1st Edition
Adopting Virtual Reality in Inclusive Higher Education Research-Based Principles for Design and Instruction
Section I: Why and How Virtual Reality Transforms Learning: Pedagogical and Accessibility Foundations 1. Extended Reality in Higher Education: Theoretical and Pedagogical Foundations 2. Beyond Technology-Driven Adoption: A Pedagogical Affordance-Centered Framework for Extended Reality in Higher Education 3. Learning Affordances in Virtual Reality: A Framework for Inclusive Learning Environment Design 4. Virtual Reality Accessibility in Higher Education: Standards, Barriers, and Systemic Solutions Section II: What Effective Design Looks Like: VR Integration Across Disciplines 5: Designing for Digital Gender Equity: Universal Design for Learning in Project-Based Virtual Archaeology 6. Integrating Virtual Reality Activities in the Italian Language Curriculum for Immersive Cultural Learning 7. Using 360-Degree Virtual Reality for Ethical Reflection in Undergraduate Social Educator Study Programme: Preparing Inclusive Practitioners 8. Virtual Reality Analytics for Assessment: A Three-Tier Framework for Evaluating Performance in Higher Education Section III: How Institutions Build Capacity for Sustainable Implementation: Organizational Frameworks and Institutional Infrastructure 9. Building Institutional Capacity for Extended Reality: A Strategic Implementation Framework for Higher Education 10. Building Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Design Capacity: A Graduate Curriculum for Preparing Immersive Learning System Designers 11. Building Pedagogical Capacity for Virtual Reality Integration: Faculty Development for Inclusive Language Instruction 12. Artificial Intelligence / Extended Reality Convergence: A Capacity-Building Framework for Instructional Integrity and Stewardship
Biography
Daria Mizza is a professor in the Department of Applied Linguistics and Educational Studies at The American University in Cairo, Egypt.
