and capacity for integrating information and communication technologies into their pedagogical practices: The main goal is to provide instructors with the fundamental technical know-how and pedagogical strategies necessary to fully use the educational advantages of ICT tools and resources. Teachers are provided with the information, direction, and support they need to successfully integrate ICTs into their teaching practices via a range of organized activities and professional development opportunities. The ultimate objective is to provide instructors with the tools they need to design interactive, student-centered educational settings that foster critical thinking and proficiency with technologies.
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Teachers and Schools Navigating Virtual Worlds and the Metaverse for Enhanced E-Learning: Evaluating an E-Capacity Model Approach
Richard Adade (University of South Africa, South Africa) and
Leila Goosen (University of South Africa, South Africa)
Copyright: © 2024
|Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-1034-2.ch006
Abstract
The purpose of the study reported on in this chapter is evaluating teachers' and schools' capacities to integrate technologies into a new educational curriculum using an e-capacity model approach. Against the background of navigating virtual worlds and the metaverse for enhanced e-learning, the chapter will discuss issues with regard to effective strategies and policies for digital integration in education and training, societal issues (social inequality and the digital divide, etc.), legal and ethical issues (intellectual property legislation, etc.), the hybridization of training (hybrid, Hy Flex, co-modal, etc.), simulations, artificial intelligence (AI) for training, the educational metaverse, and information and communication technologies (ICTs).