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Knezek, Gerald; Hopper, Susan B.; Christensen, Rhonda; Tyler-Wood, Tandra; Gibson, David C. – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2015
simSchool, an online simulator that has been used to enhance teacher preparation since 2003, models different types of students and provides virtual practice sessions for teachers to assign tasks and interact with students. In this article the authors (a) examine changes in preservice teacher perceptions of teaching confidence and teaching…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes
Meritt, Julia; Gibson, David; Christensen, Rhonda; Knezek, Gerald – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
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…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Simulation