Share Paper: Implementing VR in the classroom: Lessons Learned

  1. Gulsebnem (Sheb) Bishop, Campbellsville University, United States
Friday, March 17 11:30-11:50 AM Astor Ballroom 1

Abstract: The most challenging aspect of online teaching is still the delivery of the course material to the students in the environment where engagement and learning take place. The VR implementation in classrooms seems reserved for the fortunate few because of the financial aspects. This paper is a preliminary report on implementing a simple VR environment to present course content differently to students. Using the virtual reality tool, Engage, in the online teaching environment, we wanted to test how successful we can be with different class content. During the course, the instructor engaged the students in half an hour weekly session ...