Incorporating virtual reality in the classroom | Mfon Akpan | TEDxTrestleViewPark

Why should we care about virtual reality in the educational environment? Mfon Akpan is passionate about the opportunities virtual reality can give our students today. In his energizing talk, he answers why we should care about virtual reality in the classroom.
Mfon Akpan is an accounting professor and enthusiast for virtual reality in education. Mfon is a full-time faculty member in the Harrison Professional Pathways Program at National Louis University. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology, a MBA and Masters in Accounting and Financial Management from Keller Graduate School of Management and is currently a doctoral candidate, majoring in accounting, at Argosy University.
Mfon is also adjunct accounting faculty at Robert Morris University, adjunct business faculty at Olive-Harvey and Harold Washington College. Prior to his doctoral work, he had a successful career as a banker for JPMorgan Chase.
Mfon loves teaching and engaging with his students on and off line. He enjoys incorporating innovative methods of teaching including using social media, his KZread channel and other emerging technologies. Mfon is an active member of the American Accounting Association’s Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @bridgettemsanders
    @bridgettemsanders3 жыл бұрын

    Suspending your beliefs to become a part of the environment. What a great way to describe virtual experiences and probably a good way to experience reality in general.

  • @f.c.illslick1488

    @f.c.illslick1488

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know it would make learning so much easier for so many people!

  • @dannyordtil

    @dannyordtil

    3 жыл бұрын

    I loved the way he described this too.

  • @sashapetrovic1678
    @sashapetrovic16783 жыл бұрын

    Virtual reality an awesome tool for education! I wish my child could go to a school with tech-savvy guys like you Mfon.

  • @lisa-lio
    @lisa-lio3 жыл бұрын

    To teach kids what can be done with AI, versus just showing them what it does is so important. Education should always be exploring. Very good talk.

  • @jackstanger

    @jackstanger

    3 жыл бұрын

    100% thanks for emailing me this!

  • @zackarnold1560

    @zackarnold1560

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is true!

  • @IamLegoMan

    @IamLegoMan

    3 жыл бұрын

    we waste time on score subjects, math for example that kids will use a calculator for in their future, but this, gateway to the future is ignored. Good talk.

  • @earlbannicek5766

    @earlbannicek5766

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't care what it is, but seems we need to teach our kids differently, what we are doing isn't working.

  • @11ThaoNguyen11

    @11ThaoNguyen11

    3 жыл бұрын

    We need to allow kids to use their imagination.

  • @danieluzumaki14
    @danieluzumaki145 жыл бұрын

    Such a great person, this guy.

  • @eddysgarage
    @eddysgarage3 жыл бұрын

    I love his ending, pretty much proof how much VR will help any facet of society " I am not a tech expert, or a computer programmer, I'm an accounting professor" if he can see the need for this tech in education, we should all see it!

  • @kashaiq

    @kashaiq

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes! He is seeing value in the potential outcomes, not a way to sustain his industry. Really on point

  • @daphnefish
    @daphnefish3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing, virtually going inside the Mona Lisa painting as she's being painted. What a history lesson that would be.

  • @archiefast

    @archiefast

    3 жыл бұрын

    that would be so incredible

  • @carolyn-anderson
    @carolyn-anderson3 жыл бұрын

    There are so many people who would benefit from this! So many of us are practical learners, virtual reality would help so many people grasp different processes so much more efficiently.

  • @MfonAkpan

    @MfonAkpan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @carolyn-anderson

    @carolyn-anderson

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MfonAkpan wonderful talk sir, thank you!

  • @pat-j-d

    @pat-j-d

    3 жыл бұрын

    There are some that it still scares us too!

  • @hichemkahela
    @hichemkahela3 жыл бұрын

    I get excited about the future for of my kids and any one who wants to learn. Can't wait for the opportunity.

  • @novalesterson
    @novalesterson3 жыл бұрын

    literally doing an assignment on education and accessibility to new technology, or lack there of. spot on talk!

  • @blaisedominique

    @blaisedominique

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's depressing, isn't it?!

  • @lorissolfa
    @lorissolfa3 жыл бұрын

    A much needed conversation! Many of my friends who are teachers have been discussing exactly this for a few years now - most of us are such practical learners, virtual reality would be such a saving grace for so many!!

  • @jessTcarter
    @jessTcarter3 жыл бұрын

    Virtual reality, great stuff. I would like to see us handle reality a bit better.

  • @arnoldcintron1621
    @arnoldcintron16213 жыл бұрын

    The mind doesn't really know what real and what's not, based on this it's how we create our reality

  • @juanlsalazar
    @juanlsalazar3 жыл бұрын

    Sounds perfect for learning and certainly a more positive outcome for experiential learning.

  • @dangeraldporter
    @dangeraldporter3 жыл бұрын

    slowly but surely it will become more accessible! i just wish the process would hurry, it would help so many people!!

  • @11ThaoNguyen11
    @11ThaoNguyen113 жыл бұрын

    I'd like to be in a classroom with him as a teacher.

  • @rheeslewis
    @rheeslewis3 жыл бұрын

    I'm all for this. We could do so much more for our youth if we could create more immersive learning spaces. Especially considering how we have come to realise that the way in which we've been teaching for a long time has almost been counter-productive for most people.

  • @elisbrokli
    @elisbrokli3 жыл бұрын

    I love the way he talks about virtual experiences. He just makes me want to learn.

  • @vladhvadim
    @vladhvadim3 жыл бұрын

    awesome talk. couldn't agree more. wouldn't it be great if there were government schemes to help schools get such things? this could cut down a lot of costs for educators as well!

  • @audreylstamford

    @audreylstamford

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes! It just doesn't make sense that education is so behind the times.

  • @orlageary5104

    @orlageary5104

    3 жыл бұрын

    AI would make schools so cool, and would excite kids so much.

  • @riddermartijn

    @riddermartijn

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe now with a change they will!

  • @elviragabriele
    @elviragabriele3 жыл бұрын

    Hands on approaches in everything area of our lives help us to wire our brain appropriately. I can only imagine how much more astute we would be as a species

  • @jonjrarcher
    @jonjrarcher3 жыл бұрын

    Great idea for VI in the classroom, we could use a whole new revamp of the education system.

  • @blaisedominique
    @blaisedominique3 жыл бұрын

    Air planes and cars, innovations of the past. I'm curious what VI looks like and where it takes us in just 5 years from now.

  • @skyec8562
    @skyec85623 жыл бұрын

    Yes!!! I am all about this! I hope it becomes more accessible soon because this would help so many people!!

  • @mfonjacobakpan

    @mfonjacobakpan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely!

  • @gemi10togood
    @gemi10togood3 жыл бұрын

    Revolutionizing education is a great thing, I'm just wondering why none of these $Billion companies didn't step up to assist schools in a pandemic crisis.

  • @janetsplace1953

    @janetsplace1953

    3 жыл бұрын

    exactly! greed maybe?

  • @therealmyyt
    @therealmyyt3 жыл бұрын

    If the school my kid goes to has virtual reality equipment, I'm certain she would go with more enthusiasm..

  • @galasenser
    @galasenser3 жыл бұрын

    I really hope this man received some funding, as he stated, accessibility is the tough part ....

  • @lizettesimon478
    @lizettesimon4783 жыл бұрын

    Kids need new outlets to grow their minds, this is a good one!

  • @11ThaoNguyen11

    @11ThaoNguyen11

    3 жыл бұрын

    The world for kids is limitless these days!

  • @dannyordtil
    @dannyordtil3 жыл бұрын

    I think if we could engulf ourselves as such, it would definitely be something for the neuroplasticity of the brain, surely it would help with how our brains are wired.

  • @thetoddfrank
    @thetoddfrank3 жыл бұрын

    Technology, is our tool, and we need new tools to teach better. Agree Mfon, great talk!

  • @dangeraldporter

    @dangeraldporter

    3 жыл бұрын

    spot on!

  • @harmonyhadley5216

    @harmonyhadley5216

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is a very good talk and better concept.

  • @thetoddfrank

    @thetoddfrank

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@harmonyhadley5216 it really is, lets make kids better!

  • @heatherrausch1987
    @heatherrausch19873 жыл бұрын

    You never understand the benefit or the 'unintentional consequences' until you try it! This is how the world works now.

  • @henryichu

    @henryichu

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sending me Heather

  • @jonmontgomery4247
    @jonmontgomery42475 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Mfon for the hard work gendered in this lecture. I agree that VR is going to allow students to collaborate, disseminate and develop advancements in our society that will bring us closer to singularity in a fraction of the time that is an occurring now. Again, Thank you

  • @jackstanger
    @jackstanger3 жыл бұрын

    Clever talk, though I do have concerns about ethics in some of the potential usage for AI, and I have huge concerns over the people with the money paying for it!

  • @mfonakpanhelpingyouunderst2145

    @mfonakpanhelpingyouunderst2145

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great point!

  • @dangeraldporter

    @dangeraldporter

    3 жыл бұрын

    lucky AI and virtual reality are slightly different... i think?

  • @f.c.illslick1488
    @f.c.illslick14883 жыл бұрын

    Embodied learning, the equipment might have changed though I am an experiential learner where I learn by doing, touching and feeling. Put me at a desk and tell me to follow instructions is a motivation killer.

  • @keithpotter7366

    @keithpotter7366

    3 жыл бұрын

    I am so the same. I feel like if I had had this access when I was still studying I would have done so much better

  • @eddysgarage

    @eddysgarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Let's say it louder for those at the back...or those in power I should say

  • @elviragabriele

    @elviragabriele

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is so true

  • @audreylstamford
    @audreylstamford3 жыл бұрын

    I can't help but wonder why such technology wouldn't be better considered during funding allocation for education institutions... Why is that anything that actually helps people do better is always riddled with accessibility issues?

  • @novalesterson

    @novalesterson

    3 жыл бұрын

    So much red tape and it's ridiculous.

  • @madisongrace9146
    @madisongrace91463 жыл бұрын

    Yes, that's the same question I might have for Amazon's Jeff Bezoff and the U.S Postal Service. One might think when your company is reliant on the parcel delivery, you might invest a little.

  • @marveloussamuel7984
    @marveloussamuel79842 жыл бұрын

    This what I'm gonna do...this is my dream!

  • @koyimazula3954
    @koyimazula39544 жыл бұрын

    Mfon thank you for all your input. Very informative. Had conversation with a friend about using virtual reality for surgical assimilation.

  • @mfonjacobakpan

    @mfonjacobakpan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @henryichu
    @henryichu3 жыл бұрын

    To implement new technology could be costly, and to implement in public schools I'm pretty sure it will takes years or even decades. Who knows schools as we know them may all be virtual experiences and children connect socially for different reasons. Like learning care and kindness instead of competing.

  • @galasenser

    @galasenser

    3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine that, learning empathy and kindness in school, that's the ideal!

  • @TAlexander0395
    @TAlexander03955 жыл бұрын

    This is was a really interesting topic. The opportunities for VR in education is limitless. Thank you for sharing this valuable information

  • @catastrid
    @catastrid3 жыл бұрын

    Yes I can imagine, sign me up please.

  • @fellowninja
    @fellowninja2 жыл бұрын

    Watching this video in 2021, and now that the Quest 2 is $300 and incredibly powerful, there is no better time to implement VR in the classroom. Edit: Also, that Hydrogen One comment is lookin' awful funny from the future lol

  • @sheilayarbrough9783
    @sheilayarbrough97835 жыл бұрын

    Mfon, thanks for highlighting the fantastic possibilities of virtual reality so eloquently! The range of opportunities to expand how our students learn and interact through use of the technology is fascinating.

  • @MarcoPolo-uh4pn
    @MarcoPolo-uh4pn3 жыл бұрын

    If COVID keeps mutating we may only ever be able to travel this way!

  • @keithpotter7366

    @keithpotter7366

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well that's not true.... Hence the jab!

  • @oremorziurgnivri
    @oremorziurgnivri3 жыл бұрын

    Yo llegué aqui, descargando una serie

  • @GreyMann2
    @GreyMann24 жыл бұрын

    I'm here, courtesy of Korporate

  • @treycherry8639

    @treycherry8639

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @mfonjacobakpan

    @mfonjacobakpan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Thank you Korporate.

  • @KristiDalrymple
    @KristiDalrymple Жыл бұрын

    Mfon I'm filling out a grant to get VR for my students, but not sure which one to apply for any ideas?

  • @alicestanser
    @alicestanser3 жыл бұрын

    I think we begin to lose the basics of education when we attempt top bring new technologies to classrooms at the peril of Maths, English etc.

  • @kashaiq

    @kashaiq

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think if they are utilized with the user and goals in mind, they can be invaluable. If we are just incorporating them for the sake of having 'high tech', then I completely agree. UX is a big part of this

  • @heatherrausch1987

    @heatherrausch1987

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kashaiq So true!

  • @alicestanser

    @alicestanser

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kashaiq yes true!

  • @xiaokourou
    @xiaokourou4 жыл бұрын

    All buzzwords and hype. No content

  • @rheeslewis

    @rheeslewis

    3 жыл бұрын

    What are you on about? There is plenty of content here, the guy is a Professor talking about how virtual reality can be utilized to help people learn in a more immersive way, which would effectively make their education more efficient. He also goes on to talk about how supply and demand makes VR headsets more expensive, but even in the last 2 years they've dropped in prices dramatically because of awareness and people purchasing - making it almost possible to entertain the idea that we could actually fund this for schools. IT IS ALL CONTENT! THERE ARE NO BUZZ WORDS OR HYPE. Sheesh.

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