Virtual Reality to Engage the Adjacent Possible in an Online Teaching Academy |
Participate and share : Poster
Dr. Rebecca Callaway Dr. Theresa Cullen
We want to share our design and lessons learned for a yearlong state-funded online teaching academy that used virtual reality to inspire teachers to dream beyond the current capabilities of the average K-12 classroom, build community and reach students in new ways.
Audience: | Teachers, Teacher education/higher ed faculty |
Skill level: | Beginner |
Attendee devices: | Devices useful |
Attendee device specification: | Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows |
Participant accounts, software and other materials: | None needed. |
Topic: | Augmented, mixed & virtual reality |
Grade level: | PK-12 |
ISTE Standards: | For Education Leaders: Visionary Planner
Designer
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Share our design and philosophy for an online teaching academy
Share our lessons learned from a year long online teaching academy
talk about the use of virtual reality to inspire.
Research will be shared about the value of VR to the classroom.
Current Horizon Report https://library.educause.edu/-/media/files/library/2019/4/2019horizonreport.pdf?la=en&hash=C8E8D444AF372E705FA1BF9D4FF0DD4CC6F0FDD1
Dr. Rebecca Callaway has over 20 years of experience in higher education and over 20 years teaching in the PK-12 environment. Dr. Callaway served as Site Director for a $4.3M PT3 Grant through the US Department of Education. Additionally, she has extensive experience working with PK-12 faculty and university faculty to enrich their courses with a variety of technologies.
Dr. Cullen is a Professor and the Department Head of Curriculum and Instruction at Arkansas Tech University. P She has taught a variety of courses about integrating technology in meaningful ways to enhance education and student success and is a regular national speaker and has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished Educator since 2015. She has several certifications including Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, SCRUM Master, and Adobe Captivate Specialist.
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