Download or read book Evaluating the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality as an Education and Training Resource for Additive Manufacturing written by John Ostrander and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Limited academic course offerings and high barriers to incorporate industrial Additive Manufacturing (AM) systems into education has led to an underserved demand for a highly skilled AM workforce. Virtual reality (VR) has been shown to be an effective assistive tool in the engineering design process, aiding designers in ergonomics studies, data visualization, and manufacturing simulation, yet there is little research exploring the advantages of VR to assist in AM education and training. In this research VR is used as a tool to teach introductory design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) concepts and to evaluate parts designed for AM. This thesis investigates the advantages that VR may have over traditional methods to teach DfAM concepts, evaluate parts for DfAM, and improve self-efficacy and other self-reported metrics. The first study presented in this thesis uses VR to teach introductory AM concepts and compares knowledge gained to that from a real-world physical scenario. The study assesses participants AM knowledge through pre-/post-AM lesson evaluation. DfAM conceptual knowledge gained and changes in self-efficacy are evaluated to make an argument for the effectiveness of VR as an AM learning tool. In this study it was found that both interactive and passive VR may indeed be used to effectively teach introductory concepts of AM; advantages to using interactive VR for improving AM self-efficacy were also discovered. The second study presented in this thesis uses VR as a DfAM design evaluation tool and compares it to a more traditional method of design evaluation: Computer Aided Design (CAD). These two environments: (1) Immersive virtual reality (VR) and (2) Non-Immersive virtual reality (CAD) are studied to uncover the advantages that each environment gives to designers when assessing parts for AM suitability. Participants familiar with DfAM are tasked with evaluating five designs of varying complexity using a DfAM Worksheet from the literature. Participant scores, evaluation times, and self-reported metrics are recorded and analyzed. Findings in this study identify VR as a design evaluation tool that enhances evaluation speed, which speaks to its efficiency and usability. However, VR in its current form may not be as accurate for evaluation when compared to CAD. When taken as a whole, the studies presented in this thesis demonstrate that VR can be used as an effective tool to teach introductory concepts of DfAM and evaluate parts designed using DfAM techniques, potentially expanding the reach of current DfAM design and education efforts.

Download or read book Envisioning Virtual Reality A Toolkit for Implementing VR in Education written by David Kaser and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-08-26 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of essays, we explore virtual reality in K12 from a number of perspectives. We examine the effectiveness of VR as a teaching tool, technology hurdles in low resource settings, implementation from a teacher�s angle, and students� initial reaction to VR in the classroom.

Download or read book Virtual Reality in Education Breakthroughs in Research and Practice written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 845 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern technology has infiltrated many facets of society, including educational environments. Through the use of virtual learning, educational systems can become more efficient at teaching the student population and break down cost and distance barriers to reach populations that traditionally could not afford a good education. Virtual Reality in Education: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice is an essential reference source on the uses of virtual reality in K-12 and higher education classrooms with a focus on pedagogical and instructional outcomes and strategies. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as immersive virtual learning environments, virtual laboratories, and distance education, this publication is an ideal reference source for pre-service and in-service teachers, school administrators, principles, higher education faculty, K-12 instructors, policymakers, and researchers interested in virtual reality incorporation in the classroom.

Download or read book The Role of Immersive Virtual Reality in Developing Design and Process Intuition for Additive Manufacturing written by Jayant Mathur and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Additive manufacturing (AM) is poised to empower industries with sustainable, low-cost, and rapid solutions to market. However, the wide adoption of AM technologies is inhibited by the deficit of skilled engineers who can design for AM (DfAM) and innovate with AM. As such, there is a need to develop resources that can help students and professionals develop the necessary intuition for DfAM and AM processes. For this purpose, this research investigates the role of immersive virtual reality (VR) in developing design and process intuition for AM. The initiative divides efforts into three topics: 1. AM process training, 2. DfAM education, and (3) problem-solving with AM. First, this research investigates the role of immersive VR in instructing students about two AM processes: PBF and material extrusion (ME). The research compares the effectiveness of immersive VR, computer-aided instruction (CAI), and real-world (REAL) experiences. Evidence from this research indicates how VR serves as an alternative to in-person training to improve acquiring AM process competency. Findings showed that the differences in immersion and presence between CAI, VR, and in-person instruction do not have a statistically significant effect when learning about ME, but do have a significant effect when learning about PBF. Specifically, VR generally yields equivalent effects in knowledge gain and cognitive load to in-person PBF education while offering advantages in both metrics over CAI learning. Second, this research investigates the role of immersive VR in developing DfAM intuition. Again, the research compares the effectiveness of immersive VR, computer-aided education (CAE), and REAL experiences. The evidence collected has interesting implications for how organizations train designers in DfAM and the role of immersive modalities in design processes. Findings indicated that the outcomes from DfAM evaluations in immersive and non-immersive modalities are similar without statistically observable differences in the cognitive load experienced during the evaluations. Active engagement with the designs, however, was observed to be significantly different between immersive and non-immersive modalities. By contrast, passive engagement remained similar across the modalities. Third, this research investigates the role of immersive VR in problem-solving with AM. The research compares the effectiveness of immersive VR and computer-aided (CAx) experiences in solving a design challenge with AM. Insight derived from the evidence informs on how future designers must be trained in DfAM problem-solving to meet the AM demands in the workforce. Specifically, insight into the potential of immersive environments to influence change in the manufacturability outcomes of 3D printed parts. Results showed that participants in VR yielded significantly different outcomes to problem-solving with AM when working with fundamentally complex designs. In other words, the VR condition when compared to the CAx condition yielded a significantly higher increase in DfAM score, and a decrease in print completion time and support material usage. These investigations provide new knowledge on how immersion in VR affects learning about AM processes, DfAM education, and problem-solving with AM. Upon connecting the different investigations, findings demonstrate a relationship between process-centric considerations and the influence of immersion. Additionally, higher active engagement with the designs also does not seem to correlate with better outcomes in DfAM and 3D printing processes. Furthermore, the interdependence between DfAM and AM process factors plays a key role in how designers benefit from immersive experiences. Summarizing this knowledge yields a new framework for designing immersive VR experiences for AM and DfAM contexts. This framework connects the findings from the three topics and offers new insights into the role of immersive VR in developing design and process intuition for AM. In conclusion, this research presents transformative insight into the future of AM workforce development, expanding upon existing AM literature, and opening new opportunities for research and practice in AM and DfAM education.

Download or read book Virtual Reality Training s Future written by Robert J. Seidel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1988, the NATO panel governing human sciences (Panel 8 on Defence Applica of Human and Bio-Medical Sciences) established a Research Study Group to synthe tions size information relevant to Advanced Technologies Applied to Training Design. During its first phase, the RSG established an active exchange of information on advanced tech nologies applied to training design and stimulated much military application of these tech nologies. With the increased emphasis on training throughout the alliance, Panel 8, during its April 1991 meeting decided to continue with Phase II of this RSG focusing in the area of advanced training technologies that were emerging within the alliance. In order to ac complish its mission, the RSG held a series of workshops. Leaders in technology and training were brought together and exchanged information on the latest developments in technologies applicable to training and education. This volume represents the last in a se ries based on the NATO workshops. In Part One, it details findings from the last work shop, Virtual Reality for Training; and in Part Two, we provide a summary perspective on Virtual Reality and the other emerging technologies previously studied. These include computer-based training, expert systems, authoring systems, cost-effectiveness, and dis tance learning. It is a natural extension to proceed from learning without boundaries to virtual envi ronments. From the extended classroom to the individual or team immersion in a distrib uted, virtual, and collaborative environment is an easy conceptual step.

Download or read book Cross Reality XR and Immersive Learning Environments ILEs in Education written by Minjuan Wang and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely volume highlights the novel ways in which cutting-edge virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) technology is being used in STEM education. Today, there are many exciting advances occurring in Immersive Learning Environments (ILEs) and innovative applications in STEM education. Recent breakthroughs in technologies such VR, AR, and Mixed Reality (MR) as well as Cross Reality (XR) that leverages VR, AR, and MR are finally making it feasible for educators in STEM to adopt ILEs in their classrooms in a scalable manner. Edited by experienced XR researchers in STEM education, Wang, Ryoo, and Winkelmann, the book focuses on the use of ILEs for creating experiences that excite, inspire, and engage learners in STEM disciplines. Chapters include research studies and practical applications addressing the challenges and opportunities associated with adopting technologies. This book covers the entire spectrum of immersive platform types and ILEs such as desktop, mobile, wearable, and room-based. It helps advance research and practice in the novel adoption of ILE technologies into STEM education from technical, theoretical/conceptual, empirical, and/or methodological perspectives. Cross Reality (XR) and Immersive Learning Environments (ILE) in Education will be a key resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of education, STEM education, instructional design and technology, educational research, educational technology, research methods, information and communications technology, and curriculum and instruction. This book was originally published as a special issue of Interactive Learning Environments.

Download or read book Emerging Tools and Applications of Virtual Reality in Education written by Choi, Dong Hwa and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-01-18 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtual reality is the next frontier of communication. As technology exponentially evolves, so do the ways in which humans interact and depend upon it. It only follows that to educate and stimulate the next generation of industry leaders, one must use the most innovative tools available. By coupling education with the most immersive technology available, teachers may inspire students in exciting new ways. Emerging Tools and Applications of Virtual Reality in Education explores the potential and practical uses of virtual reality in classrooms with a focus on pedagogical and instructional outcomes and strategies. This title features current experiments in the use of augmented reality in teaching and highlights the effects it had on students. The authors also illustrate the use of technology in teaching the humanities, as students well-rounded in the fields of technology and communication are covetable in the workforce. This book will inspire educators, administrators, librarians, students of education, and virtual reality software developers to push the limits of their craft.

Download or read book Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery written by Enrico de Divitiis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Currently, surgical management provides the definitive treatment of choice for most pituitary adenomas, craniopharyngiomas and meningiomas of the sellar region. The elegant minimally invasive transnasal endoscopic approach to the sella turcica and the anterior skull base has added a new dimension of versatility to pituitary surgery and can be adapted to many lesions in the region. In this multi-author book with numerous color illustrations the main aspects of the endonasal endoscopic approach to the skull base are presented, starting with a clear description of the endoscopic anatomy, the panoramic view afforded by the endoscope and the development of effective instruments and adjuncts. After the diagnostic studies, the strictly surgical features are considered in detail. The standard technique is described and particular aspects are treated, including the new extended approaches to the cavernous sinus, spheno-ethmoid planum and clival regions.

Download or read book Constructivism written by Catherine Twomey Fosnot and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enduring bestseller remains the most comprehensive examination of constructivism and its relationship to teaching and learning. Closing the gap between theory and practice, well-known scholars make constructivism accessible by showing its application in everyday classrooms. Building on the success of the first edition, the authors have completely updated this popular text and expanded its scope to include examples of constructivist teaching across all grade levels and disciplines. An ambitious revision of a now classic text, Constructivism: Theory, Perspectives, and Practice, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for practicing teachers, teacher educators, and curriculum specialists in mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts. New for the Second Edition! An updated theory section that adds further contemporary biological evidence to go beyond the theories of Piaget and Vygotsky—offering a more contemporary framework for a psychological theory of learning.New chapters reflecting the school-based reforms that have been initiated since the writing of the first edition—specifically addressing the changes in mathematics, social studies, and teacher education.A new chapter on the emerging field of disability studies—including a critique that unmasks current practices and assumptions that better serve schools rather than students and their families. Contributors: Paul Cobb • Susan Cowey • Rheta DeVries • Eleanor Duckworth • Dewey I. Dykstra, Jr. • George Forman • Catherine Twomey Fosnot • Catherine A. Franklin • June S. Gould • Maxine Greene • Candace Julyan • Randall Stewart Perry • D. Kim Reid • Deborah Schifter • Jan Weatherly Valle • Ernst von Glasersfeld • Betty Zan. Praise for the First Edition! “Provides the reader with many ways of connecting to the central ideas of constructivism . . . highly readable.” —Gifted Child Quarterly “Shows how constructivist theory can inform classroom practices, and . . . provides teachers with a deeper understanding that gives substance to the rhetoric of school reform.” —Journal of Curriculum Studies

Download or read book Sustainability in Industry 4 0 written by Shwetank Avikal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A large and growing number of manufacturers are realizing the substantial financial and environmental benefits of sustainable business practices. To develop more sustainable societies, industries need to better understand how to respond to environmental, economic, and social challenges and transform industrial behavior. The objective of this book is to provide the required knowledge and accelerate the transition towards a sustainable industrial system. The book will help industries to enhance operational efficiency by reducing costs and waste. It will help them increase customer response, reach new customers, and gain competitive advantage. It offers innovation, scenario planning, and strategic analysis that goes beyond compliance, as well as case studies and remedies to the industry 4.0 challenges. Professionals, as well as students, can refer to this book to add to their knowledge on Industry 4.0 and develop new ideas and solutions to the existing and future problems.

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Download or read book Exploring the Integration of Extended Reality for Design and Process Education in Additive Manufacturing Powered Digital Threads written by Jayant Mathur and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Additive manufacturing (AM) is an emerging technology that is disrupting how we design and manufacture products. It is therefore becoming crucial that designers and engineers are capable of analyzing, designing, and fabricating parts that leverage the opportunistic capabilities of AM, while being well aware of the restrictive elements for the range of AM processes. While there is a high demand for a skilled AM workforce, there are limited tools and resources in place to improve the design and process intuition needed to adequately prepare designers and engineers for product development. The goal for this presented work was to develop, test, and evaluate tools powered by extended reality (XR) that can be used to improve the inspection of additively manufactured parts and provide designers with the platforms to gain design- and process-centric AM knowledge through accessible educational mediums. This work first evaluated how AM can be integrated with XR and aimed to understand how AM parts need to be developed for a part inspection process that leverages augmented reality (AR) as a visualization tool. Specifically, how can marker-based AR be integrated into manufacturing by designing additively manufactured fiducial markers onto the manufactured parts, and what design and process considerations need to be considered when implementing AR-based inspection. The goal of this research was to investigate the design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) considerations needed to integrate AR as a rapid inspection tool to assist designers in developing an intuition for DfAM. This work then switched perspectives to evaluate how extended reality can be applied to support AM. Studies were conducted to understand how virtual mediums can be leveraged to educated designers about process-centric AM concepts. Specifically, how can non-immersive computer-aided instruction (CAI) and immersive virtual reality (VR) instruction of two AM processes of different functional complexity affect the knowledge gain and cognitive load experienced by designers. The goal for this research was to evaluate virtual mediums of education as alternatives to in-person instruction for AM processes like powder bed fusion that are typically inaccessible for hands-on learning. This presented work elaborates on the details of these research efforts and highlights their key findings.

Download or read book Virtual Augmented and Mixed Realities in Education written by Dejian Liu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the current state of the art of various types of immersive learning: in research, in practice, and in the marketplace. It discusses advanced approaches in the design and development for various forms of immersive learning environments, and also the emerging innovations in assessment and research in the field. In addition, it demonstrates the opportunities and challenges in implementing advances in VR and immersion at scale in formal and informal learning. We are living in a time of rapid advances in terms of both the capabilities and the cost of virtual reality, multi-user virtual environments, and various forms of mixed reality. These new media potentially offer extraordinary opportunities for enhancing both motivation and learning across a range of subject areas, student developmental levels, and educational settings. With the development of practical and affordable virtual reality and mixed reality, people now have the chance to experience immersive learning both in classrooms and informally in homes, libraries, and community centers. The book appeals to a broad readership including teachers, administrators, scholars, policy makers, instructional designers, evaluators and industry leaders.

Download or read book Virtual Environment Efficacy Assessment written by Dawei Jia and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of virtual training (VT) systems which utilize advanced virtual reality technologies is of growing importance to widespread application domains, such as the aerospace, engineering and medical fields. As with any emerging technology, user acceptance of new software and hardware devices is often difficult to measure and guidelines to introduce and ensure adequate and correct usage of such technologies are lacking. These problems have been tackled by the development of a new evaluation method focused on cognitive, affective and skill-based learning dimensions, and extended to the study of user performance, perceptions and memory in the context of procedural tasks training. The method significantly improves training evaluation time to 9 hours, and the number of users to 6. The method provides a more complete theoretical account of the mechanisms by which VT system design features and individual characteristics affect training outcomes, which should enable future research to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of a wide range of virtual training applications.

Download or read book Didactics of Smart Pedagogy written by Linda Daniela and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus on smart education has become a new trend in the global educational field. Some countries have already developed smart education systems and there is increasing pressure coming from business and tech communities to continue this development. Simultaneously, there are only fragmented studies on the didactic aspects of technology usage. Thus, pedagogy as a science must engage in a new research direction—smart pedagogy. This book seeks to engage in a new research direction, that of smart pedagogy. It launches discussions on how to use all sorts of smart education solutions in the context of existing learning theories and on how to apply innovative solutions in order to reduce the marginalization of groups in educational contexts. It also explores transformations of pedagogical science, the role of the educator, applicable teaching methods, learning outcomes, and research and assessment of acquired knowledge in an effort to make the smart education process meaningful to a wide audience of international educators, researchers, and administrators working within and tangential to TEL.

Download or read book Medical and Surgical Education written by Georgios Tsoulfas and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-03-28 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last century has witnessed tremendous changes in the education and training system of medical students, as well as medical and surgical residents, in short, our future physicians. This has been the result of the changes in the educational philosophy, the technology, and the needs of our patients, just to name a few. The challenge is to learn more about the various systems in medical education throughout the world and identify advantages and disadvantages, a process from which we can all (and most importantly our patients) benefit from. This book is a compilation of the experiences, thoughts, and "best-practice" advice of a panel of international experts on medical and surgical education.

Download or read book Instrumentation Measurement Circuits and Systems written by Tianbiao Zhang and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-03-09 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume includes a set of selected papers extended and revised from the 2011 International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Technology, held on London, UK, November 24-25, 2011. Mechanical engineering technology is the application of physical principles and current technological developments to the creation of useful machinery and operation design. Technologies such as solid models may be used as the basis for finite element analysis (FEA) and / or computational fluid dynamics (CFD) of the design. Through the application of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), the models may also be used directly by software to create "instructions" for the manufacture of objects represented by the models, through computer numerically controlled (CNC) machining or other automated processes, without the need for intermediate drawings. This volume covers the subject areas of mechanical engineering and technology, and also covers interdisciplinary subject areas of computers, communications, control and automation. We hope that researchers, graduate students and other interested readers benefit scientifically from the book and also find it stimulating in the process.