Evolutionary advantages of virtual reality in education

Mehra, Richa Kapoor (2024) Evolutionary advantages of virtual reality in education. In: Transforming education with virtual reality. Wiley, New Jersey, pp. 73-86. ISBN 978-1-394-20047-4

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Abstract

Education plays a vital role in shaping our minds; its purpose is not only to gain knowledge but rather to actively engage students in the learning process, It is a process that helps young minds to successfully collaborate with pecrs and devclop critical, analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. These skills help them to learn the mechanism to deal with the unforeseen challenges of life. Integration of virtual reality has witnessed such development of skills and knowledge among students, resulting in transforming students into life-long learners. Post-pandemic integration of virtual reality has gained speed within many sectors, with one such sector being the education sector. Unlike the conventional teaching learning process, virtual reality has the potential to engage students in the learning process and enhance their thinking and imagining capacitics. This chapter aims to address the five E’s, namely Experience, Empower, Engagement, Empathy and Embodiment, which are key elements of student engagement due to increasing virtual reality technologies, as the fundamental features of virtual reality help to incorporate these among students.

Item Type: Book Section
Keywords: Virtual Reality | Education | Empower | Empathy | Embodiment
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Education Research
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Education
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Business School
Depositing User: Subhajit Bhattacharjee
Date Deposited: 07 Feb 2024 15:57
Last Modified: 07 Feb 2024 15:57
Official URL: https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/Transforming+Education...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/7296

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