Cartoons
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Oluk, Sami; Ozalp, Isilay – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2007
In this study, with selecting the focusing point of the problem as the availability of cartoons, the teaching of global environmental problems according to the constructivist theory is investigated on the 7th graders in rural areas. This study is restricted with the global warming (G), ozone depletion (O) and the acid rain (A) problems. In the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Climate, Science Education, Problem Based Learning