Virtual reality as a new opportunity in geography education: From the teachers’ perspectives in Korea

Daeheon Cho, Bo Ae Chun

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present the necessity and possibility of geospatial virtual reality (VR) in secondary education of Korea from teachers‟ perspectives through development and application of professional development program(PDP). Recently, the emergence of information technologies, such as virtual cities, digital globes, and virtual explorations open a new horizon for teaching and learning geography. This is, geospatial VR offers realistic 3D learning environments and provides immersive, engaging, and interactive experiences and virtual tours. Despite the opportunities of geospatial VR, there is still a lack of research on the PDP for teachers who apply it to the actual classroom. Therefore, this study developed a teachers' PDP based on the demand survey and expert advisory. After applying 15 hours of the PDP, we collected and analyzed data using the satisfaction questionnaires and focus group interviews with regard to the obstacles that teachers found in the PDP with VR and suggested several possible solutions from the viewpoint of teachers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICETT 2019 - 2019 5th International Conference on Education and Training Technologies
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages140-145
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781450372008
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 May 2019
Event5th International Conference on Education and Training Technologies, ICETT 2019 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 27 May 201929 May 2019

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Education and Training Technologies, ICETT 2019
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period27/05/1929/05/19

Keywords

  • Geography education
  • Interactive learning
  • Professional development program (PDP)
  • Teacher
  • Virtual reality(VR)

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