VR in Education

Episode 14- Getting the Most from VR Applications

We can’t assume that putting on a VR headset and entering an application will guarantee deep learning.  Having a clear conceptual and contextual understanding regarding what we want our students to learn in a VR experience is paramount. This can be accomplished through carefully crafted VR lesson guides.

Episode 13- VR Hackathons with Rohit Chaube and Joel Stephens of VRoKCs

Hello everyone, welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education.  Today on the show we are talking to Rohit Chaube and Joel Stephens about VR Hackathons.

Rohit and Joel have been instrumental in bringing Virtual Reality to students and schools in the Kansas City area and beyond.  They spearhead something called VRoKC which organizes VR hackathons.  You can learn more about their work at https://www.vrokcs.org/ . 

Episode 12- Interview with David Ewalt Author of Defying Reality

Hello everyone, welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education.  In todays’ episode we have the distinct privilege of having on our show esteemed award winning author David Ewalt.  

David is the author of Defying Reality: The Inside Story of the Virtual Reality Revolution (2018).  Defying Reality is a  an interesting look at the history, development, and future of virtual reality, a technology with world-changing potential.  He is here with use today to talk about his book and VR in general.  

Episode 11- Hacking VR Applications

In this episode I discuss the idea of adapting or "hacking" popular VR applications for educational alignment and curriculum fit.  I hope you enjoy!

Episode 10- Interview with David Crawford UCC Film Studies Teacher

Hello everyone welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education.  In today’s episode we have a chance to get some perspective and insight from a veteran film studies teacher using high end immersive VR.

David Crawford has been teaching for over 20 years.  He currently teachers IB Film for Upper Canada College School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

Episode 9-Interview with Peter Rubin of Wired Magazine

Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education.  In todays’ episode we have the distinct privilege of having on our show esteemed writer and journalist Peter Rubin.

If you would like to learn more about Peter Rubin and his work he can be found at futurepresencebook.com or  you can find him on twitter at @provenself.

 

Episode 8- My Interview with Everything Vive

In this episode I talk with Zain and Ronnie from the Everything Vive podcast about their impressions on VR as it relates to education.  I had a little difficulty with my audio on this episode, apologies in advance.

 

You can learn more about Everything Vive here, https://anchor.fm/everythingvive. 

Episode 7- An Interview with Dave Ternent about STEM Education and VR

In this episode, we talk with the amazing Dave Ternent a STEM teacher from Stow, Ohio, USA.  Dave shares with us his insights into starting a VR/AR class at Kimpton Middle School.  You can reach Dave on twitter at @dave_ternent.  

Episode 6- VR from a Student Perspective

In this episode, we interview a student from our school who used VR as a tool to conduct a passion project on using it to cure fear of heights.  However, we dive deeper into talking about their thoughts on how this emerging technology will impact education.

Episode 5- VR as an Empathy Machine

In this episode we discuss ways that VR might be used to instill empathy in the classroom.  Enjoy!