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  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,108 Views
13 Pages

Bridging Tradition and Innovation: Transformative Educational Practices in Museums with AI and VR

  • Michele Domenico Todino,
  • Eliza Pitri,
  • Argyro Fella,
  • Antonia Michaelidou,
  • Lucia Campitiello,
  • Francesca Placanica,
  • Stefano Di Tore and
  • Maurizio Sibilio

This paper explores the intersection of folk art, museums, and education in the 20th century, with a focus on the concept of art as experience, emphasizing the role of museums as active, inclusive learning spaces. A collaboration between the Universi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,967 Views
18 Pages

In the realm of collegiate education, calculus can be quite challenging for students. Many students struggle to visualize abstract concepts, as mathematics often moves into strict arithmetic rather than geometric understanding. Our study presents an...

  • Review
  • Open Access
630 Views
22 Pages

Exploring Chemistry in Virtual Reality: A Comparative Analysis of VR Simulations for Chemistry Education

  • Jamshid Kayumov,
  • Durbek Usmanov,
  • Ugiloy Yusupova,
  • Zulayho Smanova and
  • Bakhtiyor Rasulev

18 December 2025

It is hard to envision a modern world where information technology does not facilitate daily tasks, including learning and teaching. This paper explores the use of virtual reality (VR) simulations in chemistry education, focusing on how immersive VR...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,275 Views
27 Pages

Evaluating Virtual Reality in Education: An Analysis of VR through the Instructors’ Lens

  • Vaishnavi Rangarajan,
  • Arash Shahbaz Badr and
  • Raffaele De Amicis

The rapid development of virtual reality (VR) technology has triggered a significant expansion of VR applications in educational settings. This study seeks to understand the extent to which these applications meet the expectations and pedagogical nee...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
7,075 Views
33 Pages

Extended Reality (XR), an umbrella term for Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and Virtual Reality (VR) technology, has the potential to enhance experiential learning and to close educational gaps, but the implementation of XR in higher educ...

  • Review
  • Open Access
153 Citations
31,258 Views
25 Pages

25 September 2022

With updated equipment and maturing technology, the applications of augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technologies in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry are receiving increasing attention rapidly. Especially in educati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,016 Views
17 Pages

Enhancing Construction Management Education through 4D BIM and VR: Insights and Recommendations

  • Narmin Abouelkhier,
  • Muhammad Tariq Shafiq,
  • Abdul Rauf and
  • Negmeldin Alsheikh

28 September 2024

Traditional teaching methods in construction management education often face challenges in providing students with practical, real-world experiences crucial for skill development. To address these limitations, this study explores the potential of int...

  • Article
  • Open Access
274 Views
37 Pages

6 January 2026

Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s philosophy of spatial perception, grounded in the body’s multisensory engagement with its surroundings, offers a robust theoretical basis for fostering deeper spatial awareness in interior design education. Drawing...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2,109 Views
32 Pages

Transforming AEC Education: A Systematic Review of VR/AR in Mass Timber Curriculum

  • Mohammed Rayan Saiba,
  • George H. Berghorn,
  • Linda Nubani,
  • Kristen Cetin and
  • M. G. Matt Syal

19 August 2025

Architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) education requires a radical shift in pedagogical strategies to enhance knowledge retention, critical thinking, practical skills development, and student engagement. The integration of immersive tools...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,821 Views
20 Pages

31 August 2020

VR technology can help create optimal virtual learning spaces. Such spaces offer new visual experiences that break through the limitations of time and space and greatly stimulate people’s imagination and creativity in learning. Currently, the b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,229 Views
24 Pages

7 August 2021

In this study, the VR 360° panoramic technology is used to develop a virtual wetland ecological system for applications in environmental education. The system provides a virtual wetland environment for autonomous exploration, where the user can condu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
236 Citations
20,295 Views
21 Pages

16 April 2022

The main purpose of this paper is to bring pioneering insights into the core line of sustainable education research by investigating the multi-dimensional aspects of teachers’ readiness to design technology-enhanced learning environments. In or...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,334 Views
17 Pages

17 January 2023

One of the core objectives of the Washington Agreement, the most influential international agreement on the mutual recognition of degrees in engineering education, is to ensure the continuous improvement of professional teaching. Education for sustai...

  • Review
  • Open Access
85 Citations
18,168 Views
20 Pages

A Perspective Review on Integrating VR/AR with Haptics into STEM Education for Multi-Sensory Learning

  • Filippo Sanfilippo,
  • Tomas Blazauskas,
  • Gionata Salvietti,
  • Isabel Ramos,
  • Silviu Vert,
  • Jaziar Radianti,
  • Tim A. Majchrzak and
  • Daniel Oliveira

31 March 2022

As a result of several governments closing educational facilities in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, almost 80% of the world’s students were not in school for several weeks. Schools and universities are thus increasing their efforts to lev...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
596 Views
23 Pages

Smart virtual reality (VR) systems are becoming central to media production education, where immersive practice, real-time feedback, and hands-on simulation are essential. This review synthesizes the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into h...

  • Review
  • Open Access
53 Citations
20,406 Views
16 Pages

AR/VR Teaching-Learning Experiences in Higher Education Institutions (HEI): A Systematic Literature Review

  • Belen Bermejo,
  • Carlos Juiz,
  • David Cortes,
  • Jeroen Oskam,
  • Teemu Moilanen,
  • Jouko Loijas,
  • Praneschen Govender,
  • Jennifer Hussey,
  • Alexander Lennart Schmidt and
  • Davin Dunlea
  • + 3 authors

During the last few years, learning techniques have changed, both in basic education and in higher education. This change has been accompanied by new technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (AR). The combination of these techn...

  • Review
  • Open Access
233 Citations
22,700 Views
14 Pages

The Application of Virtual Reality in Engineering Education

  • Maged Soliman,
  • Apostolos Pesyridis,
  • Damon Dalaymani-Zad,
  • Mohammed Gronfula and
  • Miltiadis Kourmpetis

23 March 2021

The advancement of VR technology through the increase in its processing power and decrease in its cost and form factor induced the research and market interest away from the gaming industry and towards education and training. In this paper, we argue...

  • Review
  • Open Access
64 Citations
12,783 Views
19 Pages

Virtual Reality and Metacognition Training Techniques for Learning Disabilities

  • Athanasios Drigas,
  • Eleni Mitsea and
  • Charalabos Skianis

16 August 2022

The current research aims to investigate the effectiveness of brain-rewiring techniques applied in virtual reality environments as a pioneer intervention for people with learning disabilities and various disorders. In addition, we examine whether the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,670 Views
22 Pages

Virtual Reality in Cancer Care: Enhancing Knowledge and Reducing Anxiety about Chemotherapy among Patients and Caregivers

  • Melissa K. Thomas,
  • Abolfazl (Abel) Jarrahi,
  • Lauren Dennie,
  • Sam Scott,
  • Ted Lau and
  • Annika Johnson

Virtual reality (VR) technology has evolved from entertainment to significant applications in healthcare and education. Despite its potential, there is limited research on the role of VR in cancer care. This study investigates VR’s ability to s...

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
7,355 Views
18 Pages

State-of-the-Art Review on Immersive Virtual Reality Interventions for Colonoscopy-Induced Anxiety and Pain

  • Marcel-Alexandru Găină,
  • Andreea Silvana Szalontay,
  • Gabriela Ștefănescu,
  • Gheorghe Gh Bălan,
  • Cristina Mihaela Ghiciuc,
  • Alexandra Boloș,
  • Alexandra-Maria Găină and
  • Cristinel Ștefănescu

17 March 2022

Background: Colonoscopy related fear impairs the current gold standard screening of colorectal cancer. Compared to other minimally invasive procedures for cancer screening, colonoscopy-induced anxiety exceeds the procedure through bowel preparation....

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
8,613 Views
15 Pages

Exploring the Opportunity to Use Virtual Reality for the Education of Children with Disabilities

  • Ioana Bianca Chițu,
  • Alina Simona Tecău,
  • Cristinel Petrișor Constantin,
  • Bianca Tescașiu,
  • Tamara-Oana Brătucu,
  • Gabriel Brătucu and
  • Ioana-Mădălina Purcaru

23 February 2023

Inclusive education represents one of the most challenging aspects of modern education. In recent years, a major challenge in achieving inclusivity in education has been to find modern tools that might adapt the teaching process to the needs of child...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,022 Views
17 Pages

The fourth industrial revolution has evolved at an exponential pace that has raised the level of virtual reality (VR) technology industry development. The VR-based contents industry has significantly grown in convergence with other areas; however, it...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,705 Views
20 Pages

25 April 2024

This study explores the pedagogical competence of VR-based survival swimming instructors in South Korea, focusing on their application of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). Employing qualitative methodology, we conducted in-depth in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
80 Citations
13,703 Views
23 Pages

23 March 2021

This study investigated the role of virtual reality (VR) in computer science (CS) education over the last 10 years by conducting a bibliometric and content analysis of articles related to the use of VR in CS education. A total of 971 articles publish...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,612 Views
15 Pages

Leveraging Virtual Reality in Engineering Education to Optimize Manufacturing Sustainability in Industry 4.0

  • Farheen Bano,
  • Madani Abdu Alomar,
  • Faisal Mohammed Alotaibi,
  • Suhail H. Serbaya,
  • Ali Rizwan and
  • Faraz Hasan

11 September 2024

Industry 4.0 emphasizes the importance of sustainable manufacturing practices. Accordingly, engineering education has increasingly incorporated virtual reality (VR) technology. This study aims to identify the potential usage of VR as an educational t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
7,306 Views
18 Pages

2 December 2021

The current safety education and training system has a number of problems, namely that the actual risks in the field are not reflected and that workers cannot be engaged in safety education. Therefore, we conducted a study to build a VR-based safety...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,022 Views
14 Pages

Positive Aspects and Potential Drawbacks of Implementing Digital Teaching/Learning Scenarios in Health Professions Using Nursing Education as an Example: A Research Report from Germany

  • Lydia Pfeifer,
  • Sophia Fries,
  • Alexander Stirner,
  • Lisa Nagel,
  • Christian Cohnen,
  • Leona Aschentrup,
  • Marleen Schönbeck,
  • Annette Nauerth,
  • Patrizia Raschper and
  • Kamil J. Wrona
  • + 1 author

22 February 2024

Background: Learning arrangements in health care profession education are increasingly taking place in digital environments. Virtual reality (VR) in nursing education, as a digital element, is the subject of controversial debate. On one hand, it supp...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,671 Views
17 Pages

2 April 2025

In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a pivotal technology in the field of education, offering immersive and interactive experiences that have the potential to significantly enhance teaching and learning processes. However, for educati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,157 Views
47 Pages

4 August 2025

The application of extended reality (XR) in design education has grown substantially; however, empirical evidence on its educational benefits remains limited. This two-year study examines the impact of incorporating a virtual reality (VR) learning mo...

  • Review
  • Open Access
264 Citations
27,908 Views
14 Pages

Despite virtual reality (VR) being initially marketed toward gaming, there are many potential and existing VR applications in various sectors and fields, including education, training, simulations, and even in exercise and healthcare. Unfortunately,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
98 Citations
16,270 Views
25 Pages

Methodology of Implementing Virtual Reality in Education for Industry 4.0

  • Andrzej Paszkiewicz,
  • Mateusz Salach,
  • Paweł Dymora,
  • Marek Bolanowski,
  • Grzegorz Budzik and
  • Przemysław Kubiak

30 April 2021

This paper presents an entirely new approach to the use of virtual reality (VR) in the educational process for the needs of Industry 4.0. It is based on the proposed comprehensive methodology, including the design, creation, implementation and evalua...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,125 Views
18 Pages

The Cognitive Cost of Immersion: Experimental Evidence from VR-Based Technical Training

  • Valentin Grecu,
  • Radu Emanuil Petruse,
  • Marius-Bogdan Chiliban and
  • Elena-Teodora Tâlvan

26 November 2025

As immersive technologies increasingly permeate education and professional training, their cognitive implications for novice learners remain underexplored. This study examines the relative effectiveness of virtual reality (VR)-based instruction compa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,034 Views
19 Pages

Providing patients with accurate and organized information about colonoscopy, while reducing anxiety, is critical to the procedure’s success. This study evaluated the impact of an immersive 360° virtual reality (VR)-based educational interv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
59 Citations
13,735 Views
18 Pages

30 October 2022

The use of extended reality (XR) technologies, namely Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR) in education, has attracted much attention in recent years. Many educators have described how XR benefits learners and how usefu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
96 Citations
21,673 Views
24 Pages

29 March 2021

In 2019, the United Nations released its 10-year policy of “ESD for 2030”. Many schools around the world have actively participated in the transformation and have included the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Education for Susta...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,968 Views
17 Pages

Exploring the Perception of Additional Information Content in 360° 3D VR Video for Teaching and Learning

  • Sarah A. Allman,
  • Joanna Cordy,
  • James P. Hall,
  • Victoria Kleanthous and
  • Elizabeth R. Lander

360° 3D virtual reality (VR) video is used in education to bring immersive environments into a teaching space for learners to experience in a safe and controlled way. Within 360° 3D VR video, informational elements such as additional text, la...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,384 Views
28 Pages

26 February 2025

In a media-saturated online ecosystem, educational technology that fosters virtual interactions and learning opportunities, unlike those taking place face-to-face, has to bear special characteristics that facilitate the way we build our connection wi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,777 Views
16 Pages

iVRPM: Conceptual Proposal of an Immersive Virtual Reality Pedagogical Model

  • Daniela Rocha Bicalho,
  • João Piedade and
  • João Filipe Matos

18 February 2025

The growing attention to virtual reality (VR) suggests that immersive technologies will be widely applied across various contexts, including education. However, conceptual divergences and a lack of understanding regarding the learning process in imme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,765 Views
20 Pages

24 May 2021

The learning objectives of environmental education emphasize investigation in real life to enhance students’ skills and experiences in solving practical problems. This study used the virtual reality (VR) technology to develop a virtual ecological env...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,969 Views
27 Pages

Affordances of Technology for Sustainability-Oriented K–12 Informal Engineering Education

  • Mobina Beheshti,
  • Sheikh Ahmad Shah,
  • Helen Zhang,
  • Michael Barnett and
  • Avneet Hira

6 August 2024

The need for sustainability-oriented K–12 engineering education that expands beyond the classroom and the increased accessibility of educational technologies create an opportunity for examining the affordances of educational technologies in low...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,091 Views
22 Pages

15 September 2025

Diverse model factories have been established in universities and enterprises to support practical education across various fields. Increasingly stringent health and safety regulations have made practical equipment more complex and costlier. With the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,291 Views
24 Pages

Exploring Zoogeomorphological Landscapes: Enhancing Learning Through Virtual Field Experiences of Beaver Ponds Along the Red Eagle Trail, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

  • Dianna Gielstra,
  • Jacquelyn Kelly,
  • Anyll Markevich,
  • David R. Butler,
  • Ann Hunkins,
  • Ella Gielstra,
  • Niccole V. Cerveny,
  • Johan Gielstra,
  • Heather L. Moll and
  • Karen Guerrero
  • + 1 author

25 March 2025

Virtual field trips in zoogeomorphology can allow students to explore the dynamic influence of beaver activity within the landscape. Education theory-informed virtual learning experiences (VLEs) of zoogeomorphologic topics, such as ecosystem engineer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,478 Views
19 Pages

25 September 2021

The combination of immersive virtual reality (VR) environments and distance education has led to a new educational paradigm. In this study, an immersive VR-based distance education system is proposed to enable multiple remote users to send, share, an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,114 Views
16 Pages

12 June 2025

In the wake of intensifying global Extreme Climate Incidents (ECIs), which have particularly noticeable effects on indigenous populations, integrating value-driven education has become a global imperative. While Education for Sustainable Development...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,408 Views
17 Pages

Implementation of the Modern Immersive Learning Model CPLM

  • Matej Veber,
  • Igor Pesek and
  • Boris Aberšek

17 March 2022

The digitalization of industrial processes is being driven forward worldwide. In parallel, the education system must also be transformed. Currently, education does not follow the opportunities and development of technologies. We can ask ourselves how...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,800 Views
10 Pages

Comparing Conventional Physician-Led Education with VR Education for Pacemaker Implantation: A Randomized Study

  • Adela Drozdova,
  • Karin Polokova,
  • Otakar Jiravsky,
  • Bogna Jiravska Godula,
  • Jan Chovancik,
  • Ivan Ranic,
  • Filip Jiravsky,
  • Jan Hecko and
  • Libor Sknouril

Introduction: Education of patients prior to an invasive procedure is pivotal for good cooperation and knowledge retention. Virtual reality (VR) is a fast-developing technology that helps educate both medical professionals and patients. Objective: To...

  • Review
  • Open Access
706 Views
22 Pages

Extended Reality in Computer Science Education: A Narrative Review of Pedagogical Benefits, Challenges, and Future Directions

  • Miguel A. Garcia-Ruiz,
  • Elba A. Morales-Vanegas,
  • Laura S. Gaytán-Lugo,
  • Pablo A. Alcaraz-Valencia and
  • Pedro C. Santana-Mancilla

Technologies such as XR (Extended Reality), in the form of VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality) and MR (Mixed-Reality), are being researched for their potential to support higher education. XR offers novel opportunities for improving understa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,709 Views
16 Pages

Exploring Sustainable Approaches to Improving Student Intelligence Through Basketball-Specific Means in Higher Education

  • Cristiana Maria Porfireanu,
  • Nicoleta Leonte,
  • Ofelia Popescu,
  • Alina Daniela Moanta and
  • Mihaita Alin Saftel

23 December 2024

Sustainable education involves educating young people about the importance of varied physical activities and developing long-term skills for an active lifestyle. We choose basketball as a method for sustainable education because it is a sport with di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
7,873 Views
22 Pages

2 November 2022

Because of the occurrence of severe and large magnitude earthquakes each year, earthquake-prone countries suffer considerable financial damages and loss of life. Teaching essential safety measures will lead to a generation that can perform basic proc...

  • Article
  • Open Access

26 January 2026

Immersive technologies such as Desktop Virtual Reality (DVR), Immersive Rooms (IR), and fully immersive Virtual Reality (VR) are transforming K-12 education by enabling experiential, multisensory, and participatory learning. Yet their pedagogical imp...

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