{"id":1072,"date":"2025-12-10T17:13:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T17:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.staffs.ac.uk\/index.php\/implementing-immersive-virtual-reality-in-higher-education-a-qualitative-study-of-instructor-attitudes-and-perspectives\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T17:13:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T17:13:59","slug":"implementing-immersive-virtual-reality-in-higher-education-a-qualitative-study-of-instructor-attitudes-and-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journals.staffs.ac.uk\/index.php\/implementing-immersive-virtual-reality-in-higher-education-a-qualitative-study-of-instructor-attitudes-and-perspectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Implementing Immersive Virtual Reality in Higher Education: A Qualitative Study of Instructor Attitudes and Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Volume:<\/strong> 4<br \/>\n<strong>Issue: <\/strong>2<br \/>\n<strong>Year:<\/strong> 2021<br \/>\n<strong>Author(s):<\/strong> David Hamilton University of the West of Scotland , Jim McKechnie , Edward Edgerton<\/p>\n<p>The current study aimed to understand the attitudes and perceptions of higher education (HE) instructors who have previously used immersive virtual reality (I-VR) in teaching. This study employed a qualitative design by conducting semi-structured interviews with HE instructors from several disciplines and institutions. Using thematic analysis, five major themes were formulated. These included: (a) applications and benefits; (b) curriculum integration; (c) classroom logistics; (d) barriers to application; and (e) evaluation. Instructors were generally positive about using I-VR as a pedagogical tool, proposing a range of novel applications and uses. However, logistical and technical problems were prominent which made implementation and widescale adoption challenging. The implications of these prominent attitudes are discussed, alongside a range of practical recommendations for applied future practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Documents:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.staffs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Implementing_Immersive_Virtual.docx\">Implementing_Immersive_Virtual.docx<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.staffs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Implementing_Immersive_Virtual.pdf\">Implementing_Immersive_Virtual.pdf<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.staffs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.staffs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.staffs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Year: 2021 Author(s): David Hamilton University of the West of Scotland , Jim McKechnie , Edward Edgerton The current study aimed to understand the attitudes and perceptions of higher education (HE) instructors who have previously used immersive virtual reality (I-VR) in teaching. This study employed a qualitative design by conducting semi-structured [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1072","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journals.staffs.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journals.staffs.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journals.staffs.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journals.staffs.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journals.staffs.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/journals.staffs.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1072\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journals.staffs.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}