Educational Possibilities of Virtual Reality and Combined Reality: A Glance From Connectivism and Librarianship

Abstract

Virtual reality (VR) and combined reality (RC) are part of the technologies with the greatest potential in teaching and learning in different areas of knowledge and have begun to have a significant impact on the development of the information society. The objective of this work is to analyze the educational possibilities of VR and CR in teaching. The analysis is carried out from connectivism, as an emerging theory of learning, and information literacy and visual literacy, as specialized knowledge of Library Science dealing with the use and recognition of information. In this article some reflections on the subject are made available and some softwares and hardwares are proposed that could be applicable to the development of professional competences in different areas and at the same time would facilitate student´s personalized learning based on their habilities and interests.