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Virtual reality in higher education sharing educational tips and stories

VR-HEd:SETS - Virtual Reality in Higher Education: Sharing Educational Tips and Stories

Dublin City University, National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning

DCU & National Forum supported

This lunchtime webinar series - led by Dublin City University and supported by the National Forum for Teaching and Learning -  seeks to share practical educational insights into the application of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) and other forms of immersive learning (IL) in higher education. 

Speakers from different disciplines in different institutions will share their experiences of immersive learning technologies, discussing their affordances, highlighting practical considerations, challenges, and illustrating the impact on learners. 

The objective of the webinar series is to provide a collaborative, community-oriented space in which all those interested in VR, AR, MR and IL more generally can share and learn from one another. With a focus on the educational application of IL technologies, participants will gain an understanding of how and why IL facilitates learning in and across different disciplines. This will also potentially provide opportunities for synergy and collaboration between participants and institutions.

Whether you are a novice or an expert in immersive learning, whether your work is focussed in this area or it is simply an area of interest or intrigue, there is something for all to pick up at these lunchtime webinars.

Below you can register to attend upcoming webinars, consult recordings of previous webinars, or sign up to the mailing list.

Series 1, Webinar 3

Tuesday 25 November 2025, 13:00-14:00 (Dublin/Europe)

In this webinar, Dublin City University (DCU) and RWTH Aachen University will deliver presentations:

  1. DCU will share experiences of using virtual reality to support student teachers to develop classroom teaching skills
  2. RWTH Aachen University will share their experience of using 360 degree video authoring tools to develop immersive learning material

Register to attend this webinar on Zoom

Webinar recordings

Tuesday 30 September 2025

In this webinar, Dublin City University (DCU) and Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) delivered presentations:

  1. DCU shared experiences of integrating virtual reality into foreign language learning - download presentation slides as PDF file below
  2. TUS shared experiences of supporting lecturers to use virtual reality with Event Design students - download presentation slides as PDF file below

Tuesday 28 October 2025

In this webinar, Dublin City University (DCU) and University of the West of England (UWE) delivered presentations:

  1. DCU shared experiences of using virtual reality 3D molecular modelling in chemistry - download presentation slides as PDF file below
  2. UWE shared their experiences of immersive learning in adult nursing - download presentation slides as PDF file below