Reflection #6: Augmented Reality

I think augmented reality could be a very valuable tool in 21^st century learning and teaching. One of the articles mentioned the teacher’s use of AR to create environments in which the students would enter into and collect information that would then relate back to the specific subject. Using AR to create learning specific environments that are custom to the teacher or student’s need could be very beneficial to achieve meaningful learning. Students having the ability to create their own learning environments would also be beneficial to their personalized learning style.

The AR Dino Park app could be very useful as a teacher in the classroom. With this app a teacher could immerse students into a world where dinosaurs actually seem real and present in front of their eyes. The teacher could use this to engage the students and peak their interests in the details about the dinosaurs, and use that to create a classroom that is eager to learn and participate.