Implementing the Magic

"VR allows students to take a lot of ownership over their learning," says TOSA/Educational Technology Specialist Jake Ritschel.

He's talking about an exciting pilot program he's implementing.

Along with a committee of fellow educators at Dixon Unified School District, in Northern California, Jake is exploring new ways to teach subjects through virtual reality.

The focus is on fitting subjects to students' interests--and then teaching them skills, through VR, that translate into the physical world.

Jake, who will be speaking at the 2023 Educating for Careers Conference in Sacramento on February 28th, talked about his experiences, some of the new applications teachers are discovering for their classrooms, and the trends he sees as he looks towards implementing VR in the classroom.

On this edition of Over Coffee we cover:

* How Jake first realized the power of VR to illustrate concepts;

* The application that got him "hooked" on virtual reality;

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