Students in First Year Seminar at Penn State New Kensington used IMEX Lab immersive headset pilot headsets as their cohorts rotated through activities that introduced them to global literacy. Students viewed a 360º video playlist and completed assignments that asked them to reflect on their own experiences and how they informed understanding of an unfamiliar place, what biases these experiences created and how they could become more open to new perspectives.
Class Facts
Course Number: FYS (Global Literacy Module)
Instructor: Abhinav Aima, Andrea Adolph, Melba Amador, Craig Hammond, Joy Krumenacker, Joie Marhefka, Pepsi Unger
Number of Students: 102
Service Area: IMEX Lab
Technology: 360º Video, Meta Quest 2, YouTube VR