BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Linklings LLC BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Tokyo X-LIC-LOCATION:Asia/Tokyo BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0900 TZOFFSETTO:+0900 TZNAME:JST DTSTART:18871231T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T023302Z LOCATION:G502\, G Block\, Level 5 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20241204T131000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20241204T143000 UID:siggraphasia_SIGGRAPH Asia 2024_sess293@linklings.com SUMMARY:VR Magics DESCRIPTION:Educator's Forum\n\nJoin us as we bridge the gap between acade mia and industry, sharing insights, strategies, and best practices to enha nce the educational experience. Whether you’re a seasoned educator, a pass ionate researcher, or an industry professional looking to make a differenc e, there’s something for everyone at the Educator’s Forum.\nAt SIGGRAPH As ia, education isn’t just about classrooms and textbooks—it’s about sparkin g curiosity, fostering creativity, and empowering minds to push the bounda ries of what’s possible. Our forum is a dynamic melting pot of ideas, wher e educators from academia and industry come together to share innovative r esearch, methodologies, and developments that are shaping the future of le arning.\n\nAs we delve into this year’s theme of “Curious Minds,” we invit e you to join the conversation and discover how education plays a pivotal role in connecting stories across diverse communities and disciplines. Fro m immersive workshops to captivating talks and interactive sessions, the E ducator’s Forum promises a wealth of insights and inspiration for educator s and learners alike.\n\nMotionTales: Enhancing Creative Physical Expressi on in Elementary Education\n\nThe expressive movement activities in Japane se elementary education aim to help students express their emotions and th oughts through physical movement. Traditionally, teachers select themes fo r expressive movement from daily life and guide students, but it is challe nging to employ a standardized app...\n\n\nSatomi Tokida and Yuta Itoh (Un iversity of Tokyo), Masanori Kayano (University of Yamanashi), and Yoshio Ishiguro (University of Tokyo)\n---------------------\nChemistryVR: Enhanc ing Educational Experiences through Virtual Chemistry Lab Simulations\n\nE xperiments are an essential component of chemistry education. However, the y often demand significant equipment and space and can sometimes pose safe ty risks. Immersive and interactive simulations in Virtual Reality (VR) of fer a solution to these challenges. Therefore, we developed a virtual labo rat...\n\n\nGuanxuan Jiang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Guangzhou; University of Sheffield); Xuansheng Xia (Boston University, X i'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University); Yue Li (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool Univ ersity); Hai-Ning Liang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, G uangzhou; Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University); and Pan Hui (Hong Kong Uni versity of Science and Technology, Guangzhou)\n---------------------\nCo-C reating Virtual Experiences: Fostering Inclusivity and Empathy Building\n\ nVirtual reality (VR) can provide transformative educational experiences f or individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). To leverage this aspec t in higher education, a team of faculty members and a transitional univer sity program collaborated to integrate VR into their support systems. The initi...\n\n\nJinsil Hwaryoung Seo, Brittany Garcia-Pi, Caleb Kicklighter, and Paul Taele (Texas A&M University)\n---------------------\nVirtual Sit e Visits through Gamification for AEC Students: Perspectives on Practice\n \nThis paper covers the evolution of a unique learning and teaching soluti on devised for introductory construction education for tertiary architectu re and construction students. Since 2015, a simplified version of the VLE model was used to supplement construction curriculum taught in a tradition al man...\n\n\nSean Pickersgill, Andrew Lymn-Penning, Damian Madigan, and Darcy Holmes (University of South Australia)\n\nRegistration Category: Enh anced Access, Full Access, Full Access Supporter\n\nLanguage Format: Engli sh Language\n\nSession Chair: Haoran Xie (Japan Advanced Institute of Scie nce and Technology (JAIST)) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR