Augmented Reality in Education
Date: Friday 19 October 2012
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Venue: City University
City: London
Augmented Reality is an exciting technology that when used, can offer that ‘wow’ factor. City University London has been looking at how this technology can be embedded in teaching and learning.
Mobile devices (tablets and phones) and technology such as the Microsoft Kinect and the Raspberry Pi are making AR a more achievable option and with technologies such as Google Glasses, AR promises exciting opportunities ahead.
Other examples of AR to enhance teaching and learning can be seen at the University of Exeter and University of Manchester.
Who should attend?
The event will be of interest to those who are currently using, or wish to further explore the use of AR in education, a basic understanding of AR is assumed.
Who will be speaking?
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Lester Maddan – from Augmented Planet and author of Professional Augmented Reality Browsers for Smartphones: Programming for junaio, Layar and Wikitude
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Matthew Ramirez – who works on the Special Collections using Augmented Reality to Enhance Learning and Teaching (SCARLET) project at the University of Manchester.
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Steve Boneham – JISC Netskills
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Luke Robert Mason – Researcher in Technology & Cyberculture and Director at @VirtualFutures
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Rob Miles – Author of Start Here! Learn the Kinect API
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Lee Stott - Microsoft
Register here for the event
The event is free to attend, funded by JISC as part of the cARE project, aimed at promoting the use of AR in education.