Establishing the First Portable VR Learning Facility in the Faculty of Science

Description

Our AIF project will pioneer the use of virtual reality (VR) as a cutting-edge teaching tool in the Faculty of Science. We will establish a portable VR learning facility that will become available to faculty members who wish to use it in their courses. The AIF funding will allow the purchase of VR headsets and the creation of immersive teaching materials for molecular visualization.

A number of courses taught in the Faculty of Science can benefit from the immersive visualization capabilities of VR to promote a deeper learning of molecular structure and function. Our team will create a series of interactive VR lessons covering a wide range of topics in chemistry and biochemistry. The VR learning facility will be available to the students for individual guided learning during labs and tutorials, for working on group projects, and for immersive formative assessment.