This webinar is part of the 2021 CPD webinar sessions. Participants will earn an ALT CPD Open Badge which can be used as evidence towards accreditation via one of the pathways in ALT’s CMALT framework. If you missed a previous CPD webinar, recordings are available over on Youtube.

At the School of Education, there was an opportunity to use 360° image/video capture and VR technology to provide the students with immersive experiences. There is a library of virtual spaces that include a diverse range of spaces such as classrooms, learning spaces, parks and playgrounds, museums and galleries. These can be experienced by students in a variety of ways - from using high-end VR headsets in the classroom such as Oculus Quest, inexpensive cardboard VR headsets, standard smartphones, or simply viewed in a web browser.

The webinar will be aimed mainly to those who are perhaps thinking about their first steps into using these kinds of technology (but of course anyone is welcome!), so it won’t be overly technical. There will be given an outline of the project, the production process in terms of what equipment and software is used will be discussed, also how media is captured and processed and how this is presended to students. There also will be looked at the many challenges, such as finding a suitable platform, dealing with interactivity, student contributions and of course there will be reflected on how it’s all worked in practice and what the students think.