How VR In Education Will Change How We Learn And Teach
Education is the base for a thriving society, and the transfer of knowledge has been a top priority for civilizations since the very beginning. People are constantly looking for ways to make knowledge transfer more easily, more quickly, and more effectively.
In the era of digital devices, we have an opportunity to enable better learning with technology. Virtual Reality (VR) seems to be the natural next step for the evolution of education.
In this article, I’ll show how virtual reality can transform the way educational content is delivered.
How we learn today
Before diving into the details of how VR in education will help improve the learning process, it’s important to understand why we need to improve the quality of education in the first place. Historically, most technologies designed to aid learning have been aimed at enabling access to information — facts and observations about the world. Before computers, we had a powerful tool that helped us retain facts: books.
Image by Sylvia Yang.
In the era of digital technologies, books are being turned into eBooks. Modern search engines make fact-finding really easy — with just a few clicks you can discover answers to many questions.
While knowledge has become more easily available for more people, the current approach to education has two significant problems:
It’s based on the same old format — fact retention. Teaching methods are focused on providing facts; however, having access to and consuming a lot of information isn’t learning. Being informed isn’t the same as being educated.
A lot of people have difficulties comprehending information. Too much information received in a short period of time can easily overwhelm students. As a result, they become bored, disengaged, and usually not sure why they are learning about a topic in the first place.
6. The doctor asked, ‘How do you feel?’ В The doctor asked how I felt.
7. ‘Will you be free tomorrow?’ Colin asked Richard. В Colin asked Richard if he would be free the following day.
8. ‘Don’t open the door or answer the phone,’ said her parents. B Her parents told her not to open the door or answer the phone.
9. ‘Why hasn’t he locked the car door?’ the policeman said. A The policeman asked why he hadn’t locked the car door.
10. The students said, ‘We wish our exams were over.’ A The students said they wished their exams had been over.
11. Tom said, ‘Jerry has been my best friend since our early childhood.’ С Tom said that Jerry had been his best friend since their early childhood.
12. ‘Where is the nearest bus stop?’ the old man addressed a policeman. В The old man asked a policeman where the nearest bus stop was.
13. The teacher said to us, ‘Be quiet, please.’ A The teacher asked us to be quiet.
14. ‘Could you show me these jeans, please?’ said the boy. В The boy asked to show him those jeans.
15. ‘If I were you, I’d stop smoking,’ Jeff said. С Jeff advised him to stop smoking.
16. ‘Don’t swim too far, dear,’ asked Dad. A Dad asked her not to swim too far.
17. ‘Ann’s sister did nothing except complain,’ remarked Tim. A Tim remarked that Ann’s sister had done nothing except complain.
18. Shop assistant: Wоuld you wait half an hour, please? Customer: All right. В The shop assistant asked if the customer would wait half an hour. The customer agreed to wait.
19. Mrs. Smith said to Mr. Smith, ‘Don’t wear your best trousers in the garden.’ A Mrs Smith told Mr Smith not to wear his best trousers in the garden.
How VR In Education Will Change How We Learn And Teach
Education is the base for a thriving society, and the transfer of knowledge has been a top priority for civilizations since the very beginning. People are constantly looking for ways to make knowledge transfer more easily, more quickly, and more effectively.
In the era of digital devices, we have an opportunity to enable better learning with technology. Virtual Reality (VR) seems to be the natural next step for the evolution of education.
In this article, I’ll show how virtual reality can transform the way educational content is delivered.
How we learn today
Before diving into the details of how VR in education will help improve the learning process, it’s important to understand why we need to improve the quality of education in the first place. Historically, most technologies designed to aid learning have been aimed at enabling access to information — facts and observations about the world. Before computers, we had a powerful tool that helped us retain facts: books.
Image by Sylvia Yang.
In the era of digital technologies, books are being turned into eBooks. Modern search engines make fact-finding really easy — with just a few clicks you can discover answers to many questions.
While knowledge has become more easily available for more people, the current approach to education has two significant problems:
It’s based on the same old format — fact retention. Teaching methods are focused on providing facts; however, having access to and consuming a lot of information isn’t learning. Being informed isn’t the same as being educated.
A lot of people have difficulties comprehending information. Too much information received in a short period of time can easily overwhelm students. As a result, they become bored, disengaged, and usually not sure why they are learning about a topic in the first place.
В The doctor asked how I felt.
7. ‘Will you be free tomorrow?’ Colin asked Richard.
В Colin asked Richard if he would be free the following day.
8. ‘Don’t open the door or answer the phone,’ said her parents.
B Her parents told her not to open the door or answer the phone.
9. ‘Why hasn’t he locked the car door?’ the policeman said.
A The policeman asked why he hadn’t locked the car door.
10. The students said, ‘We wish our exams were over.’
A The students said they wished their exams had been over.
11. Tom said, ‘Jerry has been my best friend since our early childhood.’
С Tom said that Jerry had been his best friend since their early childhood.
12. ‘Where is the nearest bus stop?’ the old man addressed a policeman.
В The old man asked a policeman where the nearest bus stop was.
13. The teacher said to us, ‘Be quiet, please.’
A The teacher asked us to be quiet.
14. ‘Could you show me these jeans, please?’ said the boy.
В The boy asked to show him those jeans.
15. ‘If I were you, I’d stop smoking,’ Jeff said.
С Jeff advised him to stop smoking.
16. ‘Don’t swim too far, dear,’ asked Dad.
A Dad asked her not to swim too far.
17. ‘Ann’s sister did nothing except complain,’ remarked Tim.
A Tim remarked that Ann’s sister had done nothing except complain.
18. Shop assistant: Wоuld you wait half an hour, please? Customer: All right.
В The shop assistant asked if the customer would wait half an hour. The customer agreed to wait.
19. Mrs. Smith said to Mr. Smith, ‘Don’t wear your best trousers in the garden.’
A Mrs Smith told Mr Smith not to wear his best trousers in the garden.