May 28 – May 31, 2019
Application Deadline: Friday, April 26
The Center for Teaching Excellence invites faculty, staff, and students to apply to attend a weeklong hands-on Virtual Environments Bootcamp to be held in Columbia. You’ll learn the basics for using the latest virtual environments technologies as well as how to teach using these tools.
The Virtual Environments Bootcamp will be facilitated by an experienced team of educators and experts in virtual technologies.This Bootcamp is for you if you’re a USC faculty member or staff who wants to learn how to create and integrate these technologies into your class or support those who do.
Join us and learn about:
- Virtual Reality
- Augmented Reality
- 360o Video
- Pedagogical best practices for teaching using virtual environment technologies
Details
The Bootcamp is scheduled to run Tuesday, May 28 through Friday, May 31 at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. in Columbia, SC. The application process is competitive and up to 20 participants will be selected. There is no cost to attend, however, you will need to provide for your own transportation and lodging.
Eligibility
The Bootcamp is open to faculty members and staff who teach or support teaching within the USC Columbia and Palmetto College campuses (Union, Lancaster, Sumter and Salkehatchie) and the USC system campuses. A limited number of spaces will be reserved for USC students (either undergraduate or graduate level).
Application
To apply, please complete the online application, including a narrative explaining the following:
Faculty and Staff
- Describe why you wish to attend
- What you hope to get out of it
- Describe the class you wish to integrate one of the virtual technologies into and/or the content you are hoping to create
Students
- Explain why you wish to attend
- Which faculty member(s) you are assisting
- What do you hope to get out of the bootcamp
- How will it help you help the faculty member
Please see the online application for more details.
Virtual Environments Bootcamp Application
For questions, please contact Lydia Frass at 803-777-2798 or lfrass@sc.edu.