The current changes in the global ecosystem have resulted in a rapid transformation of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 in the Malaysia Education system. Globalized educational technologies advancement was adopted and adapted into the new realm of learning environments. The global shift from conventional to contemporary learning platforms has led to the need for public preschool teachers to be well-versed in conducting inspirational and inquisitive learning activities that create an enjoyable learning atmosphere. Learners at the age of four to six years are having high imagination and creativity. They like to explore their feelings through fun-inspired activities. Public preschool teachers’ capability to lead their peers in conducting various fun-inspired activities via virtual and physical environments has led to the quality of public preschool education during the pandemic era. Nonetheless, studies regarding the association between leadership and fun-inspired instructions are still scarce. It is also revealed that the combination of various innovative leadership can be associated with creativity and interesting ideas that led to various types of innovations involved. An inquiry occurs on how peer leaders could lead their peer teachers in transforming new ways of delivering instructions in the new realm, particularly among Malaysian public preschool teachers. Therefore, an empirical review of existing models was performed to establish a new model that would serve as a significant reference for public preschool peer leaders in mobilizing fun-inspired inquisitive instructions in virtual and physical learning environments. These models include the Community of Inquiry Framework, Model of Instructional Coaching, Community of Practice Model, Model of Knowledge Sharing, and Model of Appreciative Inquiry. Hence, a new inspirational peer-led model namely, Peer-Led Fun Inspired Inquisitive (PeLFII) Model was established to mobilize virtual and physical peer-led fun-inspired inquisitive instructions in the new realm.
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