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Integrating virtual reality into classrooms: a multi-school study with curriculum, pedagogical and learning insights.

This presentation reports on findings from a multi-site study on the integration of accessible virtual reality (VR) in middle and secondary schools in South Australia. The presentation will cover the research methodology and pedagogical frameworks for using VR in classrooms, curriculum design and the practical integration of the technology in different classrooms and subject areas (science, mathematics, and technology) and impact on learning outcomes. The presentation will showcase students as virtual world content creators and the potential for using this spatialised media as a unique space for students to demonstrate content mastery, communication skills and creativity.

Toni Maddock, Middle School Digital Technologies Teacher, Southern Montessori School

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Toni Maddock / Integrating virtual reality into classrooms: a multi-school study with curriculum, pedagogical and learning insights.

Toni Maddock, Middle School Digital Technologies Teacher,
Southern Montessori School

Toni is a dedicated middle school digital technologies teacher and inclusive education coordinator. She is passionate about embedding digital and emerging technologies into classroom pedagogy purposefully and meaningfully, and currently undertaking research considering the effects immersive VR can...

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Ella Camporeale, Curriculum Leader - Art, Design and Digital Technologies, Westminster School

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Ella Camporeale / Integrating virtual reality into classrooms: a multi-school study with curriculum, pedagogical and learning insights.

Ella Camporeale, Curriculum Leader - Art, Design and Digital Technologies,
Westminster School

Ella has been working in the South Australian Independent School sector for the past decade. She has a background in Architecture and is interested in sustainable design, ArchiEd and the integration of immersive learning tools and digital technologies in secondary schooling. Ella is currently...

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Jessica Simons, Assistant Head of Mathematics, Trinity College, Gawler

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Jessica Simons / Integrating virtual reality into classrooms: a multi-school study with curriculum, pedagogical and learning insights.

Jessica Simons, Assistant Head of Mathematics,
Trinity College, Gawler

Through her Masters of Education in Digital Technologies, Jessica has a keen interest in exploring innovative ways that technologies can be integrated to enhance Mathematics teaching.  Jessica is a team member of the VR Schools Study where she developed a virtual reality curriculum unit to teach...

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Erica Southgate, Associate Professor - Emerging Technologies for Education, University of Newcastle

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Erica Southgate / Integrating virtual reality into classrooms: a multi-school study with curriculum, pedagogical and learning insights.

Erica Southgate, Associate Professor - Emerging Technologies for Education,
University of Newcastle

Erica is a teacher educator and maker of computer games for literacy. Erica is an expert on AI ethics for education and lead researcher on the VR School Study, the longest-running research on integrating VR into primary and secondary school classrooms across subject areas. She is lead author on the ...

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