Rising
adoption of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality in higher education is
expanding and improving students’ hands-on training in a wide range of fields,
from agriculture to medicine.
As
noted in EdTech magazine, Southwest
Virginia Community College’s crime-scene technology program employs Microsoft’s
HoloLens “mixed-reality” smartglasses to let students practice their investigative
skills as detectives in a virtual game environment.
Case
Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic are collaborating on a new 485,000-sq.-ft.
Health Education Campus, expected to open in summer 2019. The facility will
incorporate HoloLens and other cutting-edge technology to transform anatomy lessons, the teaching of surgical procedures, and other aspects of medical
education. Students will be able to practice and improve their skills risk-free
on virtual patients.