Engaging Students Visually in the Classroom

In yesterday’s blog I talked about the need for faculty to provide students the ability to engage in their learning. Today, we have an example of using visualization in the classroom to do just that. Tidewater Community College in Norfolk, VA has created a two-year degree program in modeling and simulation developed by Jody Strausser. Strausser states, "We created this laboratory for students who were new to basic programming and who were going to create virtual environments that could be experienced in the classroom." "The idea was to make it as real and hands-on as possible," he said. "When creating a virtual environment for training purposes, you need as much realism as possible. In order to train effectively, the visualization needs to be and act like a real-world environment."

Read the full article by Denise Harrison