A community of researchers, developers, practitioners, and institutions looking to best design and implement immersive technologies like augmented and virtual reality to power learning.
About the Symposium
Looking to discuss real-world case studies and examples from many countries and contexts of post-pandemic learning environments and programs, this event will bring together industry professionals and academics. Leading experts from international universities will be present to share their knowledge and talk about the most recent technologies that are reshaping learning settings and the nature of learning environments.
Looking to discuss real-world case studies and examples from many countries and contexts of post-pandemic learning environments and programs, this event will bring together industry professionals and academics. Leading experts from international universities will be present to share their knowledge and talk about the most recent technologies that are reshaping learning settings and the nature of learning environments.
March 25-27, 2025 (TENTATIVE) in Kyoto, Japan
Hosted at the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (CONSIDERING OTHER SITES)
March 24-26, 2026 (TENTATIVE) in Los Baños, Philippines
Hosted at the UP Open University
Monday, March 25
Seeking to deepen a cross-understanding of the projects and research our community is doing with inspiring talks, featured project presentations, and address from leadership.
Tuesday, March 26
A wide range of sessions aimed to facilitate collaboration between member immersive learning labs, researchers, and practitioners in our community.
Wednesday, March 27
The final day of the symposium offers optional workshops, networking opportunities, and local tours for attendees. This day is designed to consolidate the learning experiences from the symposium, allowing for deeper engagement with the content, hands-on workshops, and the chance to explore Tokyo's cultural and educational landmarks, fostering a richer understanding of the global context of immersive learning technologies.
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Chair's Talk: The Confluence of AR and AI in Education: A Journey Through the Automation Dilemma
Neil Cowie & Mehrasa Alizadeh
Using FRAME to create virtual reality-based language learning lessons
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Adoption in Education: Exploring the Antecedents based on UTAUT2 Model
Interdisciplinary Virtual Reality Teaching Lab: A Case Study from the University of Glasgow
Postcards from the Future: Visualizing Climate Change Adaptation Utilizing Augmented and Mixed-Reality as a Platform for Transdisciplinary Collaboration, Public Engagement, and Classroom Education
Learning Algebra via self-study using Mixed Reality and the Microsoft HoloLens 2 Headset
Live in person presentations in Kyoto, Japan
Livestream of online presentations
Aya Fukuda is an assistant professor at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan. She obtained her Master of Arts from the Institute of Education, University of London (The UCL Institute of Education, the faculty of education and society, University College London). Then, she obtained her Doctor of Philosophy from International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan.
Eric is a learning futurist, tinkering with and designing technologies that may better inform the future of teaching and learning. Eric's projects have included augmented tourism rallies, AR community art exhibitions, mixed reality escape rooms, and other experiments in immersive technology.
Roberto is an associate professor at the University of the Philippines (UP). He currently serves as the director of the Immersive Open Pedagogies Program (iop.upou.edu.ph) and one of the deputy directors of the Center of Open and Digital Teaching and Learning at our cyber campus -The UP Open University (upou.edu.ph).