Immersive Digital Pieces for Higher Education
Design and production from the Center of Innovation in Technology and Pedagogy at UBA
Abstract
This study examines the design, development and implementation of immersive digital pieces for higher education teaching within the framework of Study Citep at University of Buenos Aires. The research explores how immersive technologies (virtual reality, augmented reality, 360° videos, and 3D models) can transform traditional educational practices and enhance teaching and learning processes. Using a case study methodology, the research analyses the iterative and interdisciplinary production process identifying five pedagogical foundations: access to professional environments, experiencing real situations, making disciplinary decisions, understanding complex phenomena and contextualizing knowledge. The study reveals how these technologies create learning experiences by providing access to relevant but often inaccessible scenarios in reality. The results highlight the importance of a design that integrates aspects such as appropriate technological selection, recreation of relevant scenarios, levels of interactivity, and narrative and playful components. Although focused on microbiology, chemistry, topography, safety and hygiene, public health, agricultural bases for animal production and anaesthesiology, the study raises questions about its development in the social sciences and humanities. Significant challenges are identified, including the complexity of interdisciplinary development, the balance between realism and pedagogical objectives, and issues of scalability and institutional implementation.Downloads
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