Virtual Reality Technology Enhances Modern Learning Environments

From hands-on experience with equipment to virtual campus tools, immersive technology engages students in new ways.

“Imagine walking into a chemistry lab, beakers and chemicals laid out on the table ready for the day’s experiments to begin. Beyond your table are 30 identical tables with the same setup. You pick up a beaker and add two chemicals that, when combined, create a toxic gas. But despite this error, no one gets hurt and there’s absolutely no threat to others. This is because you’re in a virtual chemistry lab, wearing a virtual reality headset and experimenting in a digital environment that doesn’t carry the risks of an actual chemistry lab.

This is the future of teaching and learning, one higher education institutions are increasingly investing in. VR headsets, controllers and styluses paired with the latest software that places users in virtual worlds create safe and controlled learning environments that allow students to get a hands-on feel for technical concepts, with little to no risk.

Virtual Reality Offers Multiple Apps, Both In and Out of the Classroom

Of course, such virtual environments aren’t meant to replace the real thing. Tinkering with a real air conditioner to hone HVAC repair techniques will likely produce better results than interacting with one virtually. But for situations where faculty are looking to replicate certain environments without the cost and risk of using real equipment, VR technology is ideal.”

Read more about how VR can enhance modern learning at EdTech.