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Challenges and Opportunities for Virtual Reality in Higher Education

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session: New and Innovative Technologies in Aerospace

Page Count

14

DOI

10.18260/1-2--41776

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https://peer.asee.org/41776

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528

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Chadia A. Aji Tuskegee University

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Chadia Aji is professor in the Department of Mathematics at Tuskegee University. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. in Mathematics from Auburn University and a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University. Her research interests lie in the areas of numerical analysis, computational applied mathematics, complex analysis, and on improving students’ learning in STEM disciplines.

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M. Javed Khan Tuskegee University

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Mohammad Javed Khan is professor and head of the Aerospace Science Engineering department at Tuskegee University. He has a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University, MS in Aeronautical Engineering from the US Air Force Institute of Technology and a BE in Aerospace Engineering from the PAF College of Aeronautical Engineering. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, UK and an Associate Fellow of the AIAA.

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Abstract

Virtual reality (VR) has made a successful transition from the entertainment domain to the skills training domain. As expected, there is now considerable research being conducted on utilizing the affordances of VR in higher education. A properly designed VR-based learning environment can engage students not only cognitively but also affectively and behaviorally. This paper provides details of the process of developing VR lessons for introductory level undergraduate courses in STEM disciplines. The lessons were prepared using a web-based VR development environment. Some challenges in developing these lessons were identified, and are shared. The impact of the VR lessons on students’ perceptions and attitudes was analyzed using self-reported data that were gathered through surveys. The results of the data analysis are included.

This work is supported by NSF Grant# xxxxxx.

A. Aji, C., & Khan, M. J. (2022, August), Challenges and Opportunities for Virtual Reality in Higher Education Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41776

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