TY - GEN
T1 - Encompassing english language learners in virtual reality
AU - Nersesian, Eric
AU - Spryszynski, Adam
AU - Thompson, Ulysee
AU - Lee, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/7/2
Y1 - 2018/7/2
N2 - Virtual reality (VR) has the potential to drastically alter the future landscape of education. Immersion can be a powerful educational tool, yet it can create isolation issues if user needs are not thoroughly considered. For this reason, designers, educators, and researchers will need to address accessibility issues for the technology to be adopted into mainstream classroom use. English language learners (ELLs) are a relevant user group to study in this regard, as they are largely underserved within the educational technology space, and their usage of these immersive VR tools can highlight both positive and negative aspects of the experience that developers can use to improve their applications.
AB - Virtual reality (VR) has the potential to drastically alter the future landscape of education. Immersion can be a powerful educational tool, yet it can create isolation issues if user needs are not thoroughly considered. For this reason, designers, educators, and researchers will need to address accessibility issues for the technology to be adopted into mainstream classroom use. English language learners (ELLs) are a relevant user group to study in this regard, as they are largely underserved within the educational technology space, and their usage of these immersive VR tools can highlight both positive and negative aspects of the experience that developers can use to improve their applications.
KW - Computer Aided Instruction
KW - Educational Technology
KW - English Language Learners
KW - Virtual Reality
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U2 - 10.1109/AIVR.2018.00047
DO - 10.1109/AIVR.2018.00047
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85062176418
T3 - Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality, AIVR 2018
SP - 200
EP - 203
BT - Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality, AIVR 2018
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 1st IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality, AIVR 2018
Y2 - 10 December 2018 through 12 December 2018
ER -