熟女少妇College of Education opens Virtual Reality Academy and Lab
Contact: Camille Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State鈥檚 College of Education has opened a new Virtual Reality Academy and Lab, which has state-of-the-art technology beneficial to all university students.
熟女少妇leaders officially opened the lab with a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday [Nov. 14]. Located in the Industrial Education Building on Herbert Street, the lab provides 20 virtual reality stations for use by both students and faculty, as well as for professional development training.
鈥淭echnological advancements are constantly impacting our daily lives and also affecting the various fields where we place our students,鈥 said Richard Blackbourn, College of Education dean. 鈥淭he establishment of this Virtual Reality Academy and Lab is one way our college is preparing and training professionals in the use of cutting-edge technology. We owe this to our students and the constituents who employ them.鈥
熟女少妇Provost and Executive Vice President David Shaw said the project is a good example of the many ways 熟女少妇gives students the opportunity to learn from and use the most current technologies.
鈥淚 think the best is yet to come as we watch what鈥檚 happening in not only this technology, but a lot of other computer-aided teaching technology efforts,鈥 Shaw said.
Trey Martindale, Instructional Systems and Workforce Development department head, explained that the lab will help teachers learn to use VR experiences to excite children about learning.
鈥淭he limitations of using VR and education are really only limited by your imagination. This facility is going to be a place for teacher training, camps for kids and for building VR environments. This includes math, English, history and science applications,鈥 Martindale said.
Daniel Gadke, head of the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Foundations, said in addition to professional development for teachers, the lab creates direct training opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in many different fields.
鈥淭his lab opens up a whole world of research opportunities, whether that鈥檚 instruction, classroom management, industry, psychology or mental health,鈥 Gadke said.
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