Randall Rode is an independent Education Strategy Consultant specializing in the use of XR technologies for teaching and research, based in New Haven, CT, USA. During his time at Yale University he helped introduce art, architecture and computer science faculty and students to XR through his leadership of the Blended Reality research project. While at Yale he worked on a number of XR teaching initiatives with the schools of medicine and nursing. Recently he created, and teaches a new course in XR Development at Southern Connecticut State University. He has organized a range of XR in Education symposiums, is a regular speaker on the topic of XR use in education and is an active member of the Educause XR Community Group.
The Extended Reality (XR) Implementation Strategy Workbook can help higher education institutions transition XR experiments from the pilot phase to broad institutional deployments by guiding them through five strategic dimensions that shape the expanded use of XR technology in educational environments.
Even before the pandemic, XR technologies were proving their value to education. In the changed circumstances that colleges and universities face today, XR can play an even more significant role.
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