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What is Immersive Tech?
What is Immersive Tech?
Immersive tech is an umbrella term for a variety of tools incorporating virtual elements across a continuum of applications. These tools help provide engaging, interactive environments where students can experience, explore, and apply concepts in ways that go beyond traditional methods. Whether it’s simulating a critical procedure, visualizing complex scientific processes, or practicing communication skills in lifelike scenarios, immersive technology can bridge the gap between theory and practice.
Image Source: Carrasco, Moisés & Chen, Po-Han (2021): Application of mixed reality for improving architectural design comprehension effectiveness
Getting Started
Getting Started
Join our Community of Practice for Teaching with Immersive Tech
Join our Community of Practice for Teaching with Immersive Tech
Launched in Spring 2025, our XR CoP aims to meet regularly to share, demo, and learn from each other regarding immersive tools, their applications, and platforms relevant to post-secondary learners.
XR Tools for Exploration
XR Tools for Exploration
XR Applications for Exploration
XR Applications for Exploration
Bodyswaps provides immersive soft skills training for education and corporate environments
Engage provides a virtual world for teaching and learning
Tilt Brush is a 3D art space with a variety of creative tools and effects
360 Videos
360 Videos
360 videos can be viewed on phones of desktop computers, but are best viewed with a VR headset. There are multiple resources available focused on providing realistic learning experiences related to travel, ecology, music, healthcare, and more. This video explains more
360 Video Resources and Playlists
360 Video Resources and Playlists
Learning Resources
Learning Resources
Academic Journals
Academic Journals
Exploring the use of immersive virtual reality in nursing education: A scoping review (Clinical Simulation in Nursing. Dec 2024)
This scoping review revealed that immersive virtual reality has the potential to improve self-confidence, assist with skill acquisition, improve learning outcomes, provide opportunity for perspective taking, and promote engagement with nursing students. Because only 14 studies met the review inclusion criteria, there is a need for further research as to how to best implement this technology, and to better understand the strengths and limitations of immersive VR in nursing education.
A review on cultivating effective learning: synthesizing educational theories and virtual reality for enhanced educational experiences (Peer J, Computer Science. May 2024)
Findings show that VR improves learning outcomes when aligned with theories such as constructivism, experiential learning, and collaborative learning. These integrations offer personalized, immersive, and interactive learning experiences.
Impact of 3D Virtual Reality on Teaching and Learning Human Anatomy Among Undergraduate Students (Annals of Pakistan Institute of Medical Science. June 2024)
3D-VR is effective method for knowledge retention in short-term and long-term in undergraduate students. Undergraduate students demonstrated 3D-VR as a learning method that offers substantial advantages for studying human anatomy versus traditional method.
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