#DCUVibes

Thank you, Cora. It was a great day
#DCUVibes

From left: Dr Monica Ward, Dean of Teaching & Learning; Prof Lisa Looney, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Saeeda Khalil, third-year Physics with Biomedical Science student; Dr Susan Hegarty, Institutional Lead for DCU Futures; Malha Muhammed, fourth-year BioProcessing Engineering student; Dr Dorota Kamińska from Lodz University of Technology, Poland.

Dublin City University hosts inaugural symposium on virtual and immersive learning.
One-day event brings together academics, students, industry leaders and policymakers.
Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4fYeWsh
#DCUVIBES

Tanya Livingstone at a lectern speaks to the audience with a slide behind reading “Objective 1: Surgical Simulation Virtual Lab • Goat To enhancing students understanding of the key learning outcomes within MMEC1047 Argical Device Technology, 4 Year module on BEng and MEng programmes in Biomedical Engineering • Cinical environment • Surgical procedures • Challenges of minimaly invasive surgery • Engering concepts relating to kinetic kinematios of surgical devices/ surgical robotics • New Lab Adity designed • Students use VR to watch a minimaly invasive surgical procedure (aparoscopy) • Complete a hands achily using a surgical simulator kit”

Our next #DCUVIBES speaker Tanya Livingstone from @dcuengineering.bsky.social shares an example of using surgical simulation to foster students’ skills with important surgical tools to aid their understanding of how to design and develop such tools

Excellent presentation on MiTeachVR @dcuioe.bsky.social
Exciting developments in the field of micro teaching #DCUVibes

Pat and Peter stand at a lectern speaking to the audience with a slide being showing the architecture of their virtual reality software and server

Fantastic insight into micro teaching in virtual reality from @dcuioe.bsky.social lecturer Peter Tiernan & EdD student Pat Boylan—but more importantly, insight into the impact on student learning. More research is needed in this space and Peter & Pat are doing leading edge work! #DCUVIBES

Dorota stands at a lectern speaking to the audience with a slide behind reading “MR UD - to increase Universal Design competences of future designers and engineers • presentation of sensory impairments, physical disabilities, as well as age and gender disparities to enhance the empathy”

Our #DCUVIBES keynote speaker Dorota Kamińska from Lodz University of Technology, Poland shares a number of their interesting and exciting immersive learning projects, including one which aims to teach designers empathy for others who have certain accessibility needs by simulating their experiences

Lucy Grogan stands at a lectern speaking to the audience with a slide behind her reading “3D visualisation leads to a better understanding of chemistry - Molecules are NOT 20 structures - the arrangement of atoms in the 30 space esult in iferent chemical properties • VRallows students to see and interact with molecules in a 3D Space - VRapps such as Nanome and Spatial can be used as a tool to supplement the teaching of concepts in chemistry, giving of molecules. students a much deeper understanding”

Fantastic insight from @dublincityuni.bsky.social Chemistry student Lucy Grogan who explains the importance of learning about the 3D nature of molecules, and interacting with them in virtual reality, to understand how their bonds can be manipulated and the effects #DCUVIBES

Aoife Morrin stands at a lectern speaking to the audience with a slide behind reading “Developing, implementing and evaluating Virtual Lab content for training advanced (3rd/4th years) undergraduate chemistry Working across modules in: • BSc in Analytical Sciences • BS in Chemisty with Artifcil Intelligence”

Our first #DCUVIBES presenter sharing examples of immersive learning in @dublincityuni.bsky.social is Chemistry lecturer Aoife Morrin, explaining how virtual labs can help students master the use of scientific instrumentation

Susan stands at a lectern speaking to the audience and behind her is a slide reading “Students as partners” and various images of student groups

Susan Hegarty, #DCUFutures lead, explains that student partnership is a key philosophy underpinning these programmes, with students co-designing assessment, learning experiences and engaging in challenge-based learning #DCUVIBES

Susan Hegarty stands at a lectern speaking to the audience with a slide behind reading “Welcome to DCU Vibes”

There are various examples of immersive learning being incorporated into programmes across @dublincityuni.bsky.social including in our #DCUFutures programmes explains Susan Hegarty, the #DCUFutures lead #DCUVIBES

Lisa Looney stands at a lectern speaking to the audience with a slide behind her reading “Welcome to DCU VIBES”

The @dublincityuni.bsky.social Vice President for Academic Affairs Prof Lisa Looney opens #DCUVIBES, saying how embedding active learning is a vital part of our teaching and learning strategy and immersive learning technologies are key to achieving that

Very excited to be at #DCUVIBES this morning, to learn more about how immersive learning is being incorporated into programmes across @dublincityuni.bsky.social