Education World cites UMaine in article on virtual classrooms
The University of Maine was mentioned in the Education World article, “More universities experiment with virtual classrooms, student avatars.” The article, which cites EdTech Magazine, stated about 80 campuses nationwide, including UMaine, are trying out a virtual classroom of avatars to prepare students who plan to teach. The lab in UMaine’s College of Education and Human Development uses the program TeachLivE, a mixed-reality teaching environment that supports teacher practice in classroom management, methods and content. UMaine began using the virtual classroom in undergraduate classrooms in September, the article states.