4 Innovative Use Cases of AR in the Classroom

Virtual reality has given ground to augmented reality in the education sphere. For example, a WMU professor is using Microsoft’s Hololens AR technology to teach aviation among students and augmented reality could help surgeons at St Mary’s Hospital in London to improve the outcome of reconstructive surgery for patients. Engagement is a primary concern of any education process and these four innovative use cases can certainly boost learner’s interest.

The AR chemical reactor simulator

The University of Rochester decided to enable a new type of STEM undergraduate laboratories that weren’t possible before. As a part of chemical engineering course, students were invited to the laboratory, where a table was covered with coffee mugs and sticks. Every mug represents a 10 cubic meter reactor and sticks are pipes that connect them. In this collaborative lab, students can put together multiple reactors at different temperatures and see how chemical reaction will be optimised.

Speech pathology AR app

Two professors from Baldwin Wallace University started to develop an augmented reality app to test the student on their use of International Phonetics Alphabet, a recognised system of symbols that correlate to the various sounds of human speech. The main aim of this app is to conduct speech pathology training with a help of AR.

AR teaching tools in Myanmar schools

A startup 360ed has developed augmented reality learning modules to teach English to first graders and to teach biology and chemistry to 10th graders in Myanmar schools. The process of teaching is going through a series of flashcards. When a learner scans cards with mobile devices, 3D images of molecular structures or building blocks.

VR treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder

A professor of psychology at the University of Southern California developed a virtual reality simulation that puts students in front of virtual patients and helps to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

Mentioned above use cases of augmented reality technology are really innovative and can boost learner’s interest. 2018 will see another example of AR in the education industry.

Related articles:

• The Role of Education in AR Readiness (BBN Times)
• VR and AR device market to reach $1.8bn in 2018 (TechRadar)
• AR in Education Market Is Facilitating the Growth of Computing Power (Digital Journal)

Author: AI.Business

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