{"id":1941,"date":"2021-07-01T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T12:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/?p=1941"},"modified":"2021-07-01T07:00:47","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T12:00:47","slug":"extended-reality-xr-at-the-stritch-school-of-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/?p=1941","title":{"rendered":"Extended Reality (XR) at the Stritch School of Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/christine-sandu-ZCD_llscLCk-unsplash.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1944 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/christine-sandu-ZCD_llscLCk-unsplash.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/christine-sandu-ZCD_llscLCk-unsplash.png 1100w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/christine-sandu-ZCD_llscLCk-unsplash-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/christine-sandu-ZCD_llscLCk-unsplash-1024x732.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/christine-sandu-ZCD_llscLCk-unsplash-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/christine-sandu-ZCD_llscLCk-unsplash-378x270.png 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Extended Reality (XR) is a collective term encompassing Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) technologies. These technologies are\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/er.educause.edu\/articles\/2020\/6\/exploring-the-future-of-extended-reality-in-higher-education\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">expanding in higher education<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, providing experiential learning opportunities for students to enhance their understanding of materials presented in class.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Loyola Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) recently conducted a VR pilot in the second-year Mechanisms of Human Disease (MHD) course.\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/embodiedlabs.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Embodied Labs<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202foffers a series of modules providing students an immersive learning experience. Using the Oculus Rift S and Embodied Labs platform, students were able to experience Macular Degeneration and Hearing Loss, Alzheimer\u2019s disease, and Lewey body dementia with Parkinson\u2019s disease from the patient perspective. This exercise provided unique insight into conditions students learned about in class. Upon completion, students reported increased understanding of the conditions experienced and empathy for patients living with these conditions. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This pilot was a successful VR implementation, with students indicating they would welcome increased use of this delivery platform throughout the curriculum. Please see our\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/loyolauniversitychicago-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/ahoyt_luc_edu\/EX_RsKk8aOpHgI11nws7VsMBMi0Q8TXslEsbgtbgXGZmlg\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bringing the Patient Experience into the Basic Sciences Through Virtual Reality<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fposter for additional details.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you are\u00a0interested in using XR and would like to explore how this technology might enhance your curriculum, please use the\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/go.oncehub.com\/ITRSConsultations\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ITRS Scheduling<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fpage to start the conversation!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Extended Reality (XR) is a collective term encompassing Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) technologies. These technologies are\u202fexpanding in higher education, providing experiential learning opportunities for students to enhance their understanding of materials presented in class.\u00a0\u00a0 The Loyola Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) recently conducted a VR pilot in the second-year &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/?p=1941\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[146],"class_list":["post-1941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ssom-applications","tag-instructional-technologies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}