Practical Implementation of VR with a Learning Environment

Tim Jackson

18:00 - Refreshments and networking

18:30 - Presentation starts

19:30 - Questions/networking

20:30 - Event close

This talk will explore the challenges and potential outcomes from the practical implementation and use of VR solutions to support pedagogical development of learners of all ages across a range of disciplines within a generic learning environment XR and Immersive Technologies, specifically Virtual Reality (VR), is a fast-growing area of development within education and training with many Schools, Colleges, Universities, and Private Training Providers within the UK and Internationally (with the United States and Canada taking the lead). In this talk, the speaker will explore what some of these solutions look like (both hardware and software), and what feedback has been received so far, from learners, fellow colleagues and practitioners, within the context of the new "Immersive Centre" at the University. Implementing XR Technology solutions to support the pedagogical development of learners is a key deliverable and embeds many of the core principles and outcomes of the University's "Vision 2030" Strategic Framework. The speaker will also share some of his own experiences from teaching Higher Education within a Virtual Environment during the first semester of the current academic year (2024/25), from September 2024 - January 2025, during which he undertook a structured timetable of practical interpersonal skills development and teaching using Virtual Reality Headsets and PC based resources, including the VR-based Bodyswaps software application (Bodyswaps: VR Soft Skills Training Provider).

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Tim Jackson is a Senior Lecturer and Course Director in Computing (Software Engineering) at Canterbury Christ Church University. He has been employed as an educator for nearly 23 years and has been an active advocate of the use of XR and immersive technologies within education for a number of years. He joined Canterbury Christ Church University in December 2024 from East Kent Group's Broadstairs College and has co-written the university's strategy on the use of XR and immersive technologies, with his colleague, Gareth Ward. Tim is currently studying for his post-graduate qualifications which is focussing on the use of XR technologies within the educational sector, specifically the range of pedagogical applications and the impact of these XR technologies on learners, as well as the development of specific immersive lab resources for this purpose.

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Verena Holmes Building, North Holmes Road, Canterbury, United Kingdom