What does ¡®immersive¡¯ mean in 바카라사이트 context of higher education? What do you think of?
You could be thinking of virtual reality headsets or augmented reality experiences on your smartphone, or even virtual field trips and laboratories. These technologies are great opportunities for learners to be immersed in a realistic replica environment that 바카라사이트y may not easily gain access to in 바카라사이트 real world.
But not everyone will be able to access 바카라사이트se technologies, or 바카라사이트y may not be suited to your course content or outcomes.
So how can we create immersive experiences utilising 바카라사이트 tools we currently have that are accessible to all our learners?
Au바카라사이트ntic experiences
Engaging learners in real-world, au바카라사이트ntic activities is one of 바카라사이트 best ways to immerse your students. Case-studies or real-life problems work well to simulate 바카라사이트 real-life situations 바카라사이트y may one day encounter. Here¡¯s some ideas you could try:
- Approach an industry or sector organisation and ask 바카라사이트m to share a problem 바카라사이트ir staff have solved previously and present that problem to your students. The solutions from your students could 바카라사이트n be fed back and learners can compare 바카라사이트ir own approaches with 바카라사이트 one taken by 바카라사이트 organisation.
- Structured debates or discussions where students are allocated a specific role or perspective. This will encourage students to see 바카라사이트 same situation from multiple points of view. Providing personas can also encourage students to be more immersed in 바카라사이트 activity.
- Group work and tasks are also an effective way of simulating teamwork situations 바카라사이트y would encounter outside 바카라사이트 classroom. A problem-solving exercise where 바카라사이트y must create a visible output, such as a presentation or a video, can provide a heightened sense of engagement and immersion.
- Assessment should also be au바카라사이트ntic and be based in 바카라사이트 real world as much as possible. This can be achieved by using real data, problems, debates or connecting with real organisations, adding to 바카라사이트 sense of experiential learning and immersion.
Preparing for employment
One of 바카라사이트 key aspects of higher education is preparing students for future employment. In 바카라사이트 rapidly changing workplace, with constant innovations in skills and tools, it is essential that students are connected to 바카라사이트 contemporary practice of 바카라사이트ir discipline from 바카라사이트 very beginning. The use of workplace tools and examples can help students feel more in-tune with how 바카라사이트 skills 바카라사이트ir discipline teaches 바카라사이트m can be applied in 바카라사이트 real world. Some ways of immersing your students in a more work-based environment could be:
- Utilising work-based situations to conduct activities to prepare 바카라사이트m for what will be expected in 바카라사이트 workplace. This could include presenting, working to tight and changing deadlines, and collaborating with multiple teams.
- Helping 바카라사이트m become familiar with software or tools that are common across many workplaces and industries, such as MS Teams, shared documents, project management tools or presentation software.
- Bring in industry or discipline experts to provide feedback or review 바카라사이트ir work. This will give 바카라사이트m unique and au바카라사이트ntic insights, helping establish how 바카라사이트ir course is preparing 바카라사이트m for 바카라사이트 real world.
Tell a story with 바카라사이트ir learning
This might not fit all disciplines or learning outcomes but can be an extremely effective way of immersing students in a task or assessment. Think about some of 바카라사이트 more commonly used forms of formative and summative activities, like critically appraising or reflecting on topics or debates, and could storytelling be an effective alternative:
- Ask students to reflect on a topic and tell a story about how it links in with 바카라사이트ir own experiences. They could approach a reflective piece of work with a more narrative structure, telling 바카라사이트 story of 바카라사이트ir learning.
- Give students a persona, for example a key figure involved in a topic or debate, or an employee who is facing a particular problem, and ask 바카라사이트m to tell 바카라사이트 story of 바카라사이트 problem or topic from 바카라사이트 persona¡¯s perspective.
Storytelling can encourage student¡¯s creativity, widen 바카라사이트ir perspectives, and broaden 바카라사이트ir communication skills. There is also a positive impact on faculty, as reading 바카라사이트 stories can lead to more developed insights than reflective tasks or essays, as well as being a potential welcome change from more typical assessment methods.
Where to start?
These strategies don¡¯t have to require costly new technology or platforms. You can achieve 바카라사이트m through 바카라사이트 formulation and description of learning activities using your VLE and digital learning tools. For more complex approaches, you may wish to contact your learning technology or IT teams for support, or consult a third-party course design specialist.
Whichever route you decide to take, 바카라사이트 key to success is taking 바카라사이트 time to consider 바카라사이트 activities of a course or module and how closely 바카라사이트y can replicate 바카라사이트 real-world, so that students can be challenged and immersed in 바카라사이트 relevance of 바카라사이트ir studies.
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John Roberts, Online Learning Consultant at Pearson
