Is Immersive Virtual Reality in K-12 Education Ready for Primetime? Challenges, Possibilities, and Considerations

Gkoumas, Christos; Lzzouzi, Lisa

doi:10.1109/vrw58643.2023.00119

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“…al. (2020), Gkoumas and Izzouzi (2023), and Graeske and Sjöberg, (2021), the paid subscriptions of the appropriate software to create VR content was found to be the most important factor of not using the VR in educational practices. Additionally, the participants also expressed challenges related to insufficient training, inadequate distribution of VR goggles, and limitations in creating VR content for specific courses.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…However, integrating VR into education poses its own set of challenges. These include the high cost of devices, limited availability of suitable software, usability concerns, and the need for teachers to feel comfortable with the technology (Alalwan et al, 2020;Gkoumas & Izzouzi, 2023;Graeske & Sjöberg, 2021;Maas & Hughes, 2020;Mantovani et al, 2003;Pellas et al, 2021).…”

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Unlocking the potential of virtual reality in education: Insights from teachers and recommendations for integration

Orhak,

Çağıltay

2024

Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning

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The integration of Virtual Reality (VR) technologies into education holds immense promise. Virtual Reality has the potential of providing an immersive and interactive learning experience, thus allowing students to engage with educational content in a more meaningful way. As it can be customized and developed for different purposes, VR can be integrated into almost all the school subjects. However, it is marked by its unique set of obstacles or challenges such as high prices of the devices, lack of software, limited usability, lack of competence of teachers etc. This study is mainly centered on the research interest of understanding how teachers apply VR technologies in their educational practices. The study delves into the experiences of teachers who participated in a survey. The survey was administered between September 2023 and November 2023, to 103 teachers from diverse educational backgrounds. The results were analyzed by using SPSS and MAXQDA software. Through their responses, the key findings that shed light on the integration, benefits, and challenges of VR technologies in education are provided in the current study.

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Section: Challenges and Barriersmentioning

confidence: 97%