‘Virtual’ internships prepare student teachers for new world of online schooling — from University of Florida, via Virtual School Meanderings blog
From DSC:
This brings up some very interesting points and questions. If K-12 education continues to use more online learning:
- Shouldn’t colleges of education be teaching their students how to teach in an online environment? Or at least in a blended-learning environment?
- Should students who are studying to become educators be asked to specialize in either face-to-face-based teaching, or teaching online, or teaching in blended learning environment?
- Or should they get exposure to f2f, online and blended as part of that education…?
Hmmm…I’m not sure. But I don’t think we can expect to make as much progress if our colleges of education aren’t adapting to the changing learning environment out there.