Upcoming Events
On Thursday, November 26 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, Waterloo's Extended Reality Community of Practice will host an online session in which several instructors (including Thorsten Dieckmann, Anne Grant, Amna Idrees, David Wang, and perhaps others) will provide updates on their use of Extended Reality technologies, especially in the context of remote teaching and learning.
All are welcome to virtually attend this session. A registration link, which will include the URL for joining the session, will be available here soon.
Past Events:
March 2020 Event: EdTech VR/AR Week Panel presentation
Date: Friday Mar. 6, 2020
Time: 10:30 - 12:00
Location: MC2036
Community of Practice members will update the group on their latest VR projects.
February 2020 - eCampus Ontario AVR Community: Invitation to Attend
Event: eCampus Ontario AVR Community webinar
Topic: Séamas Weech on Accessibility and VR
Date: Thurs. Feb. 27, 2020
Time: 12:00 – 1:00
Location: online
Séamas Weech, who presented to our group in the fall on cybersickness, will discuss accessibility in VR. All are welcome to attend.
FYI - February 17-22, 2020 - Educators in VR International Summit: Virtual Conference
January 2020 Event: EON AVR - Try It Out
Date: Mon., Jan. 27, 2020
Time: 12:00 – 1:00
Location: MC2036
Community of Practice members will have a chance to try out the EON AVR Platform associated with our eCampus Ontario Pilot Sandbox.
November 2019 Event: VR/AR CoP visit to CTRL V
Date: Thurs. Nov. 28
Time: 3:20 – 4:40
Location: Ctrl V Waterloo
170 Columbia Street West, Unit 5
Waterloo, Ontario N2L3L3
waterloo@ctrlv.ca
Community of Practice members met at CTRL V Virtual Reality Arcade for a one hour VR experience.
CTRL V asks participants to arrive 20 min early. There is a registration cost involved. Contact Lynn Long for more details.
October 2019 Event: Cybersickness Research Update with Séamas Weech
Date: Mon. Oct. 28
Time: 12:30 – 1:30
Location: MC2036
Séamas Weech, an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow working at the Virtual Reality and Mobility Lab at McGill University, met with the group via Skype to discuss some of the more recent research related to cybersickness.
September 2019 Event: GoPro Omni photosphere capture with Michael Tjendra
Date: Mon. Sept. 30
Time: 12:30 – 1:30
Location: MC2036
Michael Tjendra will demonstrate how he has used the GoPro Omni to create virtual expeditions. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in the process of capturing photosphere images and using software to stitch the images together in order to see how these could be turned into a virtual expedition.
In addition, Gillian Dabrowski, Michael, and others will be available to share information related to purchasing VR cameras. There will be an opportunity to compare consumer and professional grade camera image quality.
July 2019 Event: Google Expedition Use in Earth and Environmental Sciences Demo
Date: Mon. July 29
Time: 12:00 – 1:00
Location: EIT 1013
John Johnston has been able to purchase a Google Expedition Kit for 20 students funded by the Dean of Science Undergraduate Teaching Initiative. Earth and Environmental Sciences are leveraging the use of a Google Expedition Kit to engage and motivate students in immersive learning experiences that are otherwise impossible (i.e. Geologic History of the Grand Canyon) or not feasible (i.e. 3D perspective of volcanoes of the world) or invisible (i.e. age-dating rocks). John will provide a Google Expedition demo for up to 20 participants.
June 2019 Event: Tour of the Optometry VR lab
Date: Wed. June 19
Time: 12:00 – 1:00
Location: Meet at 11:50 in the Eye Opener Café in the School of Optometry.
May 2019 Event: Initial Meeting
This initial meeting will also be an opportunity to provide input into the Community of Practice as it forms. We would like to hear your thoughts about how this Community of Practice can benefit you most.
Date: May 15, 2019.
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: MC2036
The XR Community of Practice is coordinated collaboratively by CTE and CEL. Our goal is to provide an opportunity for instructors to connect with their peers to share examples, experiences, ideas, and best practices around VR and AR in education.