{"id":769,"date":"2018-12-18T02:05:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emedia.rmit.edu.au\/oedvedesign\/?p=769"},"modified":"2018-12-18T02:13:24","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:13:24","slug":"ndis-a-new-rmit-developed-qualification-embedding-vr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emedia.rmit.edu.au\/oedvedesign\/index.php\/2018\/ndis-a-new-rmit-developed-qualification-embedding-vr\/","title":{"rendered":"NDIS\u2014a new RMIT developed qualification embedding VR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro-content\">RMIT is developing a new Certificate III in Individual Support which will be rolled out across metropolitan and regional Victoria, designed to qualify large numbers of individuals to work with\u00a0people with disability\u00a0and\u00a0elderly people\u00a0who are service users within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The qualification is expected to attract learners from various life stages and from diverse social, cultural and language backgrounds. Embedded in this qualification is the Virtual Reality (VR) component designed to enhance the quality of the learning and ensure graduates are ready to enter the workforce as responsive and compassionate\u00a0support workers whose strengths include social awareness and an understanding of the ethics of care.<\/p>\n<p>Yvette Wouters is the Unity Developer\u00a0within the VE Design team working on the development of VR guided experiences. Yvette graduated from RMIT with a\u00a0Bachelor of IT (games and\u00a0graphics\u00a0programming)\u00a0and has worked for the RMIT VX Lab, was a staffer on the first VR RMIT booth at the Grand Prix in Melbourne and worked on educational\u00a0VR experiences\u00a0in curriculum\u00a0projects\u00a0including some\u00a0for TAFE NSW.<\/p>\n<p>While VR is a relatively new\u00a0EdTech\u00a0tool, early indications are promising for the VR medium. Its growing popularity may be partly attributed to its usability as VR experiences require minimal preparation for\u00a0the user. For RMIT\u2019s new Cert III in Individual Support, the VR-guided experience component is shaping learner\u2019s understanding of support work, best practice and the importance of empathy.<\/p>\n<p>As the cohort of learners will include many for whom English is\u00a0a second language, VR is expected to provide a rich basis for individual and group learning beyond what still images, text and video can achieve. VR can imitate situations and display body language which can be followed up with conversations and interpersonal connections that are rich and empower prospective learners to succeed and be high performing support workers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-772\" src=\"https:\/\/emedia.rmit.edu.au\/oedvedesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/VR-image-2-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"411\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emedia.rmit.edu.au\/oedvedesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/VR-image-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emedia.rmit.edu.au\/oedvedesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/VR-image-2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emedia.rmit.edu.au\/oedvedesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/VR-image-2.jpg 942w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Written by Carole Demirdjian and Yvette Wouters<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emedia.rmit.edu.au\/oedvedesign\/index.php\/2018\/augmented-reality-and-the-democratisation-of-the-education-sector\/\"><strong>Augmented reality and the democratisation of the education sector<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emedia.rmit.edu.au\/oedvedesign\/index.php\/2018\/think-tank-1-ar-vr\/\"><strong>Think Tank Series #1 \u2013 AR \/ VR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RMIT is developing a new Certificate III in Individual Support which will be rolled out across metropolitan and regional Victoria, designed to qualify large numbers of individuals to work with\u00a0people with disability\u00a0and\u00a0elderly people\u00a0who are service users within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The qualification is expected to attract learners from various life stages and from diverse social, cultural and language backgrounds. Embedded in this qualification is the Virtual Reality (VR) component designed to enhance the quality of the learning and ensure graduates are ready to enter the workforce as responsive and compassionate\u00a0support workers whose strengths include social awareness and an understanding of the ethics of care. Yvette Wouters is the Unity Developer\u00a0within the VE Design team working on the development of VR guided experiences. Yvette graduated from RMIT with a\u00a0Bachelor of IT (games and\u00a0graphics\u00a0programming)\u00a0and has worked for the RMIT VX Lab, was a staffer on the first VR RMIT booth at the Grand Prix in Melbourne and worked on educational\u00a0VR experiences\u00a0in curriculum\u00a0projects\u00a0including some\u00a0for TAFE NSW. While VR is a relatively new\u00a0EdTech\u00a0tool, early indications are promising for the VR medium. Its growing popularity may be partly attributed to its usability as VR experiences require minimal preparation for\u00a0the user. 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