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1st INSEAD Immersive Teaching Workshop

28 Oct '22

1st INSEAD Immersive Teaching Workshop

INSEAD Middle East Campus
By Invitation Only
28 Oct '22

1st INSEAD Immersive Teaching Workshop

INSEAD Middle East Campus
By Invitation Only

Overview

INSEAD’s VR Immersive Learning Initiative organised its 1st VR Immersive Learning Workshop on 28 October 2022 at the INSEAD Middle East Campus in Abu Dhabi.

The workshop targeted faculty in business, management and social sciences from higher education institutions in Abu Dhabi interested in augmenting their teaching capabilities with VR Learning Experiences.

The event was supported by the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK).

Agenda

9:00-9:15:Registration
9:15-9:30:Welcome & Overview of the Day
Roger Bassoul, Executive Director of the INSEAD Middle East Campus
Florian Schloderer, Director of Digital Innovation, Lecturer
9:30-10:45:Introduction to Immersive Learning in Business and Management Education
What is Immersive Learning? Which VR Learning Experiences are available in INSEAD’s VR Library? How could they be used to augment teaching?
You will see several VR Experience Demos, such as: Lean Operation at CLAAS (Operations, Innovation), Negotiating the Future of Spiral Flow: Navigating through Leadership, Governance & Conflict (Leadership, Team Dynamics, Entrepreneurship, Negotiation, Governance, Decision Making), Service Operations Strategy at MiracleFeet: Strategic Operations in Service Organizations (Team Dynamics, Strategy, Operations), and Keeping up with the Avocados: Creating a Sustainable Competitive Advantage (Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Marketing)
Facilitator: Ithai Stern, Academic Director of the INSEAD VR Immersive Learning Initiative
11:00-12:30:

Teaching an Immersive Session in Business and Management Education

How is an Immersive Learning Session facilitated?
You will experience one VR Experience in full: Mission to Mars - New Horizons: Leadership and Effective Communication (Leadership, Team Dynamics, Decision Making)
Facilitator: Alon Epstein, Head of Content Development and Pedagogy

12:30-13:30:Lunch (provided by INSEAD)
13:30-14:30:Enhance Learning in Management Education with Immersive Toolkit
How could Immersive Tools (surveys, hotspots, heatmaps, randomization, behavioral data) be used to enhance Immersive Learning?
The Immersive Toolkit will be illustrated using the example of the VR Experience "Surfs up! Designing Effective Solutions: A Systematic Approach to Creativity and Ideation“ (Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Innovation)
Facilitator: Alon Epstein, Head of Content Development and Pedagogy
14:45-15:45:Getting Started with VR
Which pedagogical, technical, operational and financial resources do I need to start using a VR Learning Experience in my class? Which support can INSEAD provide?
Facilitator: Florian Schloderer, Director of Digital Innovation, Lecturer
15:45-16:00:Discussion & closing