The rapid development of immersive technologies has opened up the possibilities for using augmented, mixed, and virtual reality in education. The theoretical part of this paper included a literature review of previous studies dealing with the use of augmented and virtual reality in geography teaching and learning. However, a question raised regarding the readiness of geography teachers to integrate mobile devices and use the advantages of immersive technologies in practice. Based on their digital competences and readiness to use mobile devices and other information and communication technologies in the teaching process four groups of geography teachers can be separated using cluster analysis. The clusters are: 1) Confident and innovative, 2) Traditional approach, 3) Optimistic but low-digitally skilled, and 4) Pessimistic but digitally skilled teachers. Teachers (particularly those in the first cluster) highly assessed the possibilities of using immersive technologies in practice (especially with the physical and regional geography teaching contents).
Virtual (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have emerged from the framework of academic and industrial laboratories and have acquired global attention. Currently, the focus shifted from the technologies themselves to finding adequate teaching and learning applications. In this paper, the students' attitudes toward the application of mobile AR (MAR) in higher education (HE) were researched (with a focus on augmented textbooks). The results showed that the students have a mostly positive attitude, and it is concluded that there was no statistically significant difference between the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and non-STEM students' opinions regarding this topic. Based on the results, the further research and integration of this technology into HE settings can be suggested.
Abstractis research examined the residents' pro le, attitudes, and perception towards tourism development based on 176 respondents interviewed. Residents' attitudes toward tourism were measured by adapting 24 items from the Tourism Impact Attitude Scale developed by Lankford and Howard (1994). is study aimed at identifying the relationships between residents' socio-economic and demographic attributes and their attitudes toward tourism by focusing on villages where tourism is in the development stage.
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