Just because you are there doesn’t mean you are engaged

Just because you are there doesn’t mean you are engaged

Of course, this isn’t true. Physical proximity is one thing, but connection and intimacy come from eye contact, from hearing and being heard, from an exchange of hopes and dreams. Source: Seth’s Blog: Proximity and intimacy Can we get the connection and intimacy when we are not physically together? Students do it all the time on…

Virtual Reality Disruption: Will 3-D technology break through to the educational mainstream? : Education Next

Virtual Reality Disruption: Will 3-D technology break through to the educational mainstream? : Education Next

Picture this: A student wears a set of goggles that transport her from a classroom in Athens, Georgia, to the Parthenon, 5,600 miles away in Athens, Greece. In an interactive, 3-D world, she peers up and down each of the 17 columns on the temple’s side and examines the fluted shafts. She notes that they…

What is the difference between augmented reality and virtual reality?

What is the difference between augmented reality and virtual reality?

Two technologies have been popping up a lot lately, augmented reality and virtual reality. What are they and how can they be used? Augmented reality Augmented reality overlays a computer generated display onto your view of your current surroundings. When viewing the world with augmented reality, the furniture in the room is still there, but…