'Virtual reality in libraries is common sense'

摘要

I am proposing an Immersive Virtual Reality program to teach Information Literacy skills; with the added bonus of combating Fake News. The main objective of this program is to illustrate that "common sense" used in real-life (RL) is the same "critical evaluation skillset" needed in the academic world. Virtual Reality (VR) is a computer-generated technology that creates a simulated world in which users interact with visual and auditory elements rendered or projected through headgear, such as Oculus or HTC Vive. VR is active learning and is more engaging than lectures filled with jargon terminology. Students struggle when introduced to unfamiliar words, describing abstract ideas that are not tied to any personal experience to which students can relate the concepts of the lesson. In contrast, using VR, provides the opportunity for students to immediately translate RL experiences into a comparable academic experience so that the academic lesson/ concept can be associated to a realistic personalized memorable experience. VR utilizes an experiential learning approach whereby students can use personal experiences (as opposed to books and lectures) to conceptualize and apply the knowledge being conveyed.