ERIC Number: ED618045
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Mar
Pages: 18
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Experiences and Reflections of Teachers on the Use of Mixed Reality Technologies to Foster Cross-Curricular Learning Opportunities
MacCallum, Kathryn
Teaching and Learning Research Initiative
Recent changes to the Technology learning areas of "The New Zealand Curriculum" drove the motivation for this research project. The changes to the curriculum were designed to support students to develop the digital literacies vital to engage in an increasingly digital society (Ministry of Education, 2017). The need to attract more students into digital technologies was also a driver for these changes and it resulted in the strengthening of the digital technologies | hangarau matihiko (DT|HM) curriculum content with two areas being added to the Technology strand of the curriculum: computational thinking (DTCT), and designing and developing digital outcomes (DDDO). This study aimed to explore how the purposeful integration of new technology, specifically mixed reality (MR), can support learning across the curriculum through the development of digital artefacts. The study focused on exploring the experiences of teachers at two high schools who were supported by digital technologies teachers and the lead researcher to use digital technologies with students to create MR artefacts in different subject areas.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Literacy, Technology Integration, High School Teachers, High School Students, Foreign Countries, Computer Simulation, Blended Learning, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Communities of Practice, Student Role, Problem Based Learning, Barriers, Technical Support, School Culture
Teaching and Learning Research Initiative. Available from: New Zealand Council for Educational Research. P.O. Box 3237, Wellington 6140 New Zealand. Tel: +64-4384-7939; Fax: +64-4384-7933; e-mail: tlri@nzcer.org.nz; Web site: http://www.tlri.org.nz
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (New Zealand)
Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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