A1: Augmented Reality

By Safa'a Abu Sa'a

ETEC 523 65A 2022W2: Mobile & Open Learning

University of British Columbia

Dr. David Vogt

 

Introduction

Salam! My name is Safa. My background is in English language and literature, and my professional experience is mainly in secondary school education. Through the MET program I aspire to become a proficient user of educational technology and harness its potential for the advancement of human knowledge-building.


 Rationale 

In my MET journey, I have satisfied my scientific curiosity through profoundly studying several topics. However, immersive technologies remain a territory I lightly touched until this assignment. It has been a new challenge for me to delve into the zone of immersive technologies. I chose AR in order to have a very manageable scope for this analytical project; besides, AR lends itself so seamlessly to mobile learning. Part of my intrigue by AR is also because it is so directly about ‘’experience design’’ which is something I aspire to be proficient at. UBC Professor Dr. David Vogt describes good “experience design” in the mobile digital world by contending that it’s ‘’about setting a stage rather than writing a script. It’s about giving user-actors just enough direction to author meaning for themselves.’’ I set a goal to carefully study and reflect on immersive technologies experience designs. My hope is that it will make me a talented LXD (learning experience designer).