Using an Intelligent Web Browser for Teacher Professional Development: Preliminary Findings from Simulated Learners

Virtual Brief Paper ID: 48417
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    Eric Poitras
    University of Utah
  2. Negar Fazeli
    University of Utah

Abstract: Open-ended learning environments that leverage online resources hold a wealth of information for pre-service teachers to acquire the knowledge that is necessary to successfully implement technologies in the classroom. Effective learning in such environments require that teachers engage in self-regulated learning processes. This often proves to be difficult, and can lead to poor learning outcomes. In this paper, we briefly outline the theoretical and analytical underpinnings of nBrowser, an intelligent web browser that trains and fosters pre-service teachers’ ability to regulate certain aspects of their own learning while building lesson plans that integrate technologies into the classroom. In doing so, we provide preliminary findings from a 100 simulated learners conducted with nSimulator to test the underlying assumption of the network-based model, which allows the system to appraise learner behaviors and prescribe instructional content.

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