THE School of Pharmacy at Griffith University has announced the adoption of "dramatic new virtual reality and augmented reality technology" to provide a new immersive learning environment for students.
Instead of the usual teaching tools, the facility's classroom has now been fully equipped with six seamlessly edge-blended Epson high brightness projectors, ultra-short throw interactive projectors and the very latest Moverio BT-300 augmented reality smartglasses.
School of Pharmacy deputy head Dr Gary Grant said, "This cutting edge facility is the future of technology-driven education and provides students with a truly immersive virtual environment".
The new teaching tool offers students a totally immersive and interactive experience enabling them to work in different environments including hospital and community pharmacy from anywhere in the world without ever having to leave the classroom.
"Students are able to completely control the pace of their learning and interact with virtual patients in more or less any environment that is relevant to their work-integrated learning needs," says Grant.
"One big advantage of the new technology is to facilitate better student preparation for placements which gives both the student and their supervisor a better on-site experience."
Pictured are the Epson Moverio BT-300 smartglasses and projectors.
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