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Bring Discovery VR Into the Classroom - 0 views

Discovery putting its chip on the table for VR and education. http://www.discoveryeducation.com/DiscoveryNow/vr.cfm

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started by Professor Scott Hull on 14 Apr 17 no follow-up yet
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Testing virtual reality in the classroom - 0 views

  • That ability—created by manipulations of virtual reality—is one of many virtual-teaching applications being developed and tested by the Stanford University cognitive psychologist.
  • Car travel is getting more dangerous and expensive, and university classrooms are often crowded and uncomfortable," he says. "Yet because video conferencing and other types of media fall far short of face-to-face interaction, we still burden ourselves with physical commutes to classrooms."
  • n a range of studies, Bailenson's team is showing that manipulating virtual versions of the teacher and classroom environment can help students pay attention and perform better. In related research, changing the form of avatars—virtual versions of the self—can motivate people to exercise, and even teach them dance steps and tai chi poses.
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  • Meanwhile, Bailenson is also applying research showing the persuasive power of direct-eye gaze to teaching in the virtual classroom. Virtual professors blessed by Bailenson with "augmented gaze"—the technology-aided ability to look each student in the eye for much of a lecture—can improve students' attention and keep them alert, he is finding.
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    VR in the classroom
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Google Expeditions Brings Virtual Reality Field Trips to Schools Across America | EdTec... - 0 views

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    An affordable VR package is coming to select schools, along with some guidance from Google.
Professor Scott Hull

Reflection for online research and the quality of that research - 3 views

As someone who enjoys technology and the advantages that it allows us there are times I think it can also be a burden. Not that it is hard to manipulate or use but more so toward the overall percei...

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started by Professor Scott Hull on 03 Feb 17 no follow-up yet
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AR Flashcards Shapes & Colors - 0 views

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    AR Flashcards Shapes & Colors is finally here! With this all new app kids will have a blast learning their shapes and colors with the fun of augmented reality! This app has a cool color bar at the top of the screen that will actively change a shape's color by the press of a button!
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