{"id":8,"date":"2021-10-13T14:37:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T21:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2021-12-11T10:28:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T17:28:24","slug":"educators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a id=\"top\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 50.0000%; padding-bottom: 48px; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAEvtwO8rqY\/watch?embed\"><br \/><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below is a summary of the available information<br>in the educators guide and our website.<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\">EDUCATORS GUIDE<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/educators\/getting-started\/\"><b>Getting Started<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Take a personalized quiz to determine a good starting point on our website for your own personal VR in education journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/qa\/\"><b>Q&amp;A<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Explore common questions educators have when getting started with using VR in education along with guidance to utilizing our community of learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/discover-vr\/\"><b>Discover Technology<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/10\/pexels-norma-mortenson-8457446-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/10\/pexels-norma-mortenson-8457446-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/10\/pexels-norma-mortenson-8457446-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/10\/pexels-norma-mortenson-8457446-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/10\/pexels-norma-mortenson-8457446-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/10\/pexels-norma-mortenson-8457446-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/10\/pexels-norma-mortenson-8457446-620x413.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/headsets\/\">Headsets<\/a> will explain the different styles of head-mounted displays (HMDs), affordances, cost, age of players, and technology requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/applications\/\">Sourcing Educational Games<\/a> will direct you to webpages to explore and download educational programs. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/sponsorship-opportunities\/\">Funding and Sponsorship<\/a> to discover companies providing funding to bring VR experiences into your own classroom or school.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/educators\/assessment-models\/\"><b>Assessment Models&nbsp;<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here you will find assessment criteria for educators who are keen to reflect on their VR practice and student questionnaires for students to self-evaluate their VR experiences in the classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\">INTEGRATION PRACTICES, RESOURCES, <br>AND COMMUNITY<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/classroom-set-up\/\"><b>Classroom Set-up<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This section describes possible ways to set-up your classroom with space, safety, number of participants, and technological considerations.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/vr-programs\/\"><b>VR Programs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0623-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-954\" width=\"233\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0623-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0623-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0623-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0623-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0623-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0623-2-620x413.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This area of our website allows you to search through and comment on VR games and experiences we have found beneficial for educational purposes as linked to the<a href=\"https:\/\/curriculum.gov.bc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> BC curriculum<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/build-the-community\/\"><b>Build the Community<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This section allows for users of this site to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/provide-us-feedback\/\">give us feedback<\/a> on their experiences using our site, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/share-new-resources\/\">share new resources<\/a> to help us improve our learning community,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span 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