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Virtual Reality Worlds for Teacher Education
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, Faculty of Education, University of Lethbridge, Canada

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Jacksonville, Florida, United States ISBN 978-1-939797-07-0 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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During the spring of 2013 a university course was taught entitled, "Virtual Reality in Education" to a group of preservice teachers. The course took place inside a virtual reality (VR) environment, called OpenSim. This paper will share instructional design decisions and lessons learned. It will identify a rationale and identify the affordances of Virtual Reality environments. This includes a sense of place, kinesthetic movement, object identity, self-presence, collaborative presence, and creation. Recommendations for implementation are also listed.

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Steed, M. (2014). Virtual Reality Worlds for Teacher Education. In M. Searson & M. Ochoa (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2014--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 43-48). Jacksonville, Florida, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 14, 2024 from .

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