VirtualPREX
Virtual Professional Experience
Innovative assessment using a 3D virtual world with
pre-service teachers
VirtualPrex is a mechanism whereby pre-service teachers can gain skills, confidence and techniques to support their real life professional experience prior to practicum by the use of virtual worlds.
About the Project
Aims
Outcomes
Phases
VirtualPREX classrooms
Machinima
Dissemination
Contacts
Sponsored by:
Support
for this
project has been provided by the Australian Learning and Teaching
Council Ltd, an initiative of the Australian Government Department of
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
The views expressed in this website do not necessarily reflect the
views of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council.Dissemination
Publications
Gregory, S., Dalgarno, B., Campbell, M., Reiners, T., Knox, V., & Masters, Y. (2011). Changing directions through VirtualPREX: engaging pre-service teachers in virtual professional experience. In G. Williams, P. Statham, N. Brown, & B. Cleland (Eds.), Changing Demands, Changing Directions. Proceedings ascilite Hobart 2011 (pp. 491-501). Presented at the ascilite2011, Hobart: Univeristy of Tasmania. Retrieved from http://www.leishman-associates.com.au/ascilite2011/downloads/papers/GregoryS-full.pdf
Gregory, S., & James, R. (accepted). VirtualPREX: Open and Distance Learning for pre-service teachers. Expanding Horizons - New Approaches to Open and Distance Learning. Presented at the 24th ICDE World Conference on Open & Distance Learning, Bali.
Presentations
- December 2011, Ascilite2011, Hobart, "Changing directions through VirtualPREX: engaging preservice teachers in virtual professional experience".
- August 2011, Charles Sturt University, School of Education Seminar, "Virtual Professional Experience: An Exploration of the use of a Virtual Classroom in Second Life to Prepare Pre-Service Teachers for Professional Experience Placement", (B Dalgarno)
- August 2011, Curtin University, School of Information Systems, guest presentation, "The role of virtual world technology in improving learning outcomes and student performance", (S Gregory)
- July 2011, University of New England, School of Education Seminar Series "Virtual Worlds and Student Learning", (S Gregory, Y Masters)
- May 2011, University of New England, Career's Day "ICT and Learning - School of Education @ UNE", (S Gregory, Y Masters)
- June 2011, University of New England, NBN Seminar Series "Student Engagement and Performance in a 3D Virtual World", (S Gregory, Y Masters)
- March 2011, University of New England, CSIRO workshop "Virtual Worlds, Engagement Performance and Practice", (S Gregory, Y Masters)
