Georgia Tech University School of Literature, Communication and Culture, a virtual world for learners

Like a traditional campus, a virtual world can house courses in many disciplines. Georgia Tech’s virtual world, for example, supports learners in their first-year writing courses. Builders (instructors and students) can add and remove resources, construct obstacles, challenges and passageways, and congregate in focused and abstract groups. They can create 3-D representations of instructional design models, the flow of a musical score, a potential chemical reaction, or architectural blueprints and geometrical shapes. The human body, a cell, a nuclear reactor, a volcano, can all become themed based classroom worlds.

In November, at the Sloan-C conference in Orlando, we will explore the potential of virtual reality worlds and their impact on learning. We will examine current practice and explore the wealth of opportunities. The workshop will demonstrate how to access, navigate, and interact in a v-r world, and consider ways to individualize and personalize learning.

Teaching and Learning with
3-D Educational Simulations

Saturday, November 13, Session 2, Salon 5, 9:45a.m. - 11:00a.m.