A Pilot Study of Learner-Immersed Virtual Interactive Expedition

• In Event: Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications in Education

Abstract

Leveraging the technology of Spherical Video-based Immersive Virtual Reality (SV-IVR), we have developed Learner-Immersed Virtual Interactive Expedition (LIVIE)—a pedagogic framework that integrates immersive and interactive virtual enquiry-based fieldwork into learning and teaching of Physical Geography. Apart from delineating the pedagogic design of LIVIE, this paper also reports on our pilot study for investigating its pedagogic effectiveness in the context of formal curriculum learning and teaching. The study involved a total of 196 students from three high schools respectively at three different academic bands in Hong Kong. The research findings were positive, providing researchers and educators with empirical evidence for supporting the educational use of SV-IVR in both Geography education and formal education.

Authors

• Morris Siu-Yung Jong, Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Chin-Chung Tsai, National Taiwan Normal University

• Haoran Xie, The Education University of Hong Kong

• Vincent Tam, The University of Hong Kong

• Frankie Wong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Ching Sing Chai, Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Michael, Yi-chao JIANG, Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Mengyuen Chen, The Chinese University of Hong Kong