Field of work
In general, my job is to help integration of Virtual Reality into the educational process of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences.
MAIN TASKS:
1. Help teachers to use VR during lessons.
- Produce support materials (guides and instructions).
- Give workshops about using VR.
- Collect feedback about successes and challenges of using VR in lessons. Use it to make the experience better.
2. Help develop new VR applications.
- Make tests and prototypes.
- Produce 3D and 3D materials.
3. Find external VR applications that can be useful for education.
- Collect information aout the faculty's needs.
- Find applications on the market that can be useful.
- Manage VR budget.
RESOURCES:
Virtual Reality (VR) in education (in Norvegian)
A page with general information about VR at FHS.
VR course on Canvas
A collection of web pages with different instructions, lesson planning advice, VR resources as well as more general information about using VR at FHS (work in progress).
VR module about using VR in education (in Norvegian) for teachers from all faculties at HVL.
COMPETENCES:
Virtual reality
Visual Communication
Design
EDUCATION:
MA in Visual Communication and Design (UiB, Bergen)
- With focus on VR as communication medium, and manipulation online.
- You can take a look at the resulting VR project on my website: saali-art.com
BA in Design and Illustration (WDKA, The Netherlands)
VR in education
VR in education