Applying a Virtual Reality Platform in Environmental Chemistry Education To Conduct a Field Trip to an Overseas Site

• Fun Man Fung ^[1] ; Wen Yi Choo ^[3] ; Alvita Ardisara ^[1] ; Christoph Dominik Zimmermann ^[1] ; Simon Watts ^[1] ; Thierry Koscielniak ^[4] ; Etienne Blanc ^[2] ; Xavier Coumoul ^[2] ; Rainer Dumke ^[1]
  1. [1] National University of Singapore

     National University of Singapore

     Singapur

     
  2. [2] Paris Descartes University

     Paris Descartes University

     París, Francia

     
  3. [3] Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, Singapore
  4. [4] Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (Le Cnam), France

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• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 96, Nº 2, 2019, págs. 382-386
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Field trips are a common activity for instructors to engage students and give them a first-hand understanding of a subject, especially in environmental chemistry. However, the planning and execution for a field trip is logistically challenging and demanding of human and material resources. Here, we demonstrate the conduct of a virtual overseas field trip for 74 students with the use of a web-based virtual reality (VR) application. From the feedback after the virtual field trip, students reported general receptiveness toward such use of VR technology.