PROJECT: VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS (AN EXAMPLE)New approaches for online* Teacher Education in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math)Since 2007 the instructor has integrated Second Life into online courses; areas have included:Whole class meetings for discussions, presentations, field trips, and guest speakersStudent teams meetings for planning , collaborating, & networkingIn 2010, the instructor developed SER/VE, STEM Exploratory Read/Virtual Environment, a private research islanda study was conducted with K12 students who were guided to science research and theoretical game development that they presented in SER/VE students responded well to this learning environment These students, who are teachers, are developing their own science activities in SER/VE* Students are working from home computers across the state

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