VRCHIVE: Experiences Conducting an Online Workshop Teaching Intergenerational Participants to Create Virtual Reality Films about Their Lives during the COVID Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Appel, Lora; Lewis, Samantha; Kisonas, Erika; Recknagel, Jennifer
Titel	VRCHIVE: Experiences Conducting an Online Workshop Teaching Intergenerational Participants to Create Virtual Reality Films about Their Lives during the COVID Pandemic
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 48 (2022) 7, S.305-330 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Appel, Lora) ORCID (Lewis, Samantha)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
DOI	10.1080/03601277.2022.2039848
Schlagwörter	Educational Gerontology; Intergenerational Programs; Workshops; Public Libraries; Pandemics; COVID-19; Foreign Countries; Program Effectiveness; Technological Literacy; Social Isolation; Grandparents; Parent Child Relationship; Feedback (Response); Self Esteem; Positive Attitudes; Family Relationship; Pilot Projects; Distance Education; Story Telling; Computer Simulation; Older Adults; Films; Barriers; Canada (Toronto) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geragogics; Geragogik; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; Ausland; Technisches Wissen; Soziale Isolation; Großeltern; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Älterer Erwachsener; Film
Abstract	The VRCHIVE workshop was a first-of-its-kind exploratory pilot initiative to examine the feasibility of running a remote, intergenerational Virtual Reality (VR) storytelling workshop through the Toronto Public Library. The workshop took place during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has highlighted a need to develop solutions to address the digital divide and consequent increased social isolation in older adults. The overall program goals were threefold: (1) to create a 'VRCHIVE' of 360° VR films that documented participants' lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) to explore the challenges and successes of the program in order to evaluate its effectiveness, and (3) to understand, broadly, the program's impact on technology literacy, feelings of isolation, and familial relationship strengthening. Five pairs of grandparents and grandchildren (n = 10) engaged in four, one-hour long online sessions each week in November 2020. Feedback was collected through facilitator observations and weekly debriefing sessions (n = 4), as well as online participant surveys (n = 3) and phone interviews (n = 2) conducted upon program completion. All intergenerational pairs successfully completed a VR film. Post-workshop, participants reported feeling less isolated, more connected with other people, and more confident in learning to use innovative technology. A detailed description of the workshop is provided, along with a discussion on recommendations for future iterations of the program that may serve as a model for other locations that wish to implement similar programming. Overall, participants reported positive experiences, and there is an appetite to sustain and scale the program in the future. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01