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ERIC Number: EJ1423507
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0305-7240
EISSN: EISSN-1465-3877
Virtual Reality and Character Education: Learning Opportunities and Risks
Tom Harrison
Journal of Moral Education, v53 n2 p219-239 2024
Virtual reality (VR) is an increasingly popular artificially mediated, immersive experience that is accessed through a headset. Recent research is starting to provide evidence about the positive impact that virtual reality technology can have on teaching and learning. This research, to date, has been primarily undertaken in higher education and in disciplines related to the health sciences. In this article, the possibilities, and problematics of using virtual reality in taught character education approaches are explored. The article proposes that VR can bring four learning opportunities for character educators that would not be possible in the traditional classroom. These expansive, immersive, embodied and autonomous learning opportunities can be harnessed to educate six components of virtue. In the article, the risks of VR use for character education are also investigated. The aim of the article is to get ahead of the EdTech developers and provide theoretical, conceptual and practical insights that will help ensure that the promise of VR to enhance character education can be realised.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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