This fall, professors across the Kern Community College District will begin using virtual reality in the classroom to boost engagement and make complex subjects easier to understand.

A flutter of blue and yellow darts through a field in late May. Trees, shrubs and summer flowers fill the landscape. A blue-winged warbler is just within reach, with one swift motion it can be gently ...

Imagine hopping on a school bus and being transported to an immersive, educational tour of the inside of the human body — and no, not on a fictional episode of "The Magic School Bus." This is the kind ...

PHOENIX – A Phoenix school is launching an innovative immersive classroom program that utilizes virtual reality technology. ASU Prep Pilgrim Rest Elementary & Middle School, a tuition-free public ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A local college is at the forefront of using new, emerging tech in the classroom. The University at Albany has rolled out the first class in the university’s history that ...

Army leaders said they are looking at more virtual reality and remote training inspired by civilian programs at universities.

The Army has already begun some "virtual reality" training—using VR headsets to prepare soldiers to operate vehicles without ...

ATLANTA — On Tuesday, Atlanta Public Schools opened its first virtual reality classroom. The new classroom, called ZSpace, opened at the Atlanta College & Career Academy. 16-year-old Danielle Jones, ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Nick Clegg, president of global affairs at Meta about the company's new virtual reality headsets and Meta's plans to have the headsets used in classrooms. Facebook's ...

Ohio State is leveraging AI and immersive simulations to better teach nursing students. It expands empathy and gives students a taste of what these real-world situations are like. From immersing ...

GENOA, Ohio — Sometimes learning is easier when it's hands on. And students at Genoa High School are getting those types of lessons without actually getting their hands dirty. Genoa students are ...

Gage "Gas" Smith, 9, right, reaches out toward fellow Edison Elementary School fourth-grader Jovanny Valdivia, 9, on Feb. 13, 2016, as they participate in a virtual reality activity sponsored by ...