Extended reality and machine learning are reshaping the ways we connect with ideas and each other. At the Immersive Learning Institute, we explore how emerging technologies and creative strategies spark curiosity, boost engagement and make learning more human—wherever it happens.
Immersive approaches to education, culture and public understanding
At the Immersive Learning Institute, we explore how immersive experiences support education, cultural understanding and social well-being. Through local, national and international projects, we aim to make learning more inclusive, empathetic and impactful by doing the following:
- creating immersive tools that help students become more competent in STEM and nursing subjects and that build confidence and real-world skills
- digitizing historic Canadian architecture to create detailed, scalable and navigable virtual environments to deepen global understanding of Canadian social and cultural values
- using virtual reality in public settings such as museums and art galleries to fully and actively experience historical events and artistic undertakings
We are eager to expand our scholarship of immersive technologies in learning and are confident that Dr. Baradaran Rahimi’s impressive experience will make that possible.
Dr. Craig Monk, provost and vice-president, Academic
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