We’re sharing a talk by Lulwa Bordcosh, the Academic Director of LASC in California, on how virtual reality (VR) facilitates language learning and improves student outcomes.
The talk explores how the way we learn has changed and the need to embrace new learning methods to ensure we are effectively exploiting the resources available. To do this, we firstly need to understand the characteristics of the modern student:
· They’re more impulsive
· They have a shorter attention span
· They want personalised content
· They want to see immediate results
Lulwa goes on to look at how VR is adapted to these needs and can therefore facilitate modern learning. She discusses how VR is:
· Self-focused, enabling students to navigate freely
· Self-directed, allowing students to choose what they want to learn
· Multi-sensory, increasing students’ engagement
Watch the full video below to learn more about how VR enables students to experience English in an authentic context and see Lulwa share her own personal experiences of integrating VR into the classroom.
Discover more on VR in Lulwa’s previous article on Using Virtual Reality for Teacher Training and Development.