2022 Teaching Science through creation of interactive VR Inquiries
Presenter: Dr Paul Unsworth, University of South Australia, EDUCTION FUTURES
You are invited to participate in a hands-on, practical, and highly interactive professional learning experience that introduces the teaching of Science through an applied use of VR technology. No prior technical knowledge or experience of VR is required.
DID YOU KNOW THAT
Across Australia and elsewhere, use of immersive virtual reality technologies as a learning technology, is growing at unprecedented rate. Not surprisingly Science teachers are at the forefront of this movement. While many VR education companies pre-make virtual galleries, such as Solar System 3D, there are other VR products available that enable teachers to create their own inquiries. These are authoring tools that allow Science teachers and students affordance to design interactive storyboards of their chosen science inquiry, and then create the VR product.
IN THIS WORKSHOP
You will first participate in a fun interactive immersive experience.
This ‘engage’ activity provides insight on the experiential strength and educational merit of the immersive environment.
Second, you will ‘explore’ pre-made exemplars of VR inquiries and consider how these VR products apply rigor for engaging learners to think and work scientifically.
Third, as pairs you’ll learn how to create an interactive VR Science Inquiry.
This involves setting of the inquiry question then design of an interactive storyboard to map each scenario of the inquiry. You and your buddy will then take 3D and 2D photos and import these contents into relevant scenes. During this editing stage, you’ll also insert extra information as pop-Ups or HOT SPOTS into each scene.
Finally, as an ‘explain’ activity you and your buddy will present your VR project to the group. The workshop concludes with an open forum to workshop any other questions.
Details
Date: Friday 24 June 2022
Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 21/06/2022
