Daeheon Cho
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this paper is to present the necessity and possibility of geospatial virtual reality (VR) in secondary education of Korea from teachers' perspectives through development and application of professional development program(PDP). Recently, the emergence of information technologies, such as virtual cities, digital globes, and virtual explorations open a new horizon for teaching and learning geography. This is, geospatial VR offers realistic 3D learning environments and provides immersive, engaging, and interactive experiences and virtual tours. Despite the opportunities of geospatial VR, there is still a lack of research on the PDP for teachers who apply it to the actual classroom. Therefore, this study developed a teachers' PDP based on the demand survey and expert advisory. After applying 15 hours of the PDP, we collected and analyzed data using the satisfaction questionnaires and focus group interviews with regard to the obstacles that teachers found in the PDP with VR and suggested several possible solutions from the viewpoint of teachers.
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- Virtual Reality as a New Opportunity in Geography Education: From the teachers' perspectives in Korea
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