D2 Enabling Technology Virtual Reality: to Bridge the Gap

1. Virtual Reality
To Bridge the Gap
Rachel Burke – Exner Education
Valerie Francis – The University of Melbourne
Ross Digby – Holmesglen Institute
Dr Adil Abbas – Holmesglen Institute

2. Low Entrance Rate Low Completion Rate Gradate Skills Don’t Meet Industry
Need
Graduates Lack Safety Skills
Do the Current Teaching Methods meet Industry
Requirements?
This has come to us from industry feedback

3. Ideally Competency Based assessment can
be assessed in the workplace or a close
simulation of the workplace environment,
provided that ‘simulated or project-based
assessment techniques fully replicate
construction workplace conditions, materials,
activities, responsibilities and procedures’.
Contemporary Education Landscape

4. • School leavers
• Tradies with some experience in building
& construction
• Age from 18 to 60+ - different life
experience
• Different Educational leave from Cert III
to post graduate diploma
• Different learning styles & cognitive
ability
Cohort Demographics

5. The Maker Project

6. Feedback on our VR Experiences
“Very impressed with
the VR technology”
“Great for education”
“Great videos can be made
from VR scenarios”
“Engaging”
“Practical learning tool”
“Course can be taught
remotely”
“Focussed training times”
“Good train the trainer
content”

7. The Cert IV & Diploma in Building & Construction Modules

8. Module 1 : Risk & Safety Interactive Scenario
“Gain site experience”
“Implement appropriate
controls to eliminate
hazards”
“Identify risks on site”
“Be placed in high risk
scenarios in a safe
environment”

9. The Product: highly valuable to building skills in the
construction industry
Modern Evidence Based
Training
Increased Enrolment
Increased Skills,
Retention & Productivity
Increased Completion
Rates
Increased Safety and
Reduction in Safety Costs
Increased Employability

10. We are the project managers and
RTO, who write the course content
mapped to training packages
RSG develop the VR as a
learning resource for our
Course content
Subject Matter & Industry Experts
Nathan Theos
Some background on our wider project team
Subject Matter & Industry Expert who
also provide BIM & eCosting
information and design our Flat Pack
Building for the Maker Kit
Steve Appleby
Provide feedback for the
development of the notes & will
demo VR in classrooms
Holmesglen – Ross Digby
Fed Uni – Bill Mundy
The University of Melbourne
are conducting the evaluation
of program overall, including
the effectiveness of VR as a
learning tool
Valerie Francis
Ensure our notes are mapped
and that our notes and
assessment are compliant
Daniel Wolff
Neuroscience experts that
provide advice on the way
students engage and store
information whilst they learn
Michelle Farley