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School Story: Virtual Reality at Gleeson College, South Australia

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Gleeson College, in South Australia was one of the first to borrow a CSER Virtual Reality Oculus Quest Kit from the CSER AI, AR and VR National Lending Library. They grabbed this opportunity with gusto and have been able to use the kit across multiple year levels and subject areas. Despite the pandemic, Gleeson students were able to experience virtual travel and connection with international students via their engagement in VR. Melissa O'Loughlin from Gleeson has documented their experience for us to share with the CSER community. 

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CSER AR,VR and AI Library Kits

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While the main CSER Library is currently on hiatus, the smaller AR, VR and AI library continues to be available to schools. 

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Video Resource: A Deep Dive into Augmented Reality!

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If you have been looking for ideas on how to integrate Augmented Reality related activities into the classroom, this resource is a good place to begin. In November 2020, Helen Kardiasmenos, CSER NSW Project Officer and Dr Rebecca Vivian, CSER Research Fellow, presented a webinar exploring the many possibilities of using Augmented Reality in the classroom. 

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Video Resource: Dive in to Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence

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Last year the Digital Technologies Hub hosted a webinar on using Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Artificial Intelligence in the classroom. Presenters Martin Richards, Content Manager, Digital Technologies Hub (Education Services Australia) and Dr Rebecca Vivian, CSER Research Fellow, presented a webinar introducing educators to the possibilities of using VR, AR and AI in the classroom. 

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What a year!

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What a year it has been. We want to wish you all a very happy and relaxing break over the Christmas holidays. We have always know how important teachers are but this year has highlighted it even more! Thank you for the brilliant work you do. 

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The Girls in STEM Toolkit - Classroom strategies for inclusive learning environments

CSER Researcher, Dr Rebecca Vivian, partnered with Education Services Australia to undertake research into inclusive STEM learning and teaching to produce a practical evidence-based guide for teachers based on the 7 Principles for Inclusive STEM learning environments. 

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CSER partners with Digital Tech Hub to deliver free webinars!

This year CSER partnered with the Digital Technologies Hub to deliver a series of webinars covering Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Inclusive STEM design practices, that you can now watch on-demand! 

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CSER's ABC of DT Book

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Our Project Officers have been working hard to create this comprehensive resource just in time for holiday reading!

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CSER Resources Page

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If you are looking for resources to support your classroom activity, professional learning goals or families, look no further than the CSER Resources Page

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CSER on demand videos for holiday PL

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Throughout the year our project team have worked on a series of live webinars and pre-recorded videos to share ideas and concepts for the classroom on a wide range of topics including cyber security, augmented reality, leadership, data, Aboriginal story telling with AR, hour of code, merge cubes, metaverse and much more! 

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