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Welcome to DCU VIBES Registration outside Room SA 105/106 VR demonstrations Room SA 105 Presentations Room SA 101 Refreshments in Room SA 106

DCU VIBES

Vibes
The inaugural DCU VIBES—Virtual Immersive Blended Education Symposium—will take place on January 10, 2025, in the Stokes Building, Glasnevin Campus, DCU.

Below you will find the agenda for the day.
DCU VIBES AGENDA

Time

Agenda Item

Location 
9:30 am
Registration and welcome reception
SA105 & SA106

Opportunity to observe immersive learning poster submissions & VR demonstrations
10:00 am
Opening remarks & welcome
SA101

Prof Lisa Looney, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Registrar, DCU 

Associate Professor Susan Hegarty, Institutional Lead for DCU Futures, Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs
Session 1: Immersive Learning in Policy, Pedagogy, and Practice 
Chair: Associate Prof Susan Hegarty
10:20 am

Virtual instrumentation twins for undergraduate immersive lab training in chemistry

 SA101

Dr Aoife Morrin, Chair of DCU Virtual Laboratories Working Group, School of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science & Health, DCU
 
10:30 am The Importance of 3D Visualisation in Chemistry SA101

Lucy Grogan, 4th year DCU Student, School of Chemical Sciences
 
Keynote Address
10:40 am

How VR is Transforming Education

 SA101

Dorota Kamińska, DSc, PhD, MSc / Assistant Professor, Lodz University of Technology, Poland
 
11:10 am Session 1: Q&A SA101
11:20 am Coffee and Tea break SA105

Opportunity to observe immersive learning poster submissions & VR demonstrations
Session 2: Leading the way in Immersive Learning in Education & Engineering 
Chair: Dr Cliona McParland
11:40 am Immersive Learning Case Study in Education SA101

Dr Peter Tiernan, Associate Professor of Digital Learning, School of STEM Education, Innovation and Global Studies, Institute of Education, DCU 

Mr Patrick Boylan, Senior Technical Officer, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science & Health
 
12:00 pm Advancing Biomedical Engineering Education through the Integration of Virtual Labs SA101

Dr Tanya Levingstone, Associate Professor, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Computing, DCU
 
12.10 pm Designing for engagement: Cosy gaming for long-term goals SA101

Luz Magre, PhD Researcher, Faculty of Engineering & Computing, DCU
 
12:20 pm Session 2: Q&A  SA101
12:30 pm  Lunch SA105

Opportunity to observe immersive learning poster submissions & VR demonstrations
Session 3: Innovations in Immersive Learning in Business and Humanities & Social Sciences 
Chair: Dr Aoife Morrin
1:15 pm

Enhancing Personal Agility: Unlocking Growth through Virtual Reality

 SA101
Dr Cliona McParland, Assistant Professor in Digital Business (Digital Transformation). Business School, DCU
 
1:25 pm

Unlocking Potential Through Immersive Learning: My Journey with Virtual Reality (VR)

 SA101

Georgia-May Barry, 4th year DCU student, Digital Business & Innovation, DCU Business School 
 
1:35 pm Integrating Virtual Reality into Foreign Language Learning in Higher Education SA101

Dr. Elena López, Assistant Professor, School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Dr. Mengdi Wang, School of Applied Language & Intercultural Studies,Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
 
1:55 pm Session 3: Q&A  SA101
Session 4: Dynamic showcase of Immersive Learning experiences
Facilitators: Associate Prof Monica Ward, Dean of Teaching at Learning, DCU 
Dr Martina Crehan, Head of Teaching Enhancement Unit, DCU
2:05 pm

Wrap up and opening of VR demonstration area

 SA101

Dr Martina Crehan, Head of Teaching Enhancement Unit, Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Registrar, DCU

Associate Prof Monica Ward, Dean of Teaching at Learning,  Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Registrar, DCU
3.15 pm Close