Kontkanen, S., Dillon, P., Kukkonen, J, & Valtonen, T. (2015).  A Second Life experiment in sex education with pre-service teachers and its contribution to the development of their proto-TPACK.  Journal of Educational Inquiry, 14(3), 17-36.  https://ojs.unisa.edu.au/index.php/EDEQ/article/view/1036

Abstract:  

“This paper reports research in Finland into how pre-service teachers’ experiences of using Second Life in a course about sex education, and how projections about the use of virtual environments like Second Life in their future teaching at primary level, contributed to the development of their proto-TPACK (Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge). Data collected consist of empathy-based stories and reflective discussions. Results suggest that despite challenges with the technology, the pre-service teachers offered insightful reflections on their use of Second Life in learning from the perspective of the different components of the TPACK frame, especially technological knowledge and technological pedagogical knowledge. However, the experience of using Second Life did little to extend their content knowledge (of sex education).”