Episodes
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Episode 92- VR Training in the Hospitality Industry
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are looking at how VR might enhance learning and development in the hospitality industry. This industry relies heavily on social skills and procedural learning. Both these two areas lend themselves well for using VR and virtual worlds to improve training and development. We have invited Tracy Cosgrove on the show to talk about her extensive experience using VR for hospitality training. Check out tracy's website at https://vrhti.com/.
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Episode 91- Virtual Speech and ChatGPT3
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are looking at how AI might be used in virtual worlds for education. We have heard a lot over the last few weeks about how intuitive and responsive ChatGTP3 has been. So, we have invited Sophie Thompson, CEO and founder of Virtual Speech to talk to us. Virtual Speech is a VR soft skills training platform that allows users to hone several 21st century skills related to communication. They recently announced they have added ChatGTP3 to some of their course offerings.
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Episode 90- Ways to Sustain VR in Your Institution
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we explore a recent post I did on LinkedIn. In the posting I talked about 4 ways to keep your VR lab or program from suffering a slow death. Some of the strategies to sustain a VR lab and program might be: 1. Work closely with instructors and educators on how to integrate Virtual Worlds that connect to bigger concepts within their curriculum. 2. Refrain from “type-casting” the VR lab and headsets to just one department or section within your school. 3. Scale up professional development that teaches educators how to use and build no-code virtual worlds and experiences and how to connect these to learning outcomes. 4. Develop a “learning in 3D” academic policy that outlines the mission and vision around how , when and why VR can enhance learning. In this episode, I want to unpack some of these in greater detail.
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Episode 89- The Efficacy of Using VR for Medical Needs
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are looking at how the medical industry is using Virtual worlds to educate each other. From virtual conferences, to learning from experienced doctors, to practicing real-life procedures and scenarios, the metaverse has huge potential for doctors. Today, we have invited Dr. Steven Houston III who is a Vitreoretinal surgeon and founder of METAMED. And we also have Dr. Eric Rosenberg who is a Cornea, Cataract, and Refractive Surgeon and Co-Founder of MetaMEd.
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Episode 88- Time to Break up The Lecture in Higher ED Using VR
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are looking at how VR might enhance Higher Education. The primary form of instruction for many college and university classes is via lecture. This methodology might leave some students unengaged and bored. So, how can professors break up their lectures and provide more active learning modalities in the lessons? On the show we are talking with Gary Burnett. Gary does research and teaching related to human Factors/Ergonomics within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham.
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Episode 87-Exploring New Frontiers: Speech and Debate in VR
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we explore the frontiers of speech and debate in the Virtual World. Covid pushed many schools to participate in Speech and Debate via video conferencing through zoom or google meet. Even though covid has slowed down, many speech and debate tournaments continue to offer video conferencing options. Although this is a more cost effective way for schools, the lack of presence embodiment makes it less engaging than a physical face-face speech and debate tournament. We have invited Stefan Bauschard, founder of DebateUS, Co-Executive Director of the New York City Urban Debate League and long time debate coach at Lakeland schools. And, We also have Joe Rankin, Head Speech and Debate coach at Bettendorf HS in Bettendorf, IA and in his 17th year teaching/coaching. You can reach Joe at jrankin@bettendorf.k12.ia.us and Stefan at stefan.bauschard@gmail.com.
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Episode 86- My Exclusive Interview with ChatbotGPT3 about VR in Education
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are exploring the controversial world of AI intelligence. ChatGPT3 applies machine learning algorithms to a massive corpus of text to respond to users' requests using language that sounds surprisingly human-like. ChatGPT3 is has agreed to sit down with me to explore the topic of VR in Education.
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Episode 85- A Deep Dive into Avatars and Identity
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are exploring how virtual worlds might affect our evolving identity. We have invited Giovanni Castillo, a senior metaverse designer for aquent. He is a design thinker, architect and creative technologist that was born for the spatial computing revolution. I reached out to him based on an insightful article he recently wrote and posted on LinkedIn. He is here today to help us understand more about his work with understanding how avatars might impact our virtual world experience. You can contact Giovanni by email at gcastillo@aquent.com
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Episode 84- Lessons from the VR Classroom
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are talking with teachers who are using vr in the classroom to make a difference. They are pushing the boundaries of innovation and blazing a path for other teachers to follow when it comes to the adoption of immersive learning tools. Terje Pedersen is from Norway and has been teaching there for around 14 years. He has been using oculus quest headsets in his school for various learning engagements. Kim Aarberg , also from Norway, is a teacher with interests in gamification and VR and a former google workplace specialist. You can reach out to them on linkenIn at linkedin.com/in/terje-pedersen-935268175 and linkedin.com/in/kim-aarberg-b22b8169
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Episode 83-Teaching and Learning in The Metaverse with Dr. Karl Kapp
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are talking with Dr. Karl Kapp. Dr. Kapp is a professor at Bloomsburg University and co-author of THE book on learning in a metaverse written back in 2010 called Learning in 3D: Adding a New Dimension to Enterprise Learning and Collaboration. The model described in the book is as relevant today as it was back then. It is a blueprint for designing learning experiences in the metaverse. He is here today to talk more about this model and how it translates to effective learning design for 3D virtual worlds. You can learn more about Dr. Kapp's work on Linkedin.