CityU hosts thematic workshop on VR innovation and practice in education, exploring frontier achievement

Recently, the “Theoretical Innovation and Educational Practice of Virtual Reality in Education” workshop was held at Golden Dragon Campus, City University of Macau (CityU), organized by the Macau Mathematics Education Study Association, in collaboration with the School of Education (SOE) and sponsored by the Macao Foundation. The event featured Professor Jong Siu-yung from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, who is a doctoral supervisor and director of the Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies.

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Professor Jong discussed EduVenture-VR’s theoretical and practical applications in primary and secondary education. He emphasized its ability to create a student-centric, comprehensive learning system that promotes immersive learning, engages students, and stimulates self-directed motivation in a VR environment. Using real-world scenarios, he demonstrated how to design inquiry-based learning to foster critical thinking and creativity. His team also guided participants in utilizing VR technologies for education, helping educators understand the workflow for producing VR teaching and learning materials, as well as the implementation VR practices in classroom.

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Attendees included representatives from the Macau Mathematics Education Study Association, local schools, SOE faculty, and master's and doctoral students from various higher education institutions.