CMT3120

Week Ten

In certain fields, I believe Virtual Reality(VR) can be useful. However, I do not see it having that much an impact in the educational sector. In my opinion, VR is just like watching a video with a large screen and surround sound. Perhaps done once in a while to teach students about places they can’t go, like space. I think Mixed Reality is the wave of the future.

I believe if the cost of implementing Mixed Reality(MR) systems weren’t so high, every school, college and university would, or rather, should have one. With MR, the possibilities are endless. Students would be able to explore impossible worlds of education. Biology students could take a virtual ride to see how diseases spread. Computing students could be transformed into an actual instruction awaiting to be processed by the CPU. Books and graphs are good learning tools, but there would be nothing like having the “I’ve been there” experience to enlighten students.

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Week Nine

I think mobile learning is definitely a thing of the future. As the PC and an internet connection are slowly working its way into every home, people will be able to expose themselves to a wealth of educational knowledge. Classes and seminars can be carried around with a person wherever they go with mobile devices such as PDA’s. Students would be able to get a feel of what it is like to do a course presented by a tutor that is halfway across the world without having to incur incredulous expenditures. Even people living in remote places will be able to give their children an education. I feel that the people who would most benefit would be the disabled people. Now, they can learn from the comfort of their own home.

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