Professional Development

Teaching and learning in VR closely resembles that of traditional face to face instruction. The pedagogical strategies we recommend through the Optima Domi teacher training series are not new. These strategies have been at the core of an effective instruction model since the beginning of formal education. As professional educators, we agree that learning is an active process. We know that the deepest learning happens when students encounter new ideas and skills, try them out, receive feedback from both their teacher and peers and then try them again. They learn by listening and observing similar attempts by their classmates. It is this social learning environment that sets VR experiential learning apart from other distance learning platforms.

Resources to Support Teaching and Learning in VR

Curriculum Delivery

The Teacher’s Role is to meet the individual needs of each student. This undertaking presents significant challenges with respect to students with established IEP’s derived from a 504 plan. But all students come to our classroom with different cultural backgrounds, experiences, skills and personalities. The adaptive assessment strategy integrated into this course allows the teacher to assess student progress at multiple access points. Content delivery and procedures provided in the Canvas course module provides opportunity to differentiate instruction through regular classroom instruction, formative assessment and summative assessments. By providing the teacher with multiple learning pathways within the curricula, we strive to help the teacher meet the needs of all students. In order to maximize student success there are Tools for students: Dictation software, text to speech.