Virtual Reality in The Online Classroom

<a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/civilisations-ar/id1350792208?irgwc=1&amp;aosid=p239&amp;cid=aos-us-aff-ir&amp;irchannel=13631&amp;irpid=221109&amp;clickid=2IYTkDV5nxyLTycWKDQdoQuTUkB3JGwVwUBF240&amp;ircid=7613">iOS Ar App Example</a> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.bbc.civilisations">Android AR App Example</a> <a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/round-up/best-ar-apps">Best AR apps</a>

How does <a href="https://youdescribe.org/">YouDescribe </a>work?

1) If you have a Google account, sign in with your Google credentials. 2) In the search box, type in the keywords or the title of your video. 3) Videos will come up that match those keywords. First you will see videos that have audio description. You can keep those descriptions or add your own. 4) For videos that show up that don't have audio description, you can add the audio description. 5)Save and publish your video 6) Share the link to the audio described video.

Getting Started with YouDescribe: Audio Description Basics.

How Does YouDescribe Work? Creating Audio Description.

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Prior to the Covid-19 Pandemic, we were utilizing our VR space regularly.

Courses that were using the space as part of their lessons:

-Social Work -Nursing -Criminal Justice -English 101 -Acting/Dance -Rehabilitation -Psychology

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Virtual Reality(VR) In The Online Classroom

By Wendy Torres Coppin State University Senior Instructional and Digital Accessibility Specialist Twitter Handle: @Tech_snacks E-mail: wvelez-torres@coppin.edu

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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTwYNF0HlPJ7lxpaQAkfbbdHxGspArKB58jlOjw57lCUi0IqfDt0ra7WV8TsR2CKt8aS8NbXfo2fe_7/pub">Text version of VR resources</a>

How do we continue to build on the momentum, now that we can't use the physical VR space?

Concentrate on the VR content that is freely available on the Internet.

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Accessibility Tip: Use <a href="https://youdescribe.org/">YouDescribe</a> to create audio descriptions to YouTube 360 videos.

What is Audio Description? " Audio Description is the verbal depiction of key visual elements in media and live productions. Also known as "audio description" or "video description," the description of media involves the interspersion of these depictions with the program's original audio." - quote from <a href="http://www.descriptionkey.org/index.html">Description Key website.</a> Audio Description is a form of&nbsp;narration&nbsp;used to provide information about visual images for the benefit of&nbsp;blind and visually impaired&nbsp;people.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1x76DoACB8">Video trailer without audio description</a>

Disney's Frozen Teaser Trailer

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7j4_aP8dWA">Video trailer with audio description</a>

Frozen - Trailer with Audio Description

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1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What was it like for you experiencing the party and the meltdown through the lens of someone with autism? 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Using the DSM 5, what are some of the symptoms of autism you saw through the VR experience? 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How accurate were the experiences according to the DSM 5? 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What are some calming techniques you learned through the VR experience that can assist a person with autism experiencing a meltdown? 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Did this video change your perception of persons with autism? Explain your answer.

3 great resources for free pre-made 360 VR content

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/360/playlists">YouTube360</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2016/nov/10/virtual-reality-by-the-guardian">Guardian VR</a> <a href="https://littlstar.com/categories">Littlstar VR</a>

Autism TMI Virtual Reality Experience

Forced to Flee: The Rohingya Refugee Crisis in 360º

6x9: a virtual experience of solitary confinement – 360 video

Did you know that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/360/playlists">YouTube360</a> has lots of 360 video content available?

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So, what about the VR content that is not available on YouTube?

You can use the dictation options available on <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226?hl=en">Google Docs</a> or <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dictate-your-documents-in-word-3876e05f-3fcc-418f-b8ab-db7ce0d11d3c">Microsoft Word</a>, to create a transcript describing the content on the screen.

You could also use tools like <a href="https://webcaptioner.com/">Web Captioner</a> or <a href="https://dictation.io/">Dictate.io</a> to create your descriptive transcript.

Have students create audio description transcripts as an assignment. This serves two purposes, it makes students look at content critically and also provides a descriptive transcript that can be used for future courses.

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