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VR in Education

VR in Education will provide tips and explore topics related to using immersive Virtual Reality in the classroom.

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Episode 89- The Efficacy of Using VR for Medical Needs

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2023/01/11

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,

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52:12

Episode 88- Time to Break up The Lecture in Higher ED...

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2023/01/05

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

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52:53

Episode 87-Exploring New Frontiers: Speech and Debate...

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2022/12/30

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

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19:02

Episode 86- My Exclusive Interview with ChatbotGPT3...

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2022/12/24

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.

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29:14

Episode 85- A Deep Dive into Avatars and Identity

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2022/11/09

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

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30:21

Episode 84- Lessons from the VR Classroom

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2022/10/08

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.

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35:37

Episode 83-Teaching and Learning in The Metaverse...

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2022/09/30

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

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43:19

Episode 82- VR, Participatory Research and Pedagogy...

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2022/09/23

Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are talking with Erica Southgate. Erica is Associate Professor of Emerging Technologies for Education in the School of Education at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She is author of the book “Virtual Reality in Curriculum and Pedagogy for secondary classrooms”. In her book she shares findings and stories of research related to using immersive virtual reality at a secondary school in

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26:47

Episode 81-Tech Adaptika and Immersive Learning

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2022/08/25

Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are talking with Hosni Zaouali, the CEO of Tech Adaptika. Hosni knew, even at a young age, that education would be the catalyst to propel him forward and empower him to help others. He has an impressive formal education background. Hosni has a B.A ENG in Nuclear Engineering from the Sorbonne in Paris and a MBA in International Development from Laval University. He was founder of Voilà Learning, a

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38:21

Episode 80- Maxwell McGee and the Virtual World Society

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2022/08/11

Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are focusing on how VR can be the next great communication and learning medium. We have invited the wonderful and talented Maxwell McGee to our show. Maxwell is a multi-skilled, award winning communications professional with over 2 decades of experience in the field. He has a strong passion for both the theory and practice of multimedia, especially VR. Maxwell also works for the Virtual World

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33:05

Episode 79- Haptics in Education and Learning

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2022/07/20

Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are focusing on how peripheral devices might heighten or enhance the sense of realism inside VR experiences. Well designed VR scenes already trick the brain into a sense of presence and embodiment just through photorealism. But, what if we could add other senses to our experiences besides sight and sound? Some tech enthusiasts believe high quality haptic feedback is the missing link between reality

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38:17

Episode 78-Fresh Perspective on Leading Web 3.0 and...

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2022/06/27

Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are focusing on getting perspective from new educators who are looking at adopting 3-d spatial learning environments into their schools and programs. We often lean on experts who have been tracking this area for several years, but it is refreshing to get insight from late adopters regarding the what and why. John Kelly is founder, CEO, and proud father of College Ikigai, an innovative k-12 school in

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47:44

Episode 77 -Using the UN SDG’s for a VR Design...

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2022/06/15

Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are focusing on a unique opportunity for students and educators to learn more about an exciting VR Design Competition. Exponential Destiny was founded in the early 2000’s and the program's objective is to help young people “Future Proof” themselves and arm them to make “Exponential Change” in the way people think and act. Recently, their group was invited to a UN meeting to introduce and launch their

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33:58

Episode 76- VR For Equity in The Bahamas

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2022/06/14

Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are talking about scaling up VR in education. As more and more schools think about incorporating VR into their programs, there are so many questions to ponder. Today on the show we have Mr. Jason Beneby. Jason is Chief Operating Officer at American High School and director of the Bahamas Virtual School. He will be spearheading the rollout and adoption of metaverse education across the island. Reach

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46:12

Episode 75- VR Teacher Training with Rob Theriault

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2022/05/31

Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are talking about VR teacher training. There has been a slow growth of VR in learning institutions. However, many vanguards are paving the way for easy adoption. One of those is Rob Theriault. Rob is Immersive Technology Manager (former professor of paramedicine) at Georgian College in Ontario (Canada). He is also President of the Canadian Chapter of the Immersive Learning Research Network, an

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36:31

Episode 74 - How Context Plays an important Role in...

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2022/05/18

Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are talking about the context for learning engagements. It is possible to design 3-D virtual worlds for almost any place or space. Andrew Wright is the Director and creator of the EDUmetaverse. However, according to his company website, "The EDUmetaverse is so much more than just a series of empty spaces. This is a customisable gateway towards Education 3.0. Learn anything, anywhere from anyone. To

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33:44

Episode 73- Creation, Creativity and VR Painting

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2022/05/09

Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are talking about using VR for creation and creativity through painting. When done right, painting can be such a wonderful learning activity and outlet to promote experimentation, ideation, and risk-taking. Painting can also be a wonderful way to unwind and destress. Today on the show we are fortunate to have the creator and developer of Vermillion, a highly realistic and immersive VR painting app.

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40:19

Episode 72- Asymmetrical Games in Education with...

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2022/04/16

Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we are talking about cooperative Learning and asymmetrical VR gaming. We often see VR as a solitary experience because the user dons an HMD (head-mounted display) and leaves the real world behind them. Yet, there is a growing number of VR applications that rely on single VR participants to work with a group of people inside or outside the HMD forming a team. On today’s episode we are fortunate to have

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20:54

Episode 71- My Top 5 Episodes

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2022/02/18

Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. Today we take a trip back down memory lane. It has been an amazing three years of podcasting and listenership is growing tremendously. For that I thank you. In today’s episode , I look back and reflect on what has been most popular so far. So sit back, relax as I talk about and provide highlights from MY TOP 5 MOST DOWNLOADED EPISODES.

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34:32

Episode 70- 3-D Learning Spaces Made Easy with imedu

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2022/02/09

Hello everyone. Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education. In today’s episode, we focus on 3-d learning spaces. As many educators start to contemplate the effectiveness of using virtual learning spaces thanks to a sensationalization of the word, “metaverse", in the past few weeks, I wanted to do a deeper dive into looking at the efficacy of virtual world creation and how these learning spaces might be used for teaching and learning. So, today on the show we have Vincent van den Tol,

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