Recentering Culture With Technology: A Systematic Review of Immersive Technologies for Cultural Learning

• In Event: Technology-Enhanced Learning

Abstract

Immersive learning environments have been designed to support cultural learning experiences during the past decade. However, the design of such learning environments often operates on the assumptions that learning environments are culturally neutral, which alienate learners’ deep cultural and historical contexts. To synthesize existing design experiences to support learners’ cultural engagement with immersive technology, we ask who defines culture and who designs the immersive cultural learning experiences. Guided by a systematic review approach, this study focuses on recent research on the design of cultural learning experiences with immersive technologies for pK12 learners. The synthesized review findings yield implications for educators, designers, and leadership who are committed to the transformative use of immersive technologies for building justice-oriented learning environments.

Authors

• Lili Yan, Michigan State University

• Huiruo Chen, University of South Florida

• Yinyin Zhou, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

• Yu Song, Zhejiang University