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ClassSim: An Approach to Educator Development Through a Simulation

ClassSim: An Approach to Educator Development Through a Simulation

Brian Ferry, Lisa Kervin, Lisa Carrington
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781615207138|ISBN10: 1615207139|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616923167|EISBN13: 9781615207145
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-713-8.ch014
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Ferry, Brian, et al. "ClassSim: An Approach to Educator Development Through a Simulation." Gaming for Classroom-Based Learning: Digital Role Playing as a Motivator of Study, edited by Young Kyun Baek, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 238-251. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-713-8.ch014

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Ferry, B., Kervin, L., & Carrington, L. (2010). ClassSim: An Approach to Educator Development Through a Simulation. In Y. Baek (Ed.), Gaming for Classroom-Based Learning: Digital Role Playing as a Motivator of Study (pp. 238-251). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-713-8.ch014

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Ferry, Brian, Lisa Kervin, and Lisa Carrington. "ClassSim: An Approach to Educator Development Through a Simulation." In Gaming for Classroom-Based Learning: Digital Role Playing as a Motivator of Study, edited by Young Kyun Baek, 238-251. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-713-8.ch014

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Abstract

This chapter presents one approach to educator development through games and simulations. The goal of the authors’ project was to enhance pre-service teachers’ ability to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of teaching. Some criteria that the authors regarded as indicators of success were the facilitation a professional dialogue, an emerging understanding of content delivery and the articulation of workplace culture in the teaching profession. The chapter describes the theory underpinning of the design and the research approaches used. In particular, the authors explain how cognitive load theory was applied to the design of the key features of this virtual learning environment. They also summarize six years of research that has consistently found that the virtual learning environment of ClassSim provides an effective way of introducing pre-service teachers to their future work in classrooms.

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