Physical education practicum in the natural environment: Linking physical and virtual spaces

Abstract

Student teachers doing Practicum connect knowledge acquired at the University and apply it in schools. The activity is important for knowing their use of digital competence during Practicum in Elementary Education. This study focused on analyzing, my means of a case study, how student teachers apply their training in ubiquitous technologies they received during the course Physical Education in the Natural Environment to their practicum in the schools. Among other findings, the evidence showed aspects which made technological integration distinct between students during Practicum (e.g. the school’s technological background). By including ICTs, there emerged potentialities (e.g., ubiquity of learning) and difficulties (e.g. technological problems) that shed light on the aspects to be considered in the applicability of technological learning to the field of physical activities in the natural environment.