The Global Search for Education: Immersive Storytelling – Could VR Provide an Answer for Children with Dyslexia?
Oct23

The Global Search for Education: Immersive Storytelling – Could VR Provide an Answer for Children with Dyslexia?

According to more and more studies, one of the biggest strengths of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) is their ability to give students “real world immersive experiences” that could make learning both more memorable and more meaningful. But can virtual reality improve a dyslexic child’s reading experience?

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The Global Search for Education: Learning That’s Virtually Real
Apr15

The Global Search for Education: Learning That’s Virtually Real

“We believe the training and collaboration with teachers around the world will be absolute key to increasing the adoption more rapidly, and could easily lead to millions of students using VR globally to learn science more effectively.” – Michael Bodekaer Jensen Will all students one day have the opportunity to explore the world from within their classroom walls? Worldwide shipments for augmented reality and virtual...

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Around the World in 30 Days – January 2019
Jan30

Around the World in 30 Days – January 2019

C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report Forty-one years ago, Agnes Gund read an article about the arts being virtually eliminated from the budget of the NYC Board of Education. She had an idea. What about bringing visual artists to teach in schools where there was no art instruction? Studio in a School, the organization she founded, has done just that. The Global Search for Education welcomed Executive Director Chris Wisniewski to talk...

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The Global Search for Education: The Reality of Deforestation – Coming to a Classroom Near You.
Jan04

The Global Search for Education: The Reality of Deforestation – Coming to a Classroom Near You.

“When the viewer looks down, they’ll see their arms are branches, their body is the trunk, and when they move, the tree moves too.” – Winslow Porter Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality Markets are expected to reach US$162 billion by 2020.  How can schools use virtual reality to make learning more engaging? Most of us don’t live in a rainforest but we do know that they are in great danger. Classrooms are...

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