Ashley Ireland, Ed.D., Loyola Marymount University, Affiliate Faculty and Instructional Director, Simulated Learning | Department of Teaching and Learning
The purpose of this study was to investigate:
- How Mixed Reality Simulation is being used in teacher preparation programs in the United States
- How the leaders of MRS perceive the technology for teacher preparation
All students deserve highly skilled and well prepared teachers. Although practice is a vital component of teacher preparation, it is often difficult to provide to preservice teachers meaningful opportunities for practice during their preparation. MRS is a technology that provides valuable rehearsal experiences for students. Though the technology is promising, it is not widely used. As of 2021, MRS can only be found in 52 of the approximately 1,200 U.S. teacher preparation programs in the U.S. Little is known about how the programs are using MRS to train teachers.