Developing Virtual Reality Open Educational Resources in a Sino-Foreign Higher Education Institution: Challenges and Strategies

Dave Towey; James Walker; Clayton Austin; Chiew Foong Kwong; Sherry Wei

doi:10.1109/TALE.2018.8615167

Developing Virtual Reality Open Educational Resources in a Sino-Foreign Higher Education Institution: Challenges and Strategies

Dave Towey
, James Walker
, Clayton Austin
, Chiew Foong Kwong
, Sherry Wei

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Abstract

Open educational resources (OERs) are teaching, learning, and research resources that have been made available such that they can be used, shared, and modified freely. Motivated by recent OER development successes, an interdisciplinary team at a Sino-foreign Higher Education Institution in China, University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), have been engaged in the creation of a new virtual reality (VR) OER, initially aimed at students and educators in the institution's Civil Engineering department. The VR OER centres around the creation of a virtual field trip (VFT), capturing knowledge and experience not often available to students. This paper examines the background and motivations to the project, outlining the strategies and cooperation so far employed, and explores the progress and challenges encountered. Anticipated further challenges, and potential mitigation, as the project continues are also discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018
Editors	Mark J.W. Lee, Sasha Nikolic, Montserrat Ros, Jun Shen, Leon C. U. Lei, Gary K.W. Wong, Neelakantam Venkatarayalu
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	416-422
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538665220
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2018.8615167
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2018
Event	2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018 - Wollongong, Australia Duration: 4 Dec 2018 → 7 Dec 2018

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Name	Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018

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Conference	2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Wollongong
Period	4/12/18 → 7/12/18

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education

Free Keywords

Sino-foreign higher education
higher education
open educational resources (OERs)
student experience
student-centering
virtual field trips (VFTs)
virtual reality (VR)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Education
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Networks and Communications
Engineering (miscellaneous)

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Towey, D., Walker, J., Austin, C., Kwong, C. F., & Wei, S. (2018). Developing Virtual Reality Open Educational Resources in a Sino-Foreign Higher Education Institution: Challenges and Strategies. In M. J. W. Lee, S. Nikolic, M. Ros, J. Shen, L. C. U. Lei, G. K. W. Wong, & N. Venkatarayalu (Eds.), Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018 (pp. 416-422). Article 8615167 (Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2018.8615167

Towey, Dave ; Walker, James ; Austin, Clayton et al. / Developing Virtual Reality Open Educational Resources in a Sino-Foreign Higher Education Institution : Challenges and Strategies. Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018. editor / Mark J.W. Lee ; Sasha Nikolic ; Montserrat Ros ; Jun Shen ; Leon C. U. Lei ; Gary K.W. Wong ; Neelakantam Venkatarayalu. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. pp. 416-422 (Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018).

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Towey, D, Walker, J, Austin, C, Kwong, CF & Wei, S 2018, Developing Virtual Reality Open Educational Resources in a Sino-Foreign Higher Education Institution: Challenges and Strategies. in MJW Lee, S Nikolic, M Ros, J Shen, LCU Lei, GKW Wong & N Venkatarayalu (eds), Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018., 8615167, Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 416-422, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018, Wollongong, Australia, 4/12/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2018.8615167

Developing Virtual Reality Open Educational Resources in a Sino-Foreign Higher Education Institution: Challenges and Strategies. / Towey, Dave; Walker, James; Austin, Clayton et al.
Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018. ed. / Mark J.W. Lee; Sasha Nikolic; Montserrat Ros; Jun Shen; Leon C. U. Lei; Gary K.W. Wong; Neelakantam Venkatarayalu. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 416-422 8615167 (Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018).

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