{"id":389,"date":"2021-06-01T11:13:04","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T18:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0152\/?p=389"},"modified":"2021-06-01T11:13:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T18:13:04","slug":"the-past-present-and-future-of-virtual-reality-in-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0152\/the-past-present-and-future-of-virtual-reality-in-education\/","title":{"rendered":"The Past Present and Future of Virtual Reality in Education."},"content":{"rendered":"

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When the Covid-19 pandemic started caused significant changes in the way, I could deliver courses. The government, regulatory bodies, and health authorities worldwide enforced a shutdown of all educational institutes, including medical and dental schools. The shutdown caused a significant change in how I could deliver my courses and made me look at other ways to deliver the curriculum to my students.<\/p>\n

As is reflect over the last eight weeks in LRNT 526, I was very fortunate to work with a team of individuals that brought new insight and ideas to the world of technology. I have gained a considerable amount of insight into Virtual Reality (VR), especially within the realm of education.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a team, we engaged in a virtual reality learning activity that encouraged collaboration, engagement, and interactivity with\u00a0<\/strong>our team in a synchronous live session environment. Our goal was to examine the outcome of using virtual reality (VR) technology while creating a final visual product. During our collaboration, we created a flourishing plant that started from a tiny seed. Each team member described their interpretation and description of their representation to their specific specialization or questions about VR. The activity allowed me to reflect on how I could incorporate this technology into my teachings and let others in the course ask questions and give feedback on our ideas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My research during this course has shown me that the benefits of Virtual reality in dentistry are constantly assessed as a method or an adjunct to improve fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination in pre-clinical settings (Roy et al., 2017). At first, I admit, I had tunnel vision, and all my research was directed towards the health care sector, as that has been my focus over the last 28 years. It was not until I sat down and dove deep into a book Written by Eric Southgate, \u201cVirtual Reality in Curriculum and Pedagogy<\/em>,\u201d<\/strong> that I realized the potential of VR in education is untapped. Her notion of Virtual Reality in education and the ability for individuals to immerse themselves within a virtual world to experience a new way of learning is defiantly the way of the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My research into Virtual Reality and my tenacity to bring new ideas into my teachings led me to apply to a Pilot program through SAIT. The pilot program Scholarly Activity Research Excellence (SARE) has opened some doors to the possibilities of collaborating with the School of Technology and creating a Pilot project to bring some pilot projects to life in the future. Whether it is within a health care program or business program, I do believe that VR in education is the way of the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe science of today is the technology of tomorrow.\u201d \u2013 Edward Teller<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Roy, E., Bakr, M. M., & George, R. (2017). The need for virtual reality simulators in dental education: A review. The Saudi Dental Journal<\/em>, 29<\/em>(2), 41\u201347. https:\/\/doi.org\/https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.sdentj.2017.02.001<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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