ILRN 2023: 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IMMERSIVE LEARNING RESEARCH NETWORK
PROGRAM FOR MONDAY, MAY 29TH
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08:00-08:30Breakfast
08:30-09:30 Session 50: WORKSHOP Report out: FAIDS - "Let’s put iLRN to work: Discovering a Common Vision for our Worldwide Nonprofit Organization"

This session will present outcomes and next steps from session 36 - FAIDS WORKSHOP: "Let’s put iLRN to work: Discovering a Common Vision for our Worldwide Nonprofit Organization".

Chairs:
Ian Roy (Brandeis University, United States)
Jordan Tynes (Wellesley College, United States)
Maritina Keleri (University of Westminster, UK)
09:30-10:30 Session 51: WORKSHOP Report out: IEEE TC-ILE

This session will present outcomes and next steps from session 37 "Second Annual IEEE TC-ILE Member Meeting".

Chair:
Andreas Dengel (Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Germany)
10:30-11:00Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 Session 52: FEATURED: Rob Theriault - "Exploration and Deployment of XR in Higher Education"

This presentation will focus on the use of virtual, mixed and augmented reality (XR) technologies in the field of higher education. XR is a medium that is likely to revolutionize the way students learn and interact with educational content. During the presentation, Rob will discuss the various ways in which XR technologies, predominantly virtual reality (VR), are being utilized at Georgian College, such as for immersive simulations, virtual field trips, and interactive course materials. Rob will share how Georgian has taken a thoughtful and fiscally responsible approach to the exploration and integration or immersive VR and will share many of the challenges along the way. He will present case studies and examples of successful implementation and some of the barriers and failures.

Chair:
Paula MacDowell (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
12:30-13:00 Session 54: CLOSING iLRN2023: Organizers and Closing Plenary
Chairs:
Anasol Peña-Rios (BT Research Labs, British Telecom Plc, UK)
Andreas Dengel (Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Germany)
Jonathon Richter (University of Montana, United States)
18:00-20:00 SOCIAL EVENT: Farmers Market
Chairs:
Rodrigo Canaan (CalPoly, United States)
Christian Eckhardt (CalPoly, United States)
April Marie Grow (CalPoly, United States)