Building Immersive Learning Experiences Through Strategic Partnerships and Existing Resources2025 ETUG Fall Workshop: High-Impact, Low-Cost EdTech – October 31, 2025
Vikas Menghwani | Building Immersive Learning Experiences Through Strategic Partnerships and Existing Resources
This project shares how a sustainability-focused virtual
field trip was created through strategic collaboration rather than major
funding. By leveraging intra-departmental camera equipment, institutional level
visualization studio, and a small student-hiring grant, we produced an
immersive VR tour of a biomass energy facility for undergraduate teaching. The
project drew on cross-departmental expertise in media, engineering, and IT,
demonstrating how internal partnerships can enable ambitious educational technology
projects. There are practical insights on cost-sharing, collaborative
workflows, and how to align diverse campus resources to support experiential
learning in higher education.
Vikas
Menghwani is an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University
of British Columbia Okanagan
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