The Potential Role of Virtual Reality in Environmental Education.

Taylor, Gregory L.; Disinger, John F.

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ERIC Number: EJ543563

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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The Potential Role of Virtual Reality in Environmental Education.

Taylor, Gregory L.; Disinger, John F.

Journal of Environmental Education, v28 n3 p38-43 Spr 1997

Investigates the acceptability and possible role of virtual reality (VR) in environmental education. Among the principal findings were that the sample population of environmental educators indicated an acceptance of VR as a teaching tool. VR applications that allow students to have an experience not available in the physical world were perceived as beneficial to environmental education. (AIM)

Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Experimental Curriculum, Experimental Programs, Experimental Teaching, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation, Learning Strategies, Secondary Education, Virtual Reality

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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