I can see AR being a good tool to use fo…
I can see AR being a good tool to use for objects that are abstract or very small (ie. a cell or an atom). That way, it gives the students an 3D representation. As well, having information pop-up on different items may enrich students learning. Again, as with many new technologies or ideas, it takes time to find these sources, as well as implement them into your lessons so that they supplement or enrich students’ learning. I think we will see AR much more outside of the educational setting before it reaches its full potential with in it.
AR is definitely in its infancy, but the potential to create new ventures using it it seems endless. Whether it takes off in education is hard to say at this point. I’m not sure many administrators or school districts would invest much money into AR technology just yet.
Lisa
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manny 6:08 pm on October 21, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Lisa,
I would agree in that I see AR being used more outside of the classroom than within it. At this time, it seems to be more of a novelty that one would see on a fieldtrip (such as museum) and not inside a typical classroom. What is exciting is that it is in its infancy and it would be interesting to see which direction it goes. For instance, some of the intangible concepts such as chemistry are difficult for students to conceptualize. The fact is that we all see the world in different ways and AR can perhaps spark some creativity in how we make intangible concepts more relatable to the real world. There are many real life phenomena that occur in the natural world and through AR, perhaps we can make connections to abstract concepts.
Manny