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Screenshot from the LAR 457 virtual experience.

May 13, 2019

LAR 457: Immersive Learning Technologies for Teaching Construction Methods in Landscape Architecture

This Exploratory Grant project is a great example of the benefits and success of collaboration: bringing together diverse skill sets to develop an effective learning experience for students. Instructional Challenges Logistically, it was difficult to have students visit a construction site in person due to timing and safety issues.  Faculty wanted to share the created…
Graduate Teaching Assistant works in the CH 222 lab.

May 7, 2019

CH 222: Organic Chemistry Labs in Virtual Reality

As an Exploratory Grant, this project explored the benefits of immersive technology to help address limited access to lab-based education to a diverse population of students, such as deployed military and pregnant students. The team worked to capture five different face-to-face organic chemistry experiences in virtual reality. The experience transports the user into the lab…

May 2, 2018

GlobalVR: Teaching Cultural Competencies Through Virtual Reality

First Impressions, an interactive 360° VR video experience, allows students to learn about culture on both a cognitive and emotional level. This VR-mediated lesson allows participants to dive into the minds of a global project team. The module gives students a chance to experience a situation from multicultural points of view. Virtual reality provides unique…