Facing reality: the growth of virtual reality and health sciences libraries

Lessick, Susan; Kraft, Michelle

doi:10.5195/jmla.2017.329

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“…Libraries today enhance the learning performance of customers by incorporating virtual reality technology to encourage library patronage [32], learning and playing. Virtual (augmented and mixed) reality is an experience for which a physical user is made to enter a three dimensional virtual world using a headset, computer-powered imaging or mobile device [33]. Several virtual reality devices are now available in academic libraries, e.g.…”

Section: Virtual Reality (Vr)mentioning

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Globalization, Technological Advancement and the Traditional Library System: Implications for Information Utilization and Learning

Otolo¹

2021

Education at the Intersection of Globalization and Technology

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Libraries are crucial part of teaching and learning in educational institutions. The emergence of technology and its incorporation into libraries have improved learning through a well strategized information management model. This has relegated series of antiquated routine practices of the traditional or conventional library. The innovative approaches to information resource utilization introduced by technology have significantly promulgated the relevance of libraries to education. This has also diversified the learning pattern of students and faculty and the management of scholarships within institutions of learning. The crux of this discourse revolves around answering questions like; how has globalization impacted library services? Can globalization mar or improve libraries? Has it changed the learning configuration and reading perspective of students with regards to patronizing the library as a vital information hub or knowledge repository? Since libraries (mostly academic, public and special) have become reference centers for learning, teaching, research and development processes, the contributions of technology and globalization in traditional libraries is reviewed. It proficiently looked at the current integration of modern technology into the library and how it has facilitated optimum learning experience in universities. The challenges that accompanied its emergence of technology and the extended learning services were discussed.

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Section: Virtual Reality (Vr)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Globalization, Technological Advancement and the Traditional Library System: Implications for Information Utilization and Learning

Otolo¹

2021

Education at the Intersection of Globalization and Technology

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“…VR immerses the user in a digitally created environment, mostly via a head‐mounted display (HMD) 2 . There are numerous areas that VR can be applied to, specifically in an educational context, for example, a virtual classroom, where students can interact with a lecturer, 3 and the training of pilots 4 or surgeons 5 . VR is also being used to assist learners with intellectual disabilities, 6 and as a medium for innovative teaching methods, mainly due to the low costs involved, the immersive experience and it is safe to use 7,8 …”

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Experts' review of a virtual environment for virtual clinical simulation in South Africa

Botha

Wet

Botma

2020

Computer Animation & Virtual

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Virtual reality (VR) is becoming ever more used within the field of education. During this study, the researchers created a virtual environment (VE) for use in Southern Africa, where students could practice managing a young adult with a foreign object in the airway. The aim of the VE was to determine whether a viable, “home‐made” solution could be created which could also be expanded later on to incorporate more scenarios. This was due to the expensive nature of existing systems for virtual clinical simulation. To determine whether the VE is usable, two expert review panels assisted in testing the VE. The first‐panel being Computer Science experts and the second Health Science (HS) experts. Each panel evaluated the environment and the scenario using heuristic evaluation and cognitive walkthroughs. The recommendations made during each of the expert reviews were implemented to improve the VE, thus enabling students to experience an accurate, virtual scenario that could positively influence their learning experience. The findings and recommendations made during the expert reviews are presented in this paper to assist in improving future developments within the field of VR in HS education, especially for developing countries in Africa.

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“…Students prefer to engage in traditional lectures over online courses because they lack self-discipline and they can become too easily distracted during online learning (Crook & Schofield, 2017). Applying immersive VR to education may engage students better than MOOCs, removing distractions outside of the learning environment, mimicking the experience of traditional learning experiences (Lessick & Kraft, 2017;Pirker et al, 2018). Existing examples of educational applications of VR have focused on non immersive desktop-VR and have shown that simulating learning environments is highly effective.…”

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Immersive virtual environments and embodied agents for e-learning applications

Fitton

Finnegan

Proulx

2020

PeerJ Computer Science

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Massive Open Online Courses are a dominant force in remote-learning yet suffer from persisting problems stemming from lack of commitment and low completion rates. In this initial study we investigate how the use of immersive virtual environments for Power-Point based informational learning may benefit learners and mimic traditional lectures successfully. We examine the role of embodied agent tutors which are frequently implemented within virtual learning environments. We find similar performance on a bespoke knowledge test and metrics for motivation, satisfaction, and engagement by learners in both real and virtual environments, regardless of embodied agent tutor presence. Our results raise questions regarding the viability of using virtual environments for remote-learning paradigms, and we emphasise the need for further investigation to inform the design of effective remote-learning applications.

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Facing reality: the growth of virtual reality and health sciences libraries

Abstract: Virtual reality (VR) is an increasingly hot tech topic. Because VR may be the ultimate virtual project as defined by this column, replacing the real world with a simulated one, it is worthwhile to pause and reflect on its potential and practicality for health sciences libraries.

Cited by 45 publications

References 3 publications

Globalization, Technological Advancement and the Traditional Library System: Implications for Information Utilization and Learning

Globalization, Technological Advancement and the Traditional Library System: Implications for Information Utilization and Learning

Experts' review of a virtual environment for virtual clinical simulation in South Africa

Immersive virtual environments and embodied agents for e-learning applications

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