During some lessons it may be for a limited time, in specific situations of didactic games or the presentation of specific learning processes and topics, the teacher may allow the use of devices such as virtual reality slots and augmented reality. In addition, the teacher can also include other mobile devices such as laptops, tablets, smartphones etc. in the education process. In certain situations, these devices would play the role of teaching instruments supporting the didactic processes conducted by the teacher.
Do you agree with my opinion on this matter?
In view of the above, I am asking you the following question:
Can glasses for virtual reality and augmented reality be teaching instruments used in education processes?
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Hi! Not so much for teaching as for personal learning.
Or rather, this reminds us of the role of the teacher as scaffolding for individual learning (Vygotskij). Collective demos of new gadgets in the classroom is not so meaningful, and these technologies have been hyped and overrated.
The bottom line is: there is no separate cyber world, nor should digital information be understood as an information layer on top of the physical. Our one and only world is today rather understood as information, in information terms. I am following Floridi’s Philosophy of Information in this line of thinking. Otherwise we cant see the forest for all the trees.
As an augmented reality game? Perhaps. Virtual Reality is a great way for people to interact or be in places they've never been before. Furthermore, if VR is done in a way to immerse the learner to learn that would be awesome.
You'll have to forgive me if I see it from a language learning perspective, but VR is excellent since it interacts with how we hear, how we see, and how perceive what's real. The challenge, of course, is the program design and in an extension, the AI. Even if we add cool bells and whistles, if the main form of AR or VR learning has the strength of a chatbot, it becomes boring.
So yes, it is possible, especially if the glasses are akin to the Oculus Rift and not Google glass. But the important factor is the program or materials used in the learning.
Hi! Not so much for teaching as for personal learning.
Or rather, this reminds us of the role of the teacher as scaffolding for individual learning (Vygotskij). Collective demos of new gadgets in the classroom is not so meaningful, and these technologies have been hyped and overrated.
The bottom line is: there is no separate cyber world, nor should digital information be understood as an information layer on top of the physical. Our one and only world is today rather understood as information, in information terms. I am following Floridi’s Philosophy of Information in this line of thinking. Otherwise we cant see the forest for all the trees.
In my opinion Yes, it will be a Millennial-minded approach for Education
There are already industrial levels apps. See for example: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-11-09-the-10-best-ar-apps-for-classrooms-using-apple-s-new-arkit
Glasses are yet a bit to expensive and complex to use.
Thank you for the question -- I think we need to figure out just what we intend to do with all of the information that is available to process with computers and computing.
The goggles are fun, no doubt, and I have used them as a classroom tool with some success. The problems are what we would expect: namely, when the device is the didactic tool of delivery, whether VR goggles or a film or a textbook, the teacher is in control of the information transmission and its content.
When we rethink the methodology to invite and engage the students in to the middle, and then provide them with a range of devices to investigate the topics of study -- well, then school doesn't look the same anymore. And from there, we can start to figure out just what we intend to do with everything that is possible for teachers and students to do.
So, I suppose the short answer to your question is yes, you could use all forms of XR as didactic tools, but I am not convinced that that alone will transform teaching and learning and classrooms.
Kind regards,
Bryan
I agree with Bryan, because it is not possible to replace human dialogue, technological tools without dialogue lack sense.
Dora
In my opinion, glasses for virtual reality can be used as the cheapest versions of systems presenting complex processes, simulation conditions of certain hard-to-reach environments and replacing simulators of specific devices. In this role glasses for virtual reality can be one of the additional tools supporting education processes.
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