About the Uses of Immersive Learning Environments

::: Description :::

The theme “Accessibility” represents accounts of the use of immersive environments for learning activities with the intent to improve accessibility of physical/other settings for people with disabilities.

::: Examples of teaching/training methodologies implementation :::

1) INESC TEC – iSeaBlind (Portugal)

I use immersive environments for accessibility within an:

• • Expository methodology to, for example, describe the main obstacles that exist in a room.
  • Interrogative methodology that leads the learner to, for example, identify the main obstacles that exist in a room.
  • Demonstrative methodology to, for example, show what are or can be the main obstacles in a room.
  • Active methodology that enables the learner to, for example, determine what, if and where there are obstacles in a room and assess the risk.