E7: Virtual Reality coming to a school near you...

I first met Jay Schnoor a few years ago and immediately knew he would be making waves in the field of virtual reality and education (I reached out to get his take on using VR for teacher professional development). Today, he leads VEDX Solutions, a VR-focused education company based in Bend, Oregon.

I also recently tried on a pair of Meta Quest 2 Goggles for myself (more about this in the audio!) and wanted to talk with Jay again about what he has been learning about introducing VR intentionally and effectively into school systems.

There are a lot of nuggets in our wide-reaching conversation for educators and non-educators alike…

• An introduction to using VR in schools with practical tips for getting started or scaling this technology.

• Specific examples from working in schools and stories from educators about what has worked well or not with using VR with students.

• How to acculturate yourself or others to using VR (a.k.a. how to deal with motion sickness)

• Lots of new terrain for me…. Holodecks, Language City & Walking The Plank

Walk the Plank VR…yikees

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!