Jerry Reen - Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies Seminar
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Date: 18/02/2022

Presentation from Jerry Reen (University College Cork) for UCC Library's Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies Seminar. 

Presentation Title
Making sense of Molecular and Cellular Biology through Experiential and Immersive Learning

Presentation Abstract 
ELEVATE (Enhanced active LEarning in Virology, cell culture and moleculAr biotechnology) is a National Forum DELTA Award winning initiative based at University College Cork. Comprising disciplinary experts from the Schools of Microbiology and Computer Science & IT working in collaboration with the Centre for the Integration of Research Teaching and Learning and in partnership with students, ELEVATE has investigated the use of virtual reality platforms (from fully immersive to desktop) as a tool for student paced learning. Experiential and immersive learning approaches have significant potential to transform the student experience when engaging with challenging molecular and cellular concepts. Engaging with these disciplinary topics can be challenging for students, not least due to their abstract and invisible nature. Simulations (whether desktop, immersive, or augmented) offer an innovative entry point for student learning where spatial understanding can unlock a deeper engagement with molecular concepts. The student partnership element to this research has been particularly fruitful in guiding the key elements of the simulation design and how that is scaffolded by prior knowledge and the lecture experience. While challenges remain in the creation of a clear and effective roadmap for the design and implementation of immersive VR teaching experiences, collaboration between disciplinary and technical experts will drive significant developments in this space.

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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