Using Virtual Environments as Professional Development Tools for Pre-Service Teachers Seeking ESOL Endorsement

The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential use of Second Life (Linden Labs, 2004) and Skype (Skype Limited, 2009) as simulated virtual professional development tools for pre-service teachers seeking endorsement in teaching English as a Second Official Language (ESOL. Second Life is a...

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Main Author: Blankenship, Rebecca J.
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2010
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3576
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4748&context=etd