Paula MacDowell & Jennifer Lock 
Immersive Education [PDF ebook] 
Designing for Learning

 
1.Introduction.- 
Section One.- 2. Designing Augmented Reality (AR) Learning Environments to Engage Learning and Curiosity about Science.- 3. A Postdigital Examination of AR and VR in the Classroom.- 4.Psychopedagogy by Design: How to Induce an Emotional State Beneficial to Learning in Virtual Reality?.- 5.Immersive Intercultural Language Learning at the Crossroads of Virtual Reality and Game-based Learning.- 6. See it and be it: Designing Immersive Experiences to Build STEM Skills and Identity in Grades 3 – 10.- Section2.- 7.Levels of Immersive Teaching and Learning: Influences of Challenges in the Everyday Classroom.- 8. The XR ABC Framework: Fostering Immersive Learning through Augmented and Virtual Realities.- 9.From Abstract to Concreate: How Immersive Technology Allows More Effective Teaching of Complex Paradigms.- 10. Teaching the Teachers with Immersive Technology: Preparing the Next Generation of Educators at Ithaca College.- 11.Teachers Designing Immersive Learning Experiences for Environmental and Sustainability Education.- Section 3.- 12. Teachers Facilitating Student Virtual Reality Content Creation: Conceptual, Curricular, and Pedagogical Insights from the VR School Study.- 13. PEGS: Pretraining, Exploration, Goal Orientation, and Segmentation to Manage Cognitive Load in Immersive Environments.- 14. Interactive Storytelling through Immersive Design.- 15.A Classroom Model for VR Integration and Creative Lesson Design.- 16. A Vision for the Future of Immersive Education: Designing for Learning Challenges and Possibilities.- Index.

Paula Mac Dowell, Ph D, is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education, University of Saskatchewan. Her area of specialization is Educational Technology and Design (ETAD) with research interests in immersive education, emerging technologies, instructional design, and education for social and environmental change. Dr. Mac Dowell serves as the Practitioner Chair for the Immersive Learning Research Network (i LRN). 
Jennifer Lock, Ph D, is a Professor and Vice Dean in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. Her area of specialization is in the Learning Sciences. Dr. Lock’s research interests are elearning, change and innovation in education, scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, and learning in makerspaces