Transformational Learning Project 5870-40 
  • Description (what): My project is a professional development training session specifically for Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers. We recently had an VR Oculus headset on loan from our regional education center. I was able to take it home and test it out for the weekend. I tried out preloaded lessons that included construction safety and business/hospitality. The idea is how can I change their assumptions/perceptions on VR and transform how they can teach with VR in the classroom. I was excited about the VR and want a buy in from other CTE teachers and our administration. 
  • Goals/Competencies (why): Facilitate learning with the VR Oculus headset while selecting the appropriate CTE module for students.
  • Context (where): In-person, classroom with tables
  • Learner Audience (who): Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers
  • Equipment: individual laptops, projector with computer, 10 sets of VR Oculus headsets and controls, internet service, whiteboard w/markers
  • # of participants: 20 (additional people add more time/equipment)
  • Total time of course: 300 minutes/5 hours
Pre-Course Survey - 5 minutes

  • Teacher SAY: You should have received an email with a link that included a Google Form. If you haven't filled this out yet, please take the time now to do this as everyone enters, grabs coffee, & snacks, You will also be filling out this same survey after the training session. (Display image on projector screen at beginning of session.)
Introductions - 20 minutes
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  • Teacher SAY: Hi! Welcome to Virtual Reality in CTE. We're going to start the course with some quick introductions. Let's start with current course you're teaching and what your experience is with technology. On a scale of 1-10, how comfortable are you with technology? (Introduce yourself and model the answers.)
Remember Dial-Up? - 30 minutes
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  • Teacher SAY: Do you remember when you had to dial-up the internet using a landline phone? Did you ever hear your parents talk about it? The internet made the world a more accessible place. Let's watch the video below. As we watch the video together, think about your very first piece of technology device you ever had (excluding calculators).
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  • Teacher SAY: Go to the internet and find an image of the very first piece of technology you ever had. ​Copy and paste that picture into the LINKED Jamboard here. I'll give you 5 minutes.
  • Teacher SAY: Now, we'll go around the room and each person will discuss their first memory about that piece of technology. What was it, how did you use it, and how did it make you feel? I'll go first. ​
Virtual Reality - 30 minutes
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  • Teacher SAY:​ What do you think of when you hear the term "virtual reality" (VR)? Let's watch the video together.
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  • ​Teacher SAY: Find a partner and discuss for 2 minutes what you think of when you hear the term VR. 
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  • Teacher SAY: Using the Free WordArt Link, with your partner, create a word art image about VR using at least 10 words total. You will have 10 minutes.
  • Teacher SAY: Print your image. We'll hang them up around the classroom. Next, you and your partner will present their images. We will have 10 minutes total for this section of the activity.
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  • Teacher SAY: Did any group have the same keywords as other groups? What were they? (3 minutes to discuss as a class.)
Break - 10 minutes
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  • Teacher SAY: We're going to take a break for 10 minutes. As you think of any questions, please use the Jamboard Link to place a post-it note on our session parking lot on page 2. You may use this time to also have discussions with other people.
Circle Time - 30 minutes
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  • Teacher SAY: Let's grab our chairs and get in a circle facing each other. During this activity, it's important we are all at the same eye level. Please be respectful and wait for your turn to talk meaning no cross-talk. We're going to answer the following questions. 
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  1. ​What are your assumptions about VR?
  2. How do you feel VR would work in the classroom?
  3. What are some challenges you see with using VR in Career and Technical Education (CTE)?
Role-Playing - 30 minutes
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  • Teacher SAY: Join our session Flipgrid here: https://flipgrid.com/7fe8336f. Take 10 minutes and create a script for you and your partner for a 1 minute video. One person will be a teacher who wants to use VR in the classroom and the other person will a teacher who opposes VR (or any technology) in the classroom. Think about recreating a moment with a teacher who had/has NO CLUE or HATES using technology in their classroom.
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  • Teacher SAY: Next, take 10 minutes to watch the other group Flipgrids.
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  • Teacher SAY: Did you notice any similarities or major differences? What were they?
Break - 10 minutes
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  • Teacher SAY: We're going to take a break for 10 minutes. As you think of any questions, please use the Jamboard Link to place a post-it note on our session parking lot on page 2. You may use this time to also have discussions with other people.
VR Training Uses - 10 minutes
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  • Teacher SAY: How can we use VR in the classroom? (Write words on whiteboard as students blurt out answers. Use a different color marker.)
 
  • Teacher SAY: We're going to watch the video below together about how Hilton uses VR for their own training purposes. 
 
  • Teacher SAY: Now that you've watched the video, what other uses do we have for VR in the classroom? (Write on whiteboard as students blurt out answers. Use a different color marker.)
Sample video inside Oculus
Practice VR - 50 minutes
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  • Teacher SAY: You and your partner are going to experience the VR Oculus headset for 20 minutes each. Follow the prompts on the screen. I will be here to help you if you have any questions. (10 minutes to set up devices with students in the marked safe areas.)

  • Teacher SAY: You will be able to pick from the following modules: Tourism & Hospitality, Construction Safety/OHSA, Aviation Mechanics
Break - 10 minutes
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  • Teacher SAY: We're going to take a break for 10 minutes. As you think of any questions, please use the Jamboard Link to place a post-it note on our session parking lot on page 2. You may use this time to also have discussions with other people.
Reflection - 10 minutes

  • ​Teacher SAY: Think about what you are doing in the classroom and why you are doing it. Using the Google Drawing Template, answer the questions using a the provided text box. You'll get 5 minutes to complete the activity. Then, you'll get 2 minutes each to share your answer with your partner.
Research Modules - 20 minutes
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  • ​Teacher SAY: Let's look at the Oculus website for modules geared towards education. I'll give you about 5 minutes to find any modules that you think would fit into your curriculum. 
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  • Teacher SAY: What are some modules you can use and how would you use them? (Write words on whiteboard as students blurt out answers. Use a different color marker.)
Article - 15 minutes
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Follow-Up & Support - 20 minutes 

  • ​Teacher SAY: We're going to finish up this session by sharing some grant options available in your area in order to purchase Oculus. What grants, if any, have you been successful. 
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  • Teacher SAY: In a month, I'm going to send an email out to you all with a video conference link for a date/time follow-up session. During this time, think about some questions/challenges/successes you have had since the VR training. 

  • Teacher SAY: What are your questions?
End of Course Survey - 5 minutes
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  • Teacher SAY: Thank you for participating in this session. Please take 5 minutes to complete the end of course survey. Yes, it is the same survey you completed at the beginning of this course. The survey lets met adapt any changes or address questions/concerns you had about this course.
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