Share Paper: Augmented Reality Micro Activities and Knowledge Construction

  1. BrianJ Seely, Bloomsburg University, Institute for Interactive Technologies, United States
  2. Jessica Briskin, Bloomsburg University, United States
  3. Adam Creasy, Bloomsburg University, United States
Tuesday, March 19 1:45 PM-2:45 PM Celebrity Ballroom 3

Abstract: Augmented Reality (AR) continues to advance and remain in the conversation as a genuine option for teaching and learning. Albeit potentially complicated and costly, implementing reusable AR micro activities within a complex lesson could efficiently enhance knowledge construction within the learning process. Referencing the constructivist perspective, learners construct or create representations of new information, which is then linked to a respective learner’s prior knowledge. Inferring constructed mental representations are subjective. This subjective notion of knowledge construction could result in learners incorrectly constructing new information; leading to a lack of understanding. By implementing an AR micro activity, instructors can reference a ...