Quincy Wang

PhD student
Simon Fraser University

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Bio:

Quincy Wang is a Ph.D. student in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University, Canada.

Her research focuses on immersive learning experiences with augmented reality and virtual reality, simulation-based learning, learning sciences, and data science.

In 2021 and 2022, she presented her research titled ‘Exploring Affordances Offered by Virtual Reality Technology in a Language Classroom’ and ‘Augmented Reality Affording Immersive Learning Experiences in Museum Education,’ at the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) annual conference, where she received Immersive Learning Pedagogy Awards.

Quincy is a research collaborator and co-applicant on Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) funded research projects: ‘Raising Nisga’a Language, Sovereignty, and Land Based Education Through Traditional Carving Knowledge’, and ‘Storied lives: An impact study of COVID-19 on seniors and their community support services’, in which she contributed to the implementation of immersive technology in Indigenous education and social inclusion research study.

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Panel Title:

Designing for Learning in Immersive Education

Panel Description :

The panel has invited scholars and professionals to reflect on designing and being a designer of immersive education.

The panellists are chapter authors in a newly edited book collection on Immersive Education: Designing for Learning.

We aim to inspire and provoke discussion around immersive education challenges and possibilities, including accessibility, safety, sustainability, community, and shifting learning into the global classroom.