The Future of the Past: Teaching Humanities Through VR (For Students)

Classics already engages with VR in its archaeological research, teaching of ancient history, and public engagement with diverse communities, while companies such as ClassVR are developing ways to immerse users in animated worlds that offer Humanities teaching scenarios. This workshop will investigate how ancient and modern languages and literature can be taught through Virtual Reality. The talk will examine VR teaching in modules taught at UCL and will refer to the experience of both students and staff.

By working with students as partners, the workshop aims to explore VR in the world of education as an innovative way of teaching Humanities (languages and literature). The talk will present a springboard of possibilities when working together on immersive learning about antiquity and modernity. It will be divided into two parts: the first hour will be dedicated to the theory of learning and teaching through VR and the second hour will be dedicated to the exploration of VR headsets and materials that relate to VR teaching of languages and literature.