AR/VR Integration into ELT

 Exploring Shanghai, China without Going There

    Yes, you have read it right. Thanks to this assignment and AR/VR technology, even with a limited sources, we were able to take a short virtual trip to Shanghai, China.

    For this assignment, we were supposed to create an augmented/virtual reality integrated teaching material for high school English preparatory class students. As a group of four, we chose Shanghai as the city to integrate into our material. First, we selected two landmarks to introduce: the Oriental Pearl Tower and Yu Yuan Garden. Then, we chose the Shanghai Natural History Museum for the museum introduction section. Later, to include a cultural aspect, we decided to add the Spring Festival. After each VR trip, we added various questions for the students to answer in order to help them practice and check their comprehension. At the end of the material, students need to write a letter to either their best friend or a family member, describing their trip to Shanghai and their overall experience.

   The process of this particular assignment was quite smooth for me. From the beginning, we shared each task equally and communicated clearly with each another. Whenever something was unclear, we asked our teammates for clarification and this helped us to avoid any possible problem during the preparation process. Working with my team mates made the assignment both productive and enjoyable for me.

     I believe that integrating AR/VR into education, especially into language classrooms, is quite beneficial. Many people learn best by doing things and experiencing them in natural or realistic environments, and virtual reality provides this opportunity. It allows students to feel more engaged and motivated while learning a new language. Therefore, I believe that AR/VR technologies should be integrated into our current education system more actively to create a more immersive and effective language learning experience.

My teammates are:

• Aslı Özyıldırım
• Beyza Zabun
• Yasemin Sağır

This is our teaching material:

• https://www.canva.com/design/DAG7fCrQ9ZI/M8WcYBKjmp_82uswT__vgw/edit?utm_content=DAG7fCrQ9ZI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

This is the ASSURE lesson plan:

• https://marmaraedutr-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/yasemin_sagir_marun_edu_tr/IQCxR_Erz9wnRIfJnB6NCKNBASSQlSg4xe52SckNXn24blw?e=KX7JaH

FEEDBACK SESSION:

       After the feedback session, we made some minor changes in our material and the lesson plan. We changed the instructions of the first part: The Oriental  Pearl Tower and also added one more question (question number three).

      For the second part: Yu Yuan Garden, the instructions were revised as well. Also question number three is changed from "What can you tell about the history of Yu Yuan Garden?" to "What have you learned about the history of Yu Yuan Garden?".

         For the last part, we added two guinding questions and changed the placement of the question number three and four to include factual questions first and then the personal questions. 

      We changed and edited the lesson plan based on the second draft of our teaching material. 

This is the 2nd draft of our teaching material:

• https://www.canva.com/design/DAG8ImgfqS4/HLnKGK6Pi6aDj28j8AAtXg/edit?utm_content=DAG8ImgfqS4&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

This is the 2nd draft of the ASSURE lesson plan:

• https://marmaraedutr-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/hilalyildirim23_marun_edu_tr/IQB39XK8oIWUTJ9P9MqbB0wwAdRyWFSqaH7OcxSXyxFIuh8?e=HVKubt