Future Learning Hub

Ryerson University (Toronto) is leveraging AR and VR to deliver immersive learning for science courses! https://www.ryerson.ca//faculty-of-science-delivers-ar-ho/

Immersive technology is making its inevitable entrance into education and we are continuing to see more adoption of this. Check out this blog - 10 Reasons Why Universities are Adopting AR/VR Technologies in Higher Education https://www.ixrlabs.com//universities-are-adopting-ar-vr/

The pandemic is accelerating many forms of technology as businesses think of creative ways to engage their customers. In Ontario, tour operators are piloting a new project leveraging virtual reality to provide virtual tours. https://www.ctvnews.ca//new-pilot-project-offers-360-degre

Spotlight Sundays! The future is accelerating before our eyes, literally. Scientists demonstrated the world’s first slim full-colour holographic video display - a game-changer compared to the bulky, CPU-intensive systems that are currently used today for holograms. Research is on to continually scale down these displays, make them suitable for smartphones, and have them run using smartphone apps. We can expect to see this technology carry over into education, medicine, and m...ore! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19298-4

Futuristic Fridays! Now this one is very relevant to FLH. Stanford Medicine educators will use virtual reality to teach anatomy.... http://med.stanford.edu//educators-will-use-virtual-realit