MJ CDD - VR

VR, AR and other technology to
support TLA

College Development Day April 2025 | Digital Learning | Megan Jones, Mark Excell, Matt Rothery

College Development Day April 2025 | Digital Learning | Megan Jones, Mark Excell, Matt Rothery

1. ​Develop Knowledge of Immersive Technology

2. Hands-on Experience

3. Innovative Integration

Poll

Have you used VR (virtual reality), AR (augmented reality) or MR (mixed reality) in an educational setting?

• Yes, I've used VR

• Yes, I've used AR

• Yes, I've used multiple

• I have used outside of education

• Not yet!

What do you already know about immersive technologies?

College Development Day April 2025 | Digital Learning | Megan Jones, Mark Excell, Matt Rothery

• Completely immersed

• Always have a headset

• Fully digitally created world

Virtual Reality

• Adds an overlay to real life

• Uses the camera on mobile devices

Augmented Reality

• Combination of the both

• Interact with the real and virtual world

• Adds virtual layer to real world

Mixed Reality

College Development Day April 2025 | Digital Learning | Megan Jones, Mark Excell, Matt Rothery

Poll

On a scale of 1-5, how confident are you in using such technologies in your classroom?

• 1 - not confident at all

• 2 - slightly scared

• 3 - it seems fun...

• 4 - it will be great!

• 5 - super confident

• Look at the apps available on the iPad

• Use your own phone to scan the QR codes

• Take a look at the other tech

AR Overlay

• Try a headset

• Help your team

• Think about ways you can use this in teaching

VR Immersion

Get Immersed!

• How could it transform the way content is delivered in your department?

• Can you identify any challenges or limitations of using it in teaching?

• What innovative lesson ideas can be generated using this tech?

If you're not comfortable wearing a headset, don't worry! There's other examples to get you thinking.

Station 1

​You have 10-15 minutes to interact with the technology. Think about:

Time to swap

• How could it transform the way content is delivered in your department?

• Can you identify any challenges or limitations of using it in teaching?

• What innovative lesson ideas can be generated using this tech?

Station 2

​You have 10-15 minutes to interact with the technology. Think about:

​If you're not comfortable wearing a headset don't worry! There's plenty of examples to get you thinking.

For each technology, collaboratively brainstorm a mini-lesson, project idea or activity for each of the technologies explored.

Brainstorm - Lesson Integration

• ​In your groups, discuss lesson ideas using three technologies you’ve seen today.

• Join the board by going to the link or QR code.

• Write your lesson idea on a sticky note and add it to that section.

​Join this FigJam board. https://www.figma.com/board/Q4rIFxCbpVqi6S0nQKZ3IK/CDD-Lesson-Ideas?node-id=0-1&t=TIOODIKXOYARim3v-1

Poll

On a scale of 1-5, how confident are you in using such technologies in your classroom?

• 1 - not confident at all

• 2 - slightly scared

• 3 - it seems fun...

• 4 - it will be great!

• 5 - super confident