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Reimagining Education with Extended Reality- Online Workshop
Where: Online/Virtual
When: Tuesday, May 4th and Thursday, May 6th, 2021
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Note: Registration will cover both sessions
Workshop Organizer: David Bass-Clark of Unity College
Registration Fee:
NERCOMP Member: FREE
Non Member: $100.00
Event Overview
Extended Reality (XR) is a spectrum of immersive technologies encompassing virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and technologies that have yet to be imagined. These technologies are reshaping how we imagine, design, and experience education. In this workshop we will examine how faculty, staff, and leadership in higher education can harness the potential of this rapidly changing technological landscape.
What can we accomplish with XR that cannot be accomplished with traditional educational modalities?
How can we design experiences that are accessible to a wide variety of audiences?
To what extent can XR replicate authentic practices that learners can master and then transfer to the real world?
Join us as we delve into the answers to these questions and collaboratively investigate how we can use XR to add value within our institutions and beyond.
Session Outcomes:
- Describe and differentiate the spectrum of eXtended Reality (XR) technologies including VR, MR, and AR
- Identify the affordances and limitations of XR
- Determine how XR may add value in their specific educational domain
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Tuesday, May 4
1:00pm - 1:10pm - Introductions, Expectations, & Goal Setting
1:10pm - 1:30pm - Jeremy Nelson and the UMichigan XR Initiative
1:30pm - 1:40pm - Discussion - As Educators, why should we care about XR?
1:40pm - 2:00pm - XR at Unity College
2:00pm - 2:05pm - Breather
2:05pm - 2:15pm - Deep dive on the full spectrum of XR technology
2:15pm - 2:25pm - Affordances and limitations of XR
2:25pm - 2:30pm - Q&A + Wrap Up
**For next session: Brainstorm how XR technology may add value to your institution
Thursday, May 6
1:00pm - 1:20pm - Maya Georgieva and the XReality Center
1:20pm - 1:30pm - Affordances and limitations of XR
1:30pm - 1:50pm - Brainstorming session - How to add value with XR?
1:50pm - 1:55pm - Breather
1:55pm - 2:10pm - Participant Led XR Discussion
2:10pm - 2:20pm - Goal setting for further XR exploration/integration
2:20pm - 2:30pm - Q&A + Wrap Up
David Bass-Clark, Director of AR/VR Research and Development, Unity College
David is an educational technologist and XR strategist, evangelist, and innovator. David leads Unity’s XR initiative which aims to empower the next generation of environmental leaders, content creators, instructional designers, and educators to harness the power of XR technologies to redefine what is possible in distance education.
Maya Georgieva, Director of Education Futures, XReality Center at the New School
Maya leads the XReality Center, a new research center with the purpose to advance the study and design of emerging technologies in the field of virtual, augmented, and mixed realities. Maya works to develop the next generation of immersive storytellers, designers, researchers and creators.
Jeremy Nelson, Director of XR Initiative, University of Michigan
Jeremy leads the Extended Reality (XR) Initiative to consider how we can leverage emerging XR technologies to strengthen the quality of a Michigan education, cultivate an interdisciplinary scholarly community of practice at Michigan, and enhance a nationwide network for academic innovation.