McGee, Brodie and Jacka, Lisa 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1389-8978
(2021)
Virtual reality in Education. Broken promises or new hope?
In: 38th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education: Back to the Future (ASCILITE 2021), 29 Nov - 1 Dec 2020, Armidale, Australia.
Abstract
Virtual reality in one form or another has been around for over 50 years, most notably in entertainment and business environments. Technology-focused teachers have been leading the way with attempts at utilising and integrating virtual reality into K-12 and Higher Education. However, as quickly as technology changes so does the enthusiasm for the use in educational contexts. Much of this is due to the high-level cost (time and money) with no evidence-based educational return. In 2020 the global pandemic forced the education sector to innovate to provide authentic learning environments for students. The time is right for virtual reality to take centre stage. Over 171 million people worldwide currently use virtual reality, and the market in education is expected to grow by 42% over the next five years. This paper focuses on a range of virtual reality literature encompassing work across the spectrum of software and hardware, identifying where more educational implementation and research needs to be done and providing a perspective on future possibilities focusing on current affordances.
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| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Paper) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Education (1 Jul 2019 -) |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Education (1 Jul 2019 -) |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2022 00:20 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Mar 2022 04:17 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | virtual reality; co-presence; teacher; learning |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130306 Educational Technology and Computing 13 Education > 1301 Education Systems > 130103 Higher Education |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 39 EDUCATION > 3904 Specialist studies in education > 390405 Educational technology and computing 39 EDUCATION > 3903 Education systems > 390303 Higher education |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2008): | C Society > 93 Education and Training > 9302 Teaching and Instruction > 930203 Teaching and Instruction Technologies |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2020): | 16 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 1603 Teaching and curriculum > 160304 Teaching and instruction technologies |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/45653 |
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