ERIC Number: EJ1414202
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 12
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EISSN: EISSN-1559-7075
Towards a Framework for a Nation-Wide Implementation of Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality in K-12 Technical and Vocational Education
Carl Boel; Kim Dekeyser; Marijke Lemal; Tijs Rotsaert; Martin Valcke; Tammy Schellens; Dieter Struyf
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, v68 n2 p295-306 2024
As augmented, virtual and mixed reality have become more user-friendly and affordable, these technologies gained increasing interest from education. Teachers all over the world are triggered by the perceived benefits and start experimenting. However, teachers encounter obstacles to pursue effective implementation. This paper describes how these obstacles are being tackled in Flanders (Belgium) via a large-scale, nation-wide framework for the implementation of augmented, virtual and mixed reality in K-12 technical and vocational education. This framework was designed, adopting an Educational Design Research approach, and consists of five interrelated pillars: hardware, software, professional development of teachers, practice-oriented research, and coordination. The proposed framework provides guidelines, both for researchers and education policy makers.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Barriers, Technology Integration, Computer Simulation, Elementary Secondary Education, Vocational Education, Computers, Computer Software, Faculty Development, Educational Research, Administration, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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