A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
How to Use Social VR in Higher Education : Case Study of the JYUXR Campus in Finland (2023)
Uskali, T., Rautiainen, M., Juntunen, M., Tallavaara, R., & Hiljanen, M. (2023). How to Use Social VR in Higher Education : Case Study of the JYUXR Campus in Finland. In S. Jones, S. Dawkins, & J. McDougall (Eds.), Understanding Virtual Reality : Challenging Perspectives for Media Literacy and Education (pp. 99-111). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367337032-11
JYU authors or editors
Publication details
All authors or editors: Uskali, Turo; Rautiainen, Matti; Juntunen, Merja; Tallavaara, Riitta; Hiljanen, Mikko
Parent publication: Understanding Virtual Reality : Challenging Perspectives for Media Literacy and Education
Parent publication editors: Jones, Sarah; Dawkins, Steve; McDougall, Julian
ISBN: 978-0-367-33702-5
eISBN: 978-0-367-33703-2
Publication year: 2023
Publication date: 24/11/2022
Pages range: 99-111
Number of pages in the book: 194
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: Abingdon
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367337032-11
Publication open access: Not open
Publication channel open access:
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/93760
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the use of social virtual reality in higher education. The use of virtual reality (VR) environments in, particularly, teacher education is still in its early days. We argue that teacher education plays an essential role in the adoption of immersive technologies in schools and societies in general. Based on the first experiences of the University of Jyväskylä's extended reality campus JYUXR in 2020–2021, we argue that despite the many bottlenecks that still exist, social VR has particularly good potential for use in future teacher education given that it already offers affordable, workable and flexible environments for testing and pilots.
Keywords: higher education (teaching); teacher training; educational technology; virtual reality; virtual world; case study
Contributing organizations
Ministry reporting: Yes
VIRTA submission year: 2023
JUFO rating: 3
