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Tilling, Steve; Tudor, Ana-Despina; Kitchen, Becky and Minocha, Shailey (2017). Investigating the role ofvirtual reality in geography via Google Expeditions. In: Geographical Association Annual Conference 2017, 20-22 Apr2017, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
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Investigating the role of virtual reality in Geography via Google
Expeditions
Field Studies Council: Steve TillingThe Open University: Ana-Despina Tudor and Shailey MinochaGeographical Association: Becky Kitchen
Funded by Google and The Open University, UK
21.04.2017
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The project
� Investigating the role of virtual reality in science and geography school education◦ for teaching concepts and phenomena
◦ to support geographical and scientific enquiry◦ to complement physical field trips
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Agenda
� What is virtual reality?
� Google Expeditions
� Demo
� Individual activity
� Group discussion
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What is virtual reality?
A simulated environment on a computer or mobile platform (e.g., smartphone, tablet):
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Mobility
Second Life
Virtual Skiddaw: 3D Geology Field Trips (Unity 3D)
Head-mounted Displays
Viewers
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Google Expeditions
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Tablet Smartphone Cardboard Viewer
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App
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Router
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Google Expeditions App
� Free app, available on Android and iOS platforms � Over 500 expeditions (three types)◦ physical locations, e.g. London Olympic Park, International
Space Station◦ simulations, e.g. process of photosynthesis and pollination◦ career expeditions, e.g. day in the life of a software
developer, Dean of an Engineering Faculty
� Each expedition has◦ Photospheres (360˚ view) with some explanatory text,
points of interest and questions (Guide mode)◦ Google Cardboard viewer gives the 3D view (follower
mode)
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How you could help us?
� Trying it out today (Demo)� Individual activity – thoughts on using
virtual reality in your teaching (activity sheet)
� Group discussion – using virtual reality in enquiry
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Demo: List of Expeditions
� Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo� Borneo: Plant Adaptations� The Great Barrier Reef� Volcanoes around the world� London Olympic Park
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Individual activity
Considering any one of the stages you teach/train (e.g. KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, etc.)
� Think of one example on how you would use Virtual Reality in a lesson or a set of lessons.
� It could be a difficult concept or a process or any topic where you feel Virtual Reality could play a role.
� Explain your choice9
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Geographical enquiry and Virtual Reality
Creating a need to know
questioning collecting data
making sense of the data
reflecting on learning
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Enquiry for physical field trips
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Pre-physical field trip
During a Physical field
trip
Post-physical field trip
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Group activity
� What are your current practices of teaching questioning?
� How would you use Virtual Reality to facilitate questioning?
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Website and contact details� Project website:http://www.shaileyminocha.info/google-expeditions/; has links to blog-posts
� email addresses:Steve Tilling, FSC [email protected] and Shailey at the OU(ana.tudor; shailey.minocha)@open.ac.uk
� Twitter:@Save_Fieldwork @AATudor @ShaileyMinocha
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