Immersive Learning

VR should be used as a medium to help students bridge the gap between knowledge and concepts

Craig Frehlich has been working in education for over 25 years and has his Masters Degree in Education with a focus on curriculum design. He is also an educational consultant and speaker on the topics of inquiry, design thinking, and the use of technology in education. Craig is currently an academic advisor for Springboard VR. His main focus is to use contextual and conceptual thinking to translate VR experiences into lesson guides that help map successfully introspective journeys in virtual reality.

Preface Introduction Chapter 1- VR and Conceptual Understanding Chapter 2---The Importance of VR Lesson Guides Chapter 3-Cooperative Learning and VR Chapter 4-Social VR and Education Chapter 5- VR and Art Education Chapter 6- VR and Puzzle Games Chapter 7- VR and The S.T.E.M. Curriculum Chapter 8- VR and Story-telling Chapter 9- VR for Health and Wellness Chapter 10- VR and Social Studies Conclusion About the Author Appendix A VR Lesson Guides for Cooperative Learning and Communication Lesson Guide: Cooperation and Working as a Team Lesson Guide: Effective Decision-Making Under Pressure Lesson Guide: Effective Two-Way Communication Appendix B VR Lesson Guides For Art Education Lesson Guide: VR as a Tool to Preserve Culture Lesson Guide: Interrogating Scale, Space and Place Lesson Guide: Can VR Archive History? Appendix C VR Lesson Guides for Problem Solving and Puzzles Lesson Guide: The Key to Problem Solving Lesson Guide: Elastic Thinking Improves Problem-Solving Lesson Guide: Form and Function in Virtual Reality Appendix D VR Lesson Guides for STEM Education Lesson Guide: Simple Machines Make Our Lives Easier Lesson Guide: Heart Physiology and Gender Lesson Guide: Using VR to Connect with Nature Lesson Guide: How Can We Stop Pollution? Lesson Guide: Who is the Smartest? Lesson Guide: VR as a Tool for Embodiment Lesson Guide: Is Diet Related to Survival? Lesson Guide: Controlling the Flow of Energy Lesson Guide: Adapting to The Changing Environment Lesson Guide: Catapults and Levers Lesson Guide: Using VR to Understand the Scale of the Universe Lesson Guide: Adapting for Life on Land Appendix E VR Lesson Guides for Story-telling and Narrative Education Lesson Guide: The Efficacy of VR Legends Lesson Guide: VR as a Medium for Storytelling Lesson Guide: Can VR enhance our Understanding of Characters in a Narrative? Lesson Guide: The Interrogation of VR Story-telling Lesson Guide: The Domino Effect of Story-telling Lesson Guide: A Journey Through Bipolar Disorder Lesson Guide: Exploring Our Changing Identity Appendix F VR Lesson Guides for Health, Physical Education and Wellness Lesson Guide: VR as an Exercise Machine Lesson Guide: Can VR Enhance Our Baseball Hitting Skills? Lesson Guide: Can VR Help Refine Our Athletic Skills? Lesson Guide: Can VR Help Refine our Athletic Skills? Lesson Guide: VR as a Tool for Safe Anonymous Introspection Lesson Guide: Can VR Help Refine our Athletic Skills? Lesson Guide: VR as a Tool for Mindfulness and Meditation Lesson Guide: Can VR Help Refine our Athletic Skills? Appendix G VR Lesson Guides for Social Studies Education Lesson Guide: The Future of Transportation Lesson Guide: A Miner's Life Lesson Guide: VR as an Empathy Machine Lesson Guide: Firefighter Safety Training in VR Lesson Guide: VR as a Tool for Skill Development Lesson Guide: VR and Eco-tourism Lesson Guide: Conflict Resolution Tactics