<br/>In an effort to improve student learning in STEM, many departments are increasing the number of student-centered learning approaches into their curriculum. A unique set of obstacles and opportunities arise when the curriculum modifications occur in courses taught by teaching assistants (TAs). This poster will describe how a mixed reality teaching simulator was incorporated into TA professional development in physics and mathematics in an effort to target the skills necessary to facilitate instruction in active learning environments. Data will focus on TA changes in discourse while leading a group discussion. Implications for chemistry TA training and a depiction of how the simulator combines real and virtual worlds to create an immersive environment will also be presented.

Virtual practice in STEM teaching assistant professional development: Using a mixed-reality teaching simulator to enhance classroom discourse in student-centered learning environments

255th National Meeting (2018)

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