Extended reality as a means to enhance public health education
Technology has transformed the classroom and learning environments. From electronic whiteboards to tablet computers, educators now have access to a multitude of tools that enhance the learning experience. Educational technologies that rely on extended reality (XR) such as augmented and virtual reali...
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| description | Technology has transformed the classroom and learning environments. From electronic whiteboards to tablet computers, educators now have access to a multitude of tools that enhance the learning experience. Educational technologies that rely on extended reality (XR) such as augmented and virtual reality are being used, or suggested for use, in various settings and often focus on technical fields such as medicine, dentistry, and aviation. Here, we propose that XR can be used in public health education to better prepare both undergraduate and graduate trainees for real world, complex public health scenarios that require public engagement, investigative skills, and critical decision making. Several opportunities for XR use are outlined that provide perspective on how XR can supplement traditional classroom instruction methods by providing an immersive, participatory training environment. XR offers an opportunity for public health students to gain confidence, have repeated simulated exposures in a safe and equitable environment, and build competency in critical functions they will likely perform as future public health professionals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-77deafb6c7fb45d584b6fc2e2779aeac2022-12-22T04:39:52ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-11-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.10400181040018Extended reality as a means to enhance public health educationYing-Chiang Jeffrey Lee0Bryce Puesta Takenaka1Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United StatesDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United StatesTechnology has transformed the classroom and learning environments. From electronic whiteboards to tablet computers, educators now have access to a multitude of tools that enhance the learning experience. Educational technologies that rely on extended reality (XR) such as augmented and virtual reality are being used, or suggested for use, in various settings and often focus on technical fields such as medicine, dentistry, and aviation. Here, we propose that XR can be used in public health education to better prepare both undergraduate and graduate trainees for real world, complex public health scenarios that require public engagement, investigative skills, and critical decision making. Several opportunities for XR use are outlined that provide perspective on how XR can supplement traditional classroom instruction methods by providing an immersive, participatory training environment. XR offers an opportunity for public health students to gain confidence, have repeated simulated exposures in a safe and equitable environment, and build competency in critical functions they will likely perform as future public health professionals.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1040018/fullpublic healtheducationtechnologyaugmented realityvirtual realityextended reality (XR) |
| spellingShingle | Ying-Chiang Jeffrey Lee Bryce Puesta Takenaka Extended reality as a means to enhance public health education Frontiers in Public Health public health education technology augmented reality virtual reality extended reality (XR) |
| title | Extended reality as a means to enhance public health education |
| title_full | Extended reality as a means to enhance public health education |
| title_fullStr | Extended reality as a means to enhance public health education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extended reality as a means to enhance public health education |
| title_short | Extended reality as a means to enhance public health education |
| title_sort | extended reality as a means to enhance public health education |
| topic | public health education technology augmented reality virtual reality extended reality (XR) |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1040018/full |
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