Virtual Field Trips (VFTs) guide students to explore the world without leaving the classroom. The growing functions of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) add to the variety of digital sources that can be used in VFTs, and help to create more realistic audio-visual simulations of environments and objects that are costly and time-consuming to reach out in real-life. However, pre-made VFTs hardly match well with different curriculum and levels of studies, while creating such content from scratch requires a lot of time and technical skills.
In this sharing, Dr Keung Hiu Man would first discuss the differences between typical field trips and virtual field trips and then clarify the misconceptions about virtual field trips (VFTs). Later, she would share how she integrated VFTs into her course “Introduction to Chinese Culture” with different online resources. In addition, the sharing would feature the study which aimed to bridge the gap between the pre-made and teacher-made VFTs using resources available online. Implications of the findings would also be highlighted to provide insights into the feasibility and benefits of integrating VFTs into day-to-day lessons in a low-barrier way.
(length: 44:30)
View her presentation slides here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lyOOq8RFQrTskVeUmvw80GeAojzNbzMK/view?usp=sharing.
Outline of this Sharing Session:
Stepping into Virtual Endeavours: Designing Immersive and Engaging Virtual Field Trips with Online Resources
Presenter: Dr Keung Hiu Man
00:00 – 01:47 | Introduction | |
Part 1: Background information | 01:48 – 04:19 | Typical field trips – pros and cons |
04:20 – 17:13 | Virtual field trips – myths and facts | |
17:14 – 19:16 | Common problems of VFTs | |
19:17 – 20:40 | e-Resources for creating VFTs | |
20:41 – 22:01 | Issues of using the e-resources | |
Part 2: Study on VFTs | 22:02 – 22:45 | Research objectives |
22:46 – 23:29 | Research questions | |
Part 3: Experience sharing | 23:30 – 24:39 | “Introduction to Chinese Culture” – problems and challenges |
24:40 – 25:37 | Integration of different online resources into the course | |
25:38 – 28:24 | VFT activity 1 – VR 360 video and Padlet | |
28:25 – 30:22 | VFT activity 2 – VR 360 museum tour and Zoom | |
30:23 – 31:30 | VFT activity 3 – AR paintings and Flipgrid (now Flip) | |
31:31 – 32:39 | VFT activity 4 – 3D models and Zoom | |
32:40 – 34:00 | VFT activity 5 – 2D photos and Padlet | |
34:01 – 34:28 | Examples of sharing news report videos on VR innovations | |
Part 4: Study on VFTs | 34:29 – 36:10 | Analysis of the survey data |
36:11 – 38:05 | Students’ feedback on VFTs | |
38:06 – 39:15 | Final remarks | |
Q&A | 39:16 – 41:52 | How can teachers help students make VR 360 videos? |
41:53 – 44:13 | How can we find VR 360 videos online? | |
44:14 – 44:30 | Closing and thanks |
For more details about virtual field trips, please visit her poster page here: https://humbol.eduhk.hk/posters/keunghiuman/.
For more talks and topics, here is the full list of links to both Parallel Sessions: https://humbol.eduhk.hk/category/conference/.
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