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A brave new world: considering the pedagogic potential of Virtual World Field Trips (VWFTs) in initial teacher education Cover

A brave new world: considering the pedagogic potential of Virtual World Field Trips (VWFTs) in initial teacher education

International Journal for Transformative Research
Volume 3 (2016): Issue 1 (July 2016)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijtr-2016-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2353-5415
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Language: English
Page range: 9 - 15
Submitted on: Mar 1, 2016
Accepted on: May 1, 2016
Published on: Aug 6, 2016
Published by: Dublin City University, School of Education
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Pre-service education,
Virtual worlds,
Information and communication technology,
Virtual world field trips
Related subjects:
Philosophy,
Metaphysics, ontology,
Epistemology,
Social sciences,
Education,
Education systems

© 2016 Sabrina Fitzsimons, Margaret Farren, published by Dublin City University, School of Education
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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