Name: Ready Student One! Building a Game-Based Higher Ed Course in Virtual Reality utilizing Method of Loci
Start: 2024-07-30T09:00:00-0500
End: 2024-07-30T09:45:00-0500

We are very excited to invite you to the Summer Institute for Distance Learning and Instructional Technology (SIDLIT “Side Light”) 2024 Annual Conference, which will be held on July 29-31, 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas. This year marks the 25th anniversary of SIDLIT, and we have prepared a special program to celebrate this milestone. For the first time ever, our physical location this year is: The University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS, 66160 – or join us virtually!

The theme of SIDLIT 2024 is “Lensing the Past, Zooming In on the Present, Developing Future Passions for Learning.” We will explore together how we can use the lessons learned from the past, the challenges, opportunities, and innovations of the present, and the emerging trends of the future to enhance our online learning and instructional design practices. We will also collaborate on how we can foster and activate a passion for lifelong learning among ourselves and our students.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

C2C aims to host SIDLIT 2024—in-person and virtually—in a mutually respectful environment. SIDLIT 2024 is inclusive of people from all backgrounds: ethnicities, races, countries of origin, ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, body sizes, economic backgrounds, educational backgrounds, professional backgrounds, employment statuses, abilities, and other dimensions. We are getting together, staying together, and building the future together, with all of our strengths together.

Host Institution

KU Med Center - 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160

Tuesday July 30, 2024 9:00am - 9:45am CDT

HEB 2211

Today more than ever before, we have access to new technologies which provide unforeseen opportunities for educators to pursue new innovations in online education. Pursuing innovation is a complex process! It starts with an idea, but that needs to be coupled with the right team of experts willing to take big risks and put in the hard work to build something new. An instructional design team was empowered to reimagine an Introduction to Sociology university course as a Game-Based Learning (GBL) experience utilizing cutting edge Virtual Reality (VR) technology. The result was a innovate collaborative process that resulted in a brand-new type of learning based in Game theory, Method of Loci, and VR Immersion Simulations to promote deeper retention of core concepts. The team deconstructed the way that university courses operated, in order to rebuild the educational process in a whole new, learner-centric manner. In addition to a review of the build process, this presentation will explore the results of in-course surveys completed by student participants.

Speakers

Robert Jesiolowski

Associate Professor, Indiana Wesleyan University

Dr. Jesiolowski is a LCSW who has taught full-time at Indiana Wesleyan University since 2015. He has worked in higher education as an Adjunct Professor at several different universities since 2010. Dr. Jesiolowski has 25+ years of clinical experience in multiple settings with various... Read More →

Tuesday July 30, 2024 9:00am - 9:45am CDT
HEB 2211

Educational Technologies, In-Person

SIDLIT 2024

Robert Jesiolowski

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