Developing Virtual Reality Labs For E&M Courses

Developing Virtual Reality Labs For E&M Courses

There has been an effort to integrate the use of virtual reality in the classroom to aide in teaching, and now is being tested in an E&M course. There are…

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Laura Shackelford VRchaeology Talk

Dr. Laura Shackelford, an associate professor from the Department of Anthropology here at UIUC met with members of VR Club to discuss her ongoing research and development of VRchaeology. The…

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Immersive Education: Virtual Reality and Project-Based Learning in the History Classroom

Immersive Education: Virtual Reality and Project-Based Learning in the History Classroom

Integrating virtual reality into a normal classroom learning is being practiced right at the University of Illinois at their University Laboratory high school where students used Google Earth VR with…

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Step Into Virtual Reality Workshop

Come and join us in the Ikenberry Commons: Student Dining and Residential Programs (SDRP) building and learn how Virtual Reality works, ask questions, and playtest our Oculus Go, Oculus Quest,…

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LAS article on growth in virtual reality

“Inside certain classrooms at the University of Illinois, it’s possible to go deep-sea diving to a sunken ship and witness a 100-foot blue whale—all without leaving Champaign County. With virtual…

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Virtual Archaeology Course Fall 2019

ANTH 399 – Virtual Archaeology is now available for registration. After a successful trial run in Spring 2019, Professor Laura Shackelford and her team are showcasing their virtual archaeological dig…

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Excavating a cave without leaving campus

BY   DIANA YATES  | LIFE SCIENCES EDITOR, U. OF I. NEWS BUREAU Illinois News Bureau U. of I. education policy, organization and leadership professor David Huang, anthropology professor Laura Shackelford…

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