VirtualPREX

	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.
Home About the Project Aims Outcomes Phases How to use SL and VirtualPREX tools VirtualPREX classrooms VirtualPREX role-plays Machinima Assessment Dissemination Contacts - Project Team 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. Creative Commons License Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence.	Report - VirtualPREX Final OLT Report Gregory, S., Dalgarno, B., Crisp, G., Reiners, T., Masters, Y., Dreher, H., & Knox, V. (2013). VirtualPREX: Innovative assessment using a 3D virtual world with pre-service teachers. [Final Report]. Sydney, Australia: Office for Learning & Teaching. Available from http://www.olt.gov.au/resource-virtualprex-assessment Book Chapters Masters, Y., Gregory, S., Reiners, T., Knox, V., & Dalgarno, B. (in press) VirtualPREX: Developing teaching skills in Second Life. In C. DeCoursey & S. Garrett (Eds.), Studies in Virtual World Learning and Practice. Oxford, UK: Inter-disciplinary Press. Masters, Y., Gregory, S., Dalgarno, B., Reiners, T., & Knox, V. (Editors' acceptance). VirtualPREX – providing virtual professional experience for pre-service teachers. Submitted for inclusion in S. Gregory, M.J.W. Lee, B. Dalgarno, & B. Tynan (Eds.), (forthcoming). Virtual worlds in online and distance education. Reiners, T., Gregory, S., & Knox V. (Editors' acceptance). Virtual Bots, their influence on virtual worlds and how they can increase immersion in VirtualPREX. Submitted for inclusion in S. Gregory, M.J.W. Lee, B. Dalgarno, & B. Tynan (Eds.), (forthcoming). Virtual worlds in online and distance education. Masters, Y., Gregory, S., Dalgarno, B., Reiners, T., & Knox, V. (2012). Branching out through VirtualPREX: Enhancing teaching in Second Life. In P. Jerry, Y. Masters & N. Tavares-Jones (Eds.), Utopia and a Garden Party (pp. 57-70). Oxford, UK: Inter-Disciplinary Press. . ISBN: 978-1-84888-140-2. https://www.interdisciplinarypress.net/online-store/ebooks/diversity-and-recognition/utopia-and-a-garden-party Gregory, S., & Masters, Y. (2012). Comparison of Role-Plays in a Virtual World. In P. Jerry, Y. Masters & N. Tavares-Jones (Eds.), Utopia and a Garden Party (pp. 45-56). Oxford, UK: Inter-Disciplinary Press. ISBN: 978-1-84888-140-2. https://www.interdisciplinarypress.net/online-store/ebooks/diversity-and-recognition/utopia-and-a-garden-party Masters, Y., & Gregory, S. (2011). Second Life and Higher Education: New Opportunities for Teaching and Learning. In P. Jerry & L. Lindsay (Eds.), Experiential learning in virtual worlds: Opening an undiscovered country (pp. 137-146). Oxford, UK: Inter-Disciplinary Press. ISBN: 978-1-84888-075-7. https://www.interdisciplinarypress.net/online-store/ebooks/digital-humanities/experiential-learning-in-virtual-worlds Masters, Y., & Gregory, S. (2013). Second Life: A novice/expert teaching and learning tale. In J. Willems, B. Tynan and R. James (Eds.), Education 2011 to 2021 - Global challenges and perspectives of blended and distance (pp. 488–513). IGI Global, Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global). Articles Gregory S. (2011). Collaboration through virtual worlds in Australia and New Zealand higher education institutions. Learning Technology Newsletter 13(4). http://www.ieeetclt.org/issues/october2011/IEEE-LT-Oct11.htm Refereed Conference Papers 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). http://www. leishman -associates.com.au/ascilite2011/downloads/papers/GregoryS-full.pdf Reiners, T., Gregory, S., & Dreher, H. (2011). Educational assessment in virtual environments. In J.D. Yorke (Ed.), Meeting the Challenges. Proceedings of the ATN Assessment Conference 2011 (pp. 132-140), 20-21 October, Perth, Western Australia: Curtin University. http://otl.curtin.edu.au/atna2011/files/ATNA_2011_Proceedings.pdf Dron, J., Reiners, T., & Gregory, S. (2011). Manifestations of hard and soft technologies in immersive spaces. World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education (pp. 1895-1905). Presented at the E-Learn 2011, Hawaii. http://www.virtualclassrooms.info/papers/elearn-dronreinersgregory.pdf Gregory, S., & Gregory, B. (2011). Do virtual worlds have a role in increasing student engagement as measured by their higher academic grades? In M. Docherty & M. Hitchcock (Eds.), CreateWorld 2011 Proceedings (pp. 40–50). Brisbane: Griffith University. http://auc.edu.au/media/cw11/CreateWorld_2011_Proceedings.pdf Knox, V., & Gregory, S. (2012). The creation of the VirtualPREX classrooms: An immersive and interactive space for experiential learning. Future Challenges – Sustainable Futures: ascilite2012. Wellington, New Zealand, November 2012. Masters, Y., Dalgarno, B., & Gregory, S. (2012). Designing and recording machinima to illustrate professional practice scenarios. Future Challenges – Sustainable Futures: ascilite2012. Wellington, New Zealand, November 2012. Gregory, S. (2012). Adults learning in a virtual world. ITs Time Conference (pp. 1–9). Presented at the ACEC2012, Perth. http://acec2012.acce.edu.au/sites/acec2012.acce.edu.au/files/proposal/205/Adult%20Learning%20in%20a%20Virtual%20World%20GREGORY.pdf Conference Presentations Gregory, S. (2010). Teaching and learning in Virtual Worlds: Is it worth the effort? Presentation at ascilite Sydney 2010. Gregory, S. (2011, April). Virtual worlds: MUVEing forward. Online presentation to the Follow the Sun Conference, Southern Cross University, Toowoomba. Gregory, S. (2012, March). VirtualPREX: Virtual professional experience with bots and state of play of virtual worlds in Australia. Online presentation to the Follow the Sun Conference, University of Athabasca, Canada. Gregory, S. (2012, June). Academia to modelling and simulation: How can universities develop simulation for professional development. A national curriculum exchange – developing a platform for sharing educational tools and resources. Presented at SimTECT2012: Simulation – Integrated Solutions Conference, Adelaide. Gregory, S. & Gregory, B. (2012, December) Enhancing learning experiences through authentic and engaging means. Presentation at CreateWorld2012, Brisbane. Gregory, S. et al. (2010). Australian higher education institutions transforming the future of teaching and learning through virtual worlds. Presentation at Ascilite2010, Sydney. Gregory, S., Farley, H., Ellis, A., Hay, L., Jacka, L., Smith, K., & Grant, S. (2011, February). Can a virtual world take the distance out of education? Presentation at the DEHub Summit, Sydney. Gregory, S., & Gregory, B. (2010, December). Do virtual worlds provide an avenue to engage students in their studies? Presentation at CreateWorld2010, Brisbane. Gregory, S., & James, R. (2011, October). VirtualPREX: Open and Distance Learning for pre-service teachers. Paper presented at the Expanding Horizons – New Approaches to Open and Distance Learning: 24th ICDE World Conference on Open & Distance Learning, Bali. http://vid4edu.info/paper/index.php/icde/2011/paper/view/350 Masters, Y. (2012, June). VirtualPREX: Professional experience preparation in a virtual world NSW. Presentation at the Council of Deans Education Conference, Armidale. Masters, Y. (2012, October). “A life-changing experience”: Second Life as a transformative learning space. Presentation at the Fourth Asian Conference on Education, Osaka, Japan. Masters, Y., & Gregory, S. (2011, February). Second Life: A novice/expert teaching and learning tale. Presentation at the DEHub Summit, Sydney. Masters, Y., & Gregory, S. (2012, July). Virtual world technology: A new way forward in teacher education. Paper presented at ATEA 2012 Conference: Going for Gold! Reshaping Teacher Education for the Future, (Glenelg) Adelaide. Power, P., Jamison, J., Gregory, S., Ritzman, C., Davis, C., & Rose, L. (2012). 3-D Immersive Learning...A tranceformational journey of le Firth...and beyond..., Online presentation to the Learning Tech 2012 Conference, Chicago, USA. Seminar presentations Dalgarno, B., (2011, August), Virtual Professional Experience: An Exploration of the use of a virtual classroom in Second Life to prepare pre-service teachers for professional experience placement, CSU School of Education Seminar presentation, Wagga Wagga Gregory, S., & Masters, Y. (2011, March), Virtual worlds: engagement, performance and practice. UNE-CSIRO Australian Centre for Broadband Innovation Workshop, UNE, Armidale. Gregory, S., & Masters, Y. (2011, May), Student engagement and performance in a 3D virtual world, UNE–NBN Seminar Series, UNE, Armidale Gregory, S., (2011, September), Social Media, Rotary Club AM presentation, Armidale Gregory, S., & Masters, Y., (2010, October), Second Life in the School of Education @ UNE, School of Education Seminar Series, UNE, Armidale Gregory, S., & Masters, Y., (2011, June), Virtual worlds and student learning, School of Education Seminar Series, UNE, Armidale Gregory, S., (2011, November), Virtual professional experience, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown Gregory, S., Masters, V., & Knox, V. (2011, November), VirtualPREX project: Exploring the use of virtual world technologies to enhancing pre-service teacher professional experience, ACU School of Education Seminar Series, Sydney Gregory, S., (2012, May), Virtual Worlds with Sue Gregory (Jass Easterman), University of New England, Armidale, James Cook University, Rockhampton and Cairns Gregory, S., (2011, August), The role of virtual world technology in improving learning outcomes and student performance, Curtin School of Business Seminar presentation, Perth Gregory, S. (2011, October) Using a virtual world in your teaching, Teacher Education Conference, Keynote, online via Quest Atlantis Gregory, S. (2011, March) Avatars in class: Campus Hamburg, Virtual Worlds Best Practice in Education, 4th Annual Conference, Second Life, Panel Session Orwin, L., & Gregory, S., (2012, May), Roles for virtual worlds in education, School of Education Seminar Series, UNE, Armidale CSU Dept. of Education Seminar Presentation, Wagga Wagga, Dalgarno, 2012 Curtin School of Information Systems Seminar presentation, Perth, Dreher, 2011 Other Gregory, S,. Masters, Y., Dalgarno, B., Reiners, T., Dreher, H., & Knox, V. (2012, January). Online presentation of VirtualPREX and discussion and demonstration of TeachLivE with the TeachLivE team (Mike Hynes, Angel Lopez, Jacqueline Rodriguez, & Morgan Russell) at University of Central Florida, US. Gregory, S., Masters, Y., & Knox, V. (2011, May) Focus group meeting with teacher educators, UNE, Armidale. Gregory, S., & Dalgarno, B. (2012, August) Demonstration of the VirtualPREX classrooms and role-play to Education Staff at CSU. Presented online at CSU, Wagga Wagga. VirtualPREX newsletter (2011, Spring)
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