8th Entry: How Would You Do It?
Greetings all,
For this week's stroll through the world of VR in the
classroom, I was hoping to elicit some feedback to help grow my own
perspectives. After writing and researching VR technology for the past
twelve weeks, I feel that I may be a bit too focused on certain aspects and
applications. Therefore, this week I
would like to pose a question. As an
educational professional, in what ways might you see an opportunity for VR
platform implementation within your specific areas? Feel free to elaborate on the types of
instruction or exploration of educational resources that are specific to your
own learning environments. I look
forward to gaining some perspective from your responses. Thanks, and until next time…
-Donny
Donny,
ReplyDeleteI do not know anymore about VR then what you have taught me, but I love the idea of having VR in schools. Especially primary schools, I could not imagine how awesome it would have been as a young kid to go to science class and be able to explore the bottom of the ocean. Or going to history class and standing in the battle of the Alamo! I understand it would be expensive to have in every classroom, but like I have stated before I think it could work if schools had a VR room like we used to have computer labs. Classes could rotate through the VR room on a schedule. I don't know, maybe it wouldn't work but I am excited just thinking about the possible experiences that it would bring to our children.
Andy
Donny,
ReplyDeleteFor I would like to see VR used to create classrooms. I know it is being used small scale. But I am talking, recreate actually university classrooms in the virtual world. Allow professors to virtually teach from home but still provide the social learning environment. I get excited about the idea of one day virtually walking into class with people from all over the world. discussing ideas that are inspired by cultural perspectives that can't be taught in the classroom. Of course this concept will be a lot cheaper then building schools. Maybe one day this is the norm.
Mike and Donny,
DeleteI like where Mike is going with his idea. I think it is increasingly important to look for using VR to transform an entire classroom. I can envision a day when this actually takes place. When I reflect on the impact this could have on the world it is exciting. Like Mike suggests, the world can be connected in a manner we never thought possible all through an entirely transformed VR classroom. When I think of the possibilities of VR in the next decade, I really think the possibilities are endless and when cost and opportunities allow, I think it is in the best interest of an instructional designer to explore those opportunities. Great thought provoking blogs. I have enjoyed following them each week.
Anthony
Donny, I am coming late to this discussion but what Mike posed is a fascinating topic. Walking into a virtual classroom without ever walking into a room. I also feel that we are going in that direction. I have seen the technology available through virtual museums that are also enabled to work with VR equipment and it is amazingly realistic. I am very curious to see what the future holds with this technology especially in the education field.
Delete-Mandy
Donny
ReplyDeleteIn my blog I mentioned building complex parts in AR but it can just as easily be assembled in a VR environment. Creating virtual models helps different design teams work together to create a complex product such as an engine. Putting the parts together to make sure the whole will work saves thousands to millions in manufacturing costs. Defects in the design in one product can be identified before a final product is created. VR really has applications in any company that creates products from printers, jet engines, sky scrapers, or technology products.
Tammy
Donny,
ReplyDeleteVR has many applications that are increasing everyday. Simulators are now introducing VR to improve knowledge and skill, by placing learns in the environment they will be using the equipment they are training on. One example we are currently using and further exploring, is refueling operations. Placing a learner in this instance a Soldier, in a tactical simulation at night with VR makes things that seemed easy a little more challenging. Yes, I know what you are thinking. Why not just let them refuel at night? This becomes more challenging than it sounds, specially given time constraints and large classes. Not to mention, the environmental risks of things going wrong, when individuals are not at that level of proficiency yet.
So to get them to that level we expose them to these simulators, with VR and they get comfortable enough to be able to perform the tasks with 100% accuracy.
Walt
Donny,
ReplyDeleteI think applying VR to educational online games can assist with learning. I do believe that there are some VR games that apply to learning, but I would leverage it even more to make education fun, especially at the adult level, in my opinion. There are endless applications for VR and I believe that it will become so realistic that it will rival live experiences. The optimist in me thinks that VR will change the educational landscape for the better, but the pessimist in me thinks that VR will only make us, as a society, more dependent on technology. Thanks for this week's discussion.