Augmented &Virtual Reality:Exploring Possibilities for Multiliteracies

LLED 361July 2018

Today:

● What is AR/VR? How can we use AR/VR as secondary teachers?

● AR/VR for multiliteracies

● Exploring AR/VR technologies○ HP Reveal○ Discovery VR & NYT VR○ Google Tour Creator

● Lesson design/re-design using AR/VR

● Debrief

Augmented & Virtual Reality: Exploring Possibilities for Multiliteracies

Virtual Reality

What is VR?

What is your experience with VR?

Augmented & Virtual Reality: Exploring Possibilities for Multiliteracies

What is VR? “Virtual reality (VR) refers to computer-generated environments that simulate the physical presence of people and/or objects and realisticsensory experiences. At a basic level, this technology takes the form of 3D images that users interact with and manipulate via a computer interface.”

NMC/CoSN Horizon Report: 2017 K–12 Edition,

pg. 46

Augmented & Virtual Reality: Exploring Possibilities for Multiliteracies

Shakespeare 360 hook:

“It wasn’t just fun; while we were reading the play, the students connected with the places they had visited”

Secondary TC 2017

In Practice:

Augmented Reality

What is AR?

What is your experience with AR?

“Augmented reality is characterized by the incorporation of digital information including images, video, and audio into real-world spaces. AR aims to blend reality with the virtual environment, allowing users to interact with both physical and digital objects.”

NMC Horizon Report: 2016 Higher Education Edition, p. 40

What is augmented reality?

AR for library literacy (LLED360):

- Self-guided tour with stations linking digital resources to physical materials

- Novel and engaging (?)- Attempting to deepen

understanding of and connection to the library space

You may remember...

AR/VR in Education:

Why do we use it?

How does it support literacy?

● Enhancing, expanding, and deepening connection to “place” and/or bringing other “places” into the classroom

● Supports engaging, student-centred, inquiry-based methods for learning

● Opportunities for multimodality and storytelling → adding depth to literacy practices○ Benefits for all learners, including ELL students

● Student-led exploration with just-in-time instruction to show students how to use the tools

● Experiential, hands-on learning experience● Students as consumers AND creators

Challenges:

What keeps teachers from integrating AR/VR in their practice?

What are the barriers?

Cost

Time

Inexperience

Meaningful integration

General concerns related to technology use

Let’s keep in mind...

“‘They (students) may not remember a

lesson dating back to October, but they

remember virtual reality’... ‘It taps into your

real feelings in a way that you can't replicate

really well in another form.’

But... ‘In the end, it's an experiment. It's

important to know this isn't the heartbeat of

my classroom, not the centerpiece.’”

From Students try out virtual reality

program, with empathy in mind

Time to explore!

Augmented & Virtual Reality: Exploring Possibilities for Multiliteracies

● 3 stations● 15 minutes to explore at each station● As you explore, start thinking about ways you could use

these technologies to enhance your lessons (including the lessons you’ve taught in the past)

● When possible, please take your smart phone/laptop with you to each station.

Station One: HP Reveal

We’ll explore augmented reality and how we can turn physical objects into interactive learning experiences.

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Station Two: Discovery VR & The New York Times VR

We’ll use mobile phones, VR goggles, and Google cardboard to explore ready-to-use 360° videos.

Important:

When using VR goggles/Google cardboard, be sure to remain seated for safety purposes.

Station Three: Google Tour Creator

We’ll use this new tool to explore and create 360° virtual tours.

Change Dynamics. (2018). Design thinking.

Now, let’s engage in design thinking to apply these AR/VR tools...

1Our question...How could I use one of the AR/VR tools explored today to enhance one of my lessons, activities, or assessments?

Debrief

What role do you see augmented and virtual reality having in your classroom?

Can you see yourself using these AR/VR technologies as tools for thedevelopment of multiliteracies?