Building a Course with Emerging Technologies Blended Learning in the Liberal Arts Conference May 2018

Exploring Museum Applications of Augmented and Virtual Reality Like all Praxis Independent Study Fieldwork Seminars, this course combines project-based fieldwork with a seminar that focuses on academic content related to that fieldwork. In our case, your fieldwork task is to design and develop an augmented or virtual reality museum, cultural heritage, or artistic installation/application. In the seminar, we will explore the issues of access, audience, accessibility, feasibility, and user-oriented design that museum and computing professionals must confront when integrating emerging digital technologies into the world of museums and cultural institutions. Questions we will consider both theoretically and through hands-on application include: How might museums and cultural institutions use AR/VR technology to enhance access to knowledge, cultural resources, and cultural capital? How might the use of these technologies impede access? What contexts shaped the development AR/VR technologies to date, and how might those technologies need to evolve to better serve the needs of cultural institutions and their patrons? What level of investment (e.g., of energy, time, and money) should museums and cultural institutions make in emerging or cutting-edge technologies and why? 1-2 minutes

Student Projects TwitterVision Databition 1-2 minutes Blockroom

What do you do with emerging technologies? “AR/VR for Experiential Learning” Usually means programmers and subject-area experts develop simulated experiences in for students … Virtual models students can dissect Virtual environment for field trip Augmented reality versions of patient interaction 1-2 minutes

But we don’t want students to be only passive consumers 1-2 minutes

AR/VR As Experiential Learning Can we create an experiential learning around having students develop AR/VR applications? Some worries … We don’t have enough technical expertise We don’t have the funding/equipment 1-2 minutes

Why Experiential Learning? Large body of research showing that it Engages students Supports retention, persistence, etc. Improves learning outcomes (disciplinary and liberal arts) Basis of half of Kuh’s High-Impact Practices Learning Communities  Collaborative Assignments and Projects  Undergraduate Research Internships Service or Community-Based Learning 1-2 minutes

First Experiential Learning Opportunities Winter 2016 Internship Summer 2017 Internship Fall 2017 Internship Palak (1-3 minutes?)

Leadership, Innovation, and Liberal Arts Center (LILAC) Communication: articulation of thoughts and experiences to influence, inspire and explain Conceptual Thinking: creative search for new ideas and solutions Connection: establishment of authentic, purposeful relationships and collaboration with others Cultural Competency: respectful engagement with people of diverse identities and backgrounds in different contexts Social Responsibility: ethical behavior in relation to the groups and communities of which one is a part Implementation: thoughtful translation of ideas and theories into action Reflective Practice: intentional synthesis of experiences, both successes and challenges, to make connections, explore meaning and inform future choices Kelly Strunk (3-5 minutes)

Praxis Program at Bryn Mawr College Kelly Strunk (3-5 minutes)

What about those worries … We don’t have enough technical expertise. We don’t have the funding/equipment. Is this vocational training? Should we be doing this at a liberal arts college? Should students receive academic credit for this? 1-2 minutes

Questions? Jennifer Spohrer jspohrer@brynmawr.edu Kelly Strunk kstrunk@brynmawr.edu Palak Bhandari pbhandari@brynmawr.edu