ArticleAuthors: Aleshia Huber; Jennifer K. Embree; Amy Gay; Neyda V. Gilman (2020)
In the fall of 2018, the Binghamton University Libraries purchased
Virtual Reality (VR) headsets and accessories to provide
an innovative service on campus and extend its outreach. The
availability of the technology through the Libraries’ allowed a
nursing course to incorporate it into their teaching. The
Libraries also hosted monthly VR outreach events and
included the technology in a Digital Humanities Research
Institute (a four-day intensive workshop). This article explains
these uses, describes VR’s ability to be adopted into various
learning spaces, and discusses the future integration of VR
into course curricula. Limitations encountered and potential
challenges are al...