Objectives

Educational Environments that are based on virtual reality (VR) technologies, called Virtual Reality-based Educational Systems (VRES) have opened up new horizons in education and have the potential to offer innovative and efficient learning activities and training procedures. They are gradually becoming an important part of the educational technology landscape and enable learning and teaching experiences that were not previously available. This workshop aims to (a) present and discuss the objectives and results of the Biz4Fun Erasmus+ KA2 project (b) provide an opportunity for attracting high quality research and development articles on use of virtual reality technologies in education. The participants of the workshop are expected to increase their knowledge and understanding of the ways that virtual reality technologies can enhance education, both theoretically and practically.The Workshop is organized in the context of the Erasmus+ KA2 Biz4Fun project and is intended to become a forum for exchanging experiences and ideas among researchers and practitioners who are dealing with use of virtual reality in education. It will comprise the following types of sessions:

• Biz4Fun sessions (project aims and results presentation as well as "hands on" experinece)
• Technical sessions (VRES research and development papers presentation)

Secondary vocational education and training teachers as well as stakeholders from VET-HEI and organizations of the entrepreneurship sector are invited to attend the Biz4Fun sessions. Attendance certificates will be given by the project consortium.Researchers and practitioners in the field of VRES are invited to attend Biz4Fun sessions and submit papers for the technical sessions. Project-based works are encouraged.

Topics

Topics of interest for the technical sessions include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Use of Virtual Worlds in educational systems
• Virtual pedagogical agents and Learning companions
• User Modelling in Virtual Reality Environments
• 3D Visualizations and Simulations
• Virtual Laboratories and experimentation
• Artificial Intelligence in Virtual Reality Environments
• Virtual classrooms and blend-learning educational procedures
• Game-based methods and approaches
• Personalized learning in Virtual Reality Environments

Proceedings

Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings of IISA 2020.

Extended versions of the accepted papers will be called for publication to some Springer series volume or other official way after the workshop.

Important Dates

Are the same as the main conference's.

Paper Submission :     15 May 2020

Author Notification:      01 June 2020

Camera ready Papers:  15 June 2020