{"id":21561,"date":"2019-10-21T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T07:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pixovr.com\/?p=21561"},"modified":"2023-02-06T14:05:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:05:18","slug":"how-virtual-reality-suits-different-learning-styles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixovr.com\/how-virtual-reality-suits-different-learning-styles\/","title":{"rendered":"How Virtual Reality Suits Different Learning Styles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the most frequently cited challenges for training managers and departments is the ability to deliver their training in an even, uniform way that works for all their students and trainees. One reason why this can be so difficult is the issue of differing learning styles. Put simply, we don\u2019t all learn the same way, so what works best for one trainee may not work for another.<\/span>
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<\/span>However, advances in virtual reality technology have opened the doors to a whole new way to train diverse groups of people with equally diverse learning styles \u2014 simultaneously. For some reference, there are four primary learning styles \u2014 visual, auditory, reading\/writing, and kinesthetic \u2014 which are driven by three of our main senses: <\/span>sight, sound, and touch<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>
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<\/span>Virtual reality can aid in teaching mixed groups because it provides <\/span>all three types of sensory output<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, this \u201call of the above\u201d sensory approach to learning with VR has caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Education, which is currently exploring ways to use the technology to help those with learning disabilities and high-functioning autism in schools nationwide. In late 2018, the Office of Special Education and Programs announced <\/span>it was investing $2.5 million<\/span><\/a> in a program called VOISS, (\u2018Virtual Reality Opportunities to Implement Social Skills\u2019), intended to leverage VR to help improve those students\u2019 abilities to interact and communicate.<\/span>
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<\/span>Yet despite its promise as a training tool, and evident enthusiasm about its prospects to improve students\u2019 learning experience, VR has yet to be integrated into traditional classroom environments on a mass scale.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2016, a<\/span> Samsung survey<\/span><\/a> of both educators and students revealed that, while using VR as a learning tool seemed intuitive, few had actually leveraged the technology:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. While 85% of teachers felt that VR would be useful in the classroom, only 2% were currently using it in any form. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. 93% of both students and teachers were excited at the thought of using a VR headset for learning. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    However, as advances in VR hardware and software steadily drive price points down and make set-up and deployment easier than ever, widespread adoption of VR for teaching and training grows nearer every day. And it\u2019s no surprise as to why there\u2019s so much excitement. With its multi-layered approach to learning, there\u2019s something in the technology for everyone.<\/span>
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    <\/span>Below are just a handful of specific examples for different kinds of learning styles.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    VR for Visual Learners<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    VR has unique advantages for visual learners, who can watch a process or procedure as it\u2019s being demonstrated, move around freely at different angles to witness the behaviors and nuances of a virtual object, and absorb visual material through an immersive 3D experience.<\/span>
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    <\/span>Some natural applications for visual learners working in a variety of fields might include: <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n