The European Science Education Research Association (ESERA), Nevşehir, Türkiye, 28 Ağustos - 03 Eylül 2023, ss.1-6, (Özet Bildiri)
Virtual Out-of-School Learning (VOSL) is an innovative approach that leverages technology to provide students with access to education outside of the traditional classroom setting. This approach can help students build on their existing knowledge, expand their skills and connect with peers, while also offering teachers the opportunity to learn new pedagogical methods and best practices in teaching. The vOOSL environment provides an interactive and engaging platform where students and teachers can collaborate, share resources, and participate in realtime discussions, simulations, and other educational activities. In this paper, we examine what student teachers think about the benefits and challenges of implementing vOOSL in their science courses before and after they engaged with vOOSL activities in their undergraduate OOSL course. The result shows that A few STs believed that vOOSL would not be as efficient as conventional OOSL. However, they had a shift of mind after participating in the vOOSL activities and seeing how they may be related to the results.