Immersive Technologies: Transforming Education in the Digital Age
This event is devoted to the use of immersive technology in education.
Abbey Palmer will describe the use of virtual reality to improve learning outcomes in English literature in Oxfordshire classrooms, through the creation of a mobile app based on Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. Fridolin Wild will speak about the use of eXtended Reality to help novices advance to mastery in a variety of fields. Finally, Terje Pedersen and Sigrid Sjåstad from Rothaugen Middle School, Bergen, Norway will detail their integration of virtual reality (VR) games and experiences in the middle school classroom.
Date: 17 June 2021, 17:00 (Thursday, 8th week, Trinity 2021)
Venue: Venue to be announced
Speakers: Abbey Palmer (University of Oxord), Fridolin Wild (Open University), Terje Pedersen (Rothaugen Middle School, Norway)
Organising department: The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
Organiser: Lia Costiner (Merton College, Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: encodingheritage@gmail.com
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://durhamuniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_To6vV0NBR3Wq_T4Ejbslwg
Audience: Public
Editor: Lia Costiner