Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality for Career Exploration: Expanding Transition Opportunities for Students with Disabilities

The start of a new academic year gives faculty an opportunity to revisit how they prepare future educators for meaningful practice. Back-to-school planning often focuses on syllabi, course routines, assignments, and expectations. Faculty in special education and leadership preparation programs can also use this season to ask a broader question: How are we preparing future professionals to use technology to support student independence beyond the classroom?

Virtual Reality: Creating Safe Spaces for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) often experience school environments as unpredictable and emotionally demanding. Many students struggle with regulation, peer conflict, and stress tolerance in high-stimulus settings. Educators cultivate safety through strong relationships, consistent routines, and explicit behavioral instruction. Virtual reality (VR) can extend these supports by creating controlled, repeatable environments for practice.

I’ll Cross that Virtual Bridge When I Come to It: Orientation and Mobility Training in Virtual Environments

One technology that has shown potential for creating safe spaces for teaching/practicing O&M skills is virtual reality (VR). According to Thevin and colleagues (2020), VR systems create immersive, interactive environments that provide students the opportunity for trial and error . Besides visual feedback, VR systems can provide both haptic and auditory information for the benefit of individuals who are blind or low vision.

Cluckin’ About Virtual Reality and Social Skills

Cluckin’ About Virtual Reality and Social Skills CIDDL Cizzles with Chef Sean Smith Author: Samantha Goldman Dr. Sean Smith, Professor in special education at the University of Kansas (KU), and his son Nolan, a freshman at KU, “cluck” about using…

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