Sean Hauze & James Frazee - Enhancing Teaching & Learning Using Virtual & Immersive Technologies
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Date: 2022-02-18

Presentation from Sean Hauze (San Diego State University) and James Frazee (San Diego State University) for UCC Library's Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies Seminar. 

Presentation Title
Virtual Immersive Teaching and Learning (VITaL): The Future of Instruction at San Diego State University

Presentation Abstract
The use of immersive technology enables high-fidelity simulation at a fraction of the cost of traditional educational simulation. The Virtual Immersive Teaching and Learning (VITaL) Research Center at San Diego State University (SDSU) provides access to eXtended Reality (XR) tools—including virtual, augmented, and mixed reality simulation—for students and faculty across the pedagogical spectrum. Simulation is a proven tool to transform novice to expert, however traditional simulation modalities are prohibitively expensive for many educational institutions. Immersive simulation provides affordable alternatives for simulation applications ranging from clinical medical scenarios to visualization of astronomical phenomena. Early studies indicate the use of immersive simulation resulted in increased student skills, knowledge, and motivation to learn, however more research is needed to assess the rapidly evolving field of immersive technology. SDSU’s VITaL Research Center enables students and faculty to contribute to this growing body of research through studies comparing traditional educational simulation modalities with immersive simulation alternatives delivered via newly available hardware.

This session will address how the SDSU VITaL Research Center promotes experimentation with curriculum design and the scholarship of teaching and learning through flexible, collaboration-minded, and technology-rich environments by leveraging an array of emerging XR technologies.

The seminar programme can be found at https://sway.office.com/9usGW0DvJV37Xjz5?ref=Link. 

For more information on the seminar, please visit https://www.teachingandlearning.ie/event/enhancing-teaching-and-learning-using-virtual-and-immersive-technologies. 

This seminar has been funded by the National Forum for the
Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Ireland.

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