IMMERSIVE LEARNING IN EDUCATION: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

Authors: Kasumu, Rebecca Oluwayimika (PhD) & Uduak Idoghor (PhD, LLM, BL)

ABSTRACT

Immersive learning is a teaching and learning approach that integrates technology with traditional methods of education, providing a more realistic and stimulating environment for growth. It focuses more on the experience of learning rather than if a student’s answers are right or wrong. Immersive learning is hugely effective way for many learners to develop their knowledge and skills. It provides artificial, digitally created content and environments that accurately replicates real life scenarios so that new skills and techniques can be learned and perfected. In the future, immersion students will typically develop greater cognitive flexibility, demonstrating increased attention control, better memory, and superior problem-solving skills as well as an enhanced understanding of their primary language.

This study also indicates that work immersion enables students to acquire and develop the skills of teamwork, communication, attendance and punctuality, productivity and resilience, initiate and proactivity, judgment and decision making, dependability and reliability, attitude, and professionalism.

Keywords: Immersive learning; virtual reality; teaching; learning; technology.

REFERENCES

  • Adnan, A.H.M., (2020). From interactive teaching to immersive learning. Https//www.iopscience.iop.org>…
  • Andreas, D., & Jutta, M., (2020). Immersive learning predicted: presence, prior knowledge and school performance influence learning outcomes in immersive educational virtual environments. Conference: 6th international conference of the immersive learning research network 2020.
  • Annisa, U., & Mohd, Z., (2020). Exploring immersive learning technology as a learning tool in experiential learning for architecture design education. Open house international journal vol. ahead-of-print. No., ahead of print.
  • Beck, D., (2017). Immersive learning. Https//www.link.springer.com>b…
  • Buljan, M., (2022). Transforming education with immersive learning techniques. Https//www.elearningindustry.com>tra…
  • Damas, S.H., (2022). Immersive journalism: advantages and disadvantages. Journal of education and research. 9(2), 43-54.
  • Elliot, H., & Joey, J.L., (2017). Virtual reality in education: a tool for learning in the experiential age. International journal of innovation in education. 4(2),17-25.
  • Ellysse, D., (2021). The promise of immersive learning: Augmented and virtual reality’s potential in education. Https//www.itif.org….
  • Francesco, G., Bigliardi, B., Angelo, D., Serena, F., & Alberto, P., (2019). Pros and Cons of Augmented reality in education. Proceedings of EDULEARN19 Conference. Palma, Mallorca, Spain.
  • Hafner, P., (2020). Categorization of the benefits and limitations of immersive environments for educational conference: The 19th international conference of modelling and applied simulation.
  • Hamide, K.A., Jeongmin, L., (2020). Immersive learning technologies in English Teaching: A systematic review. Educational technology international. 21(20, 155-191.
  • Hamilton, D., McKechnie, J., Edgerton, E., & Wilson, C., (2020). Immersive virtual reality as a pedagogical tool in education: a systematic literature review of quantitative learning outcomes and experimental design. Journal of computers in education. 8(2), 1-32.
  • Herrington, J., Reeves, T.C., & Oliver, R., (2007). Immersive learning technologies: Realism and online authentic learning. Journal of computing in higher education. 19(1), 80-89.
  • Isabel, L., Johannes, K., Alexander, K., & Amir, D., (2020). Immersive learning in real virtual reality. Https//www.ipirke.com>2020/03…
  • John, C., (2008). Millee: Mobile and immersive learning for literacy in emerging economies. Https//www.academia.edu…
  • John, M.B., Michael, W., (2020). Bringing life to learning: immersive experiential learning simulations for online and blended courses. Journal of asynchronous learning networks. 16(5), 61-71.
  • John, M.C., (2014). Immersive learning. Https//www. Researchgate.net.>2…
  • Laurence, C., (2021). Immersive learning: what is it and why does it give an advantage to your workforce? Https//www.insights.virti.com>i…
  • Lorne, F., (2021). The benefits of Augmented reality for employee training. Https//www.forbes.ccom.s….
  • Loureiro, A., & Bettencourt, T., (2011). The extended classroom: meeting students’ needs using a virtual environment. Procedia social and behavioral sciences. 15(2), 2667-2672.
  • Ly, S.I.S., Saade, R., & Morin, D., (2017). Immersive learning; using wen-based learning tools in a PhD course to enhance the learning experience. Journal of information technology education research. 16(3), 227-246.
  • Makransky, G., & Gustav, B.P., (2021). The cognitive affective model of immersive learning: A theoretical research-based model of learning in immersive virtual reality. Educational psychology review. Https//www.stanfordv.com>mak…
  • Micah, C., (2021). How immersive technology champions the four C’s of learning. Https//www.edtechmagazine.co…
  • Norton, C., Ian, C., Crosthwaite, C., Nicoleta Balliu, M.T., David, S., Andrew, H., Geoff, B., & John, K., (2007). Immersive learning technology. Proceeding of the 2007 AaeE Conference, Melbourne.
  • Robert, F., Siegle, R.D., Roscoe, N.L., & Schroeder, S.D.C., (2021). Immersive learning environment at scale. Https//www.journal.sagepub.co…
  • Stephen, Y., (2020). How immersive learning technology is transforming work force training and driving social impact. Https//www.iobs4thefuture.med….
  • Thompson, S., (2021). Immersive learning: why it is effective. Https//www.virtualspeech.com…
  • Volodmyr, O.L., Yurri, O.Z., & Artem, E.A., (2022). Immersive learning technology for ensuring quality education: Ukrainian university case. 9th workshop on cloud technology in education, December 17, 2021.