Learning through VR & AR

Discover the possibilities of Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality for education and training.

In this personal masterclass, Virtual Reality Learning Lab guides participants in designing and realizing their own innovation.

We can help you with questions like:

How can I integrate Augmented Reality in my classroom in a responsible way?

What kind of Virtual Reality learning materials fit my lessons?

Can my students create their own VR & AR experiences?

How can I spark the interest of my colleagues for my innovation?

What steps should we take to develop a business training with Virtual Reality?

This personal masterclass will guide you in formulating your own answers to these questions by building a strong theoretical foundation and practising hands-on skills.

It’s a flexible program for teachers, L&D professionals and e-learning specialists who are enthusiastic about the possibilities of AR & VR for education and training.

As a student, you will receive 1-on-1 online support and access to online courses. During online events, you can exchange experiences with other professionals.

This way you can continue to develop safely, even in these times when we have to limit contacts due to COVID-19.

A closer look at this masterclass

Some of the topics that we discuss in this programme are:

• Using existing VR & AR learning materials responsibly
• Starting and financing IT labs, Fab Labs and other innovations
• Implementing and maintaining VR & AR hardware
• Challenging students to create VR & AR experiences
• Using design tools to create your own VR & AR learning materials
• Collaborating with developers to create customized VR & AR training programs

You will gain access to the following learning resources:

• Online private training
• Personalized exercise and feedback
• Online events
• Online courses
• Online alumni network
• Database with 250+ VR & AR learning materials, tools en inspiration

Masterclass options

Masterclass

Over the course of 3 months, we’ll help you create a plan for your own educational innovation.

• 2 hours of online private training, spread out over 3 months
• 3 months of support in your personal challenge; a plan for your educational innovation
• Access to online events for 1 year, via the VR Learning HUB
• Access to online courses for 1 year, via the VR Learning HUB
• Access to the database with VR & AR learning materials, tools and inspiration for 1 year, via the VR Learning HUB
• Limitless access to the online alumni network

Masterclass + Coaching trajectory

Over the course of 12 months, we’ll help you in formulating, implementing and evaluating your own education innovation(s).

• 18 hours private training, spread out over a year. Video calls, face-to-face and VR meetings
• 1 year of support in planning, implementing and evaluating your personal challenge; room for multiple projects
• Access to online events for 3 years, via the VR Learning HUB
• Access to online courses for 3 years, via the VR Learning HUB
• Access to the database with VR & AR learning materials, tools and inspiration for 3 years, via the VR Learning HUB
• Limitless access to the online alumni network

Learning resources

This personal masterclass combines a range of learning resources. You will have access to private tutoring, online courses, events, databases and a network of alumni and other experts.

Private training

Private training is the main component of this masterclass. The coaching trajectory offers the possibility of meetings in VR.

Personalized exercise and feedback

We support you in formulating a plan for an innovation that you would like to implement in your organization with detailed feedback.

Online events

We organize online events on all kinds of topics related to VR & AR in education. How could you use VR in healthcare education or in special education? What role can VR play in distance learning?

Online network

We invite you to use the forum together with other (former) students and the team for questions and answers, discussions and inspiration. As a student, you will always have access to this forum.

Online courses

On the online learning platform, the VR Learning HUB, you will find a series of multimedia courses to build your skills & knowledge. We’ll help you to establish which courses are the most relevant to your goals. But feel free to follow your interests and discover the other courses.

Database with VR & AR teaching materials, tools and inspiration

You also get access to an up-to-date and curated collection with teaching materials, research, inspiration and VR and AR creation tools.

VR Learning HUB

The teaching material for this masterclass can be found on the VR Learning HUB. This is the knowledge platform and an international network for VR enthusiasts from all over the world.

• This is where you'll find interactive multimedia learning materials, a collection of courses that is still growing and updating.
• This platform hosts databases with interesting VR & AR apps, lesson plans, research, software and tools. With the search function, you can find exactly what you're looking for.
• Contact other enthusiastic education professionals and exchange experiences in online events and on the forum.

The VR Learning HUB allows you to discover and discuss the many aspects of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in education. During online events, you can deepen this knowledge, meet other enthusiasts and get inspired even more.

About Virtual Reality Learning Lab

Virtual Reality Learning Lab is founded by Robin de Lange.

For more than five years, the organization has focused on VR & AR for training and education through fundamental research, building prototypes, teaching at Leiden University and Tilburg University, and training hundreds of teachers, educational publishers and e-learning professionals.

What others say

“It was a very inspiring masterclass. I got a good overview of the possibilities of VR and AR in education and there was plenty of room to get started with my own ideas and projects.”

Sonia Palha PostDoc @ University of Amsterdam

“Educational masterclass with an experienced trainer.”

Bert Hulsbergen Docent @ Aventus MBO