Explore and Build Your World and Beyond! Accessible Strategies for VR and AR Teaching and Learning

Purpose & objective

The presentation is meant for teachers and students in any school, or learning situation with access to the internet, as web applications as well as downloadable applications will be used and demonstrated. It is meant for beginner to intermediate users who are interested in building active learning experiences through which students apply their creativity in building project work as well as find relevance through exploration.

The presentation will focus on an array of digital tools which include, Merge Cube, Panoform, Metaverse, Google Arts and Culture, ImagineAR and 3D Bear. In addition, we will further explore applications for the creation of 360-degree images and videos using our 360-degree cameras as well as 180 and 360-degree image creation with Google Street view.

Throughout the presentation, we will demonstrate examples of student projects that illustrate the potential outcomes of using these technologies for teaching and learning. We will provide relevant planning ideas, strategies for launching and running projects of this type, and assessment models. This will be accomplished through the sharing of exemplars through our main Google presentation, made accessible through QR Codes and hyperlinks. All of our resources will be made available to attendees during and after the presentation. We will also have the relevant tools and markers available both for demonstration purposes and exploration by attendees.

Through the experiences, we will provide during the presentation and the resource we will share with attendees we hope to spark interest, empower teachers to take on new ideas without fear of failure, and embrace challenges. We hope to support them in doing so by providing solid examples, clear guidance and strategies, and tips on how to embed VR and AR activities and projects in their teaching and learning schemes and practice.

Supporting research

Cool Cat Teacher Vicki Davis' Blog: https://www.coolcatteacher.com/how-kids-can-design-in-ar-and-vr-with-robert-kalman/
Google For Education Bringing virtual and augmented reality to every school:
https://edu.google.com/products/vr-ar/?modal_active=none
ISTE 25 resources for bringing AR and VR to the classroom: https://www.iste.org/explore/In-the-classroom/25-resources-for-bringing-AR-and-VR-to-the-classroom
EdTech Magazine: https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2019/08/arvr-k-12-schools-use-immersive-technology-assistive-learning-perfcon
Ed Tech Team-Build Your Own Adventure: Tour Creator for Google Expeditions is Here!:https://www.edtechteam.com/blog/2018/05/virtually-awesome-create-your-own-virtual-tour-with-google/
Control Alt Achieve Blog (Eric Curts) 360 Degree Learning with Google Tour Creator: https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2018/10/tour-creator.html
Merge Edu:https://mergeedu.com/educators
Practical ARVRinEDU® for the Classroom-Jaime Donally: https://www.arvrinedu.com/