Immersive Technology in the Public School Classroom: When a Class Meets

Recent research suggests that students feel disconnected in distance educational environments. There is an immediate and sustained need for innovative approaches that provide personalized and interactive instruction, digital equity, and scale-up remote teaching. Shared, collaborative virtual spaces,...

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Published in2021 7th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors Williams, Samuel, Enatsky, Rowena, Gillcash, Holly, Murphy, James J., Gracanin, Denis
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Immersive Learning Research Network 17.05.2021
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authentic interaction
Collaboration
Conferences
e-participation
Education
equity
extended reality
Media
Pandemics
socialization
Three-dimensional displays
User centered design
user engagement
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Summary:Recent research suggests that students feel disconnected in distance educational environments. There is an immediate and sustained need for innovative approaches that provide personalized and interactive instruction, digital equity, and scale-up remote teaching. Shared, collaborative virtual spaces, such as Mozilla Hubs, can provide new learning modalities for educators and students, especially during the pandemic. We describe our experience with using Mozilla Hubs in formal and informal educational settings. We conducted several user studies to collect qualitative feedback from the participants. These studies include an educator workshop, a girl scout meeting, and a class gathering. The findings provide an insight how practical, useful, and entertaining such virtual spaces are to the participants.
DOI:10.23919/iLRN52045.2021.9459371