Our next post in the Better Learning Conference series 2018, is a talk by Paul Driver; an Educational Technologist at Anglia Ruskin University. Paul has 25 years of ELT experience and holds an M.A. in Creative Media Practice (TESOL). Paul’s research interests span across many fields, exploring the roles of technology, virtual reality, game design and embodied cognition.
This talk touches on how Virtual Reality (VR) is becoming increasingly prevalent in a range of contexts, including: medicine, entertainment and education. Paul presents simple ways of experiencing Virtual Reality through 360-degree video, an immersive type of video that allows viewers to move and look around in all directions, affording choice and control over what they see. This talk will discuss the strengths, limitations, opportunities, and software necessary to begin exploiting the significant potential of VR as a tool for engaging students, designing materials and supporting trainee teachers.
Watch the full recording of this talk from the Better Learning Conference 2018 here: