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Current methods of screening for dementia have a range of limitations. Using virtual reality for cognitive screening is still a new area, but it’s showing promise.

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VR and the metaverse is an open playfield for educators and students. When you can build anything, it’s overwhelming. The DEW Concept model is an educational virtual world building and selection process framework that identifies key characteristics and world models that encourage discovery, exploration, and wonder wrapped in a strong narrative. Within this conceptual framework lies the ingredients to make ideal educational worlds that encourage learning through high engagement, with some adventure tossed in as seasoning.

The DEW Concept model framework is ideal for educators to build or select educational virtual worlds, and for developing student projects. The model helps to lower the stress and confusion around educational worlds and sets a standard for interaction and engagement.

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http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?&tag=VR

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2016/09/19/some-practice-examples-that-will-influence-education/

http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-innovative-technologies-and-developments/?&tag=VR

Researchers found the app, which gradually exposes people to their worst fears, can greatly reduce phobia symptoms

The University of San Diego is rolling out virtual reality technology in its nursing curriculum to help prepare students for real-world clinical scenarios.

While these emerging technologies may offer many benefits for students and professors, institutions will need to address ethical and safety concerns.

Click discovers how VR helps parents decide whether to go through with surgery for their child.

Earlier this year I featured National Geographic's fantastic playlist of 360 degree immersive videos that can be experienced with o

Google Expeditions allows a teacher to guide students through collections of 360° scenes and 3D objects, pointing out interesting sites and artifacts along the way.

"Virtual and augmented reality have become a trend more recently due to advances in artificial intelligence. They’ve grown to be more commonly utilized tools for interpretation of ideas in a variety of fields. VR is an immersive technology experience. Though it was commonly used in the gaming industry, it’s now being applied to a variety of fields. For example, companies can make use of simulated interviews and best choose candidates for the job when recruiting and training. AR on the other hand, supplements and enhances reality that already exists. Social media filters are a good example of this. Another example, the furniture company IKEA recently used this immersive technology to help shoppers envision how furniture would look inside their home."

Despite a well-documented gender imbalance within the tech industry, a survey suggests that when it comes to VR, women are starting to take up leadership roles in greater numbers

You don’t need a VR headset to experience virtual reality. That’s the message that AR/VR guru Jaime Donally wants all educators to understand.

“Headsets present barriers. I focus on implementation,” says Donally, author The Immersive Classroom: Create Customized Learning Experiences with AR/VR. “There’s a place for VR, but it needs to be more specific and thought through or VR becomes a road block.”

As both augmented and virtual reality become more accessible on ordinary devices, Donally hopes more educators will explore the potential of these tools. Augmented reality (AR) layers and enhances reality. Think using your phone camera to translate a foreign language. Virtual reality (VR) creates its own reality that is disconnected from the real world. It’s possible to use VR, such as a 360-degree view on a phone, without using a headset.

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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2016/09/19/some-practice-examples-that-will-influence-education/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2016/05/19/a-holistic-view-of-what-will-influence-education-in-the-future/

https://www.scoop.it/t/la-realite-augmentee-augmented-reality-ar

https://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-innovative-technologies-and-developments

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mixed+reality

Surgeons say space-age technology helped doctors in separate countries to work together.

"Virtual worlds will become increasingly popular, but the true metaverse will be a future of augmented reality and it will be everywhere ..."

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