Immersive virtual trips in geography teaching: Supplement and/or substitution for fieldwork

Authors

Ivan Stojšić¹ , Anđelija Ivkov Džigurski² , Ljubica Ivanović Bibić² , Kristina Nina Ađanin³ , Olja Maričić⁴

1. University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology
2. University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences
3. Northwest Missouri State University
4. University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Education in Sombor

Conference / event

The 5th Serbian Congress of Geographers, September 2021 (Novi Sad, Serbia)

Poster summary

New, improved, and consumer-priced head-mounted displays opened-up possibilities for using immersive virtual reality field trips in geography teaching and learning. Nowadays, due to advancements in cameras and mobile and immersive technologies, teachers and students are in the position to use and capture 360° panoramas and video materials to create place-based learning experiences. However, the place of immersive virtual trips in school geography is still an open question. Are they a replacement, or a supplement to traditional field trips and fieldwork, or both? The purpose of this paper is to answer that question and to provide insights into creation, evaluation, and integration of immersive virtual trips at all levels of geography education.

Keywords

Geography teaching, Virtual reality, Virtual trips

Research areas

Geography, Environmental Sciences, Education, Earth Sciences, Computer and Information Science

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No competing interests were disclosed.

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Data sharing not applicable to this poster as no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study.

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