Augmented, Alternate and Virtual Realities in Education

Imagining how the future might unfold, especially for emerging technologies like AR and VR, can help prepare for what does end up happening.

The firm secures an extra $500m in funding from investors as it announces a new headset.

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The History of Augmented and Virtual Reality By 2022, 3.5 billion AR devices are expected to be in use. By 2020, …

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The future of learning and development in the workplace is becoming inextricably connected and immersed in technology learning systems.

Immersive technologies can help students understand theoretical concepts more easily, prepare them for careers through simulated experiences and keep them engaged in learning.

At Washington College, students become curators, using augmented reality to create museum exhibits of materials that otherwise require restricted physical access.

Some companies touted virtual and augmented reality as the new frontier of the office. It hasn't materialised. But XR tech still may have a role to play in the modern hybrid workplace.

Apple’s first crack at a headset is apparently designed to be a pricey precursor to a more ambitious product.

When asked about the next big thing in tech, Tim Cook shared his excitement for augmented reality with a shout-out for a Dublin company.

Wearing headsets, students can visualize how the magnetic field works in two or three dimensions by manipulating virtual bar magnets with their fingers and watching how compass needles respond to this invisible phenomenon.

Augmented and virtual reality will see explosive growth in the next five years, driving in large part by education — both K–12 and post-secondary.

Education is one of the key organisations that are being disrupted by technology and digitalisation. Today, school and university students no longer want to only learn by reading books and copying…

Faculty in our 2017 Teaching with Technology Survey believe tech will play a positive role in the future of higher education — but some technologies will be more important than others.