| Edited by Dr. David J. Ayersman, Mary Washington
College, and Dr. W. Michael Reed, New York University |
formerly Journal of Research on Computing in Education
JRTE, Volume 32, Number 2, Winter
1999
Simulated Classrooms and
Artificial
Students: The Potential Effects of New Technologies on Teacher
Education
Abbie Howard Brown
Washington State University
Abstract
This article describes and discusses how simulation activities can be
used
in teacher education to augment the traditional field-experience
approach. Particular
emphasis is given to the emergent technologies of artificial
intelligence and
virtual reality. The article includes an overview of simulation as a
teaching
and learning strategy and specific examples of high-technology
simulations in
development and in use. Media hype may promise more than virtual
reality or
artificial intelligence can presently deliver, but there are some
promising
developments that may affect teacher education.
Contributor
Abbie Brown is an assistant professor of
educational technology
at Washington State University, Pullman. He is
also a faculty
member for Walden University’s master’s
program
in educational technology.
Address: Dr. Abbie Brown, Washington State
University,
College of Education, Cleveland Hall, Pullman, WA
99164;
abbie_brown@wsu.edu.
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