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Potentials and Challenges of Using Mixed Reality in Mining Education: A Europe-wide Interview Study

Authors:
Lea Daling
Christopher Eck
Anas Abdelrazeq
Frank Hees

Keywords: Mixed Reality; mining education; digital teaching; interview study; MiReBooks project

Abstract:
Mining engineering and its educational sector are continuously affected by different transformations. In this regard, the number of students is constantly declining. Universities and educational institutions are struggling for financial resources to maintain the attractiveness of mining education. In particular, real-life experience gained through excursions is indispensable for the success of mining education, but also expensive to offer. A possible solution to meet these challenges is the usage of Mixed Reality based tools in teaching. This technology allows otherwise hardly accessible or dangerous scenarios to be experienced directly in the classroom. This paper presents the results of a European-wide interview study, in which the potential, chances and risks of the technology for the field of mining education are questioned. From the results, first indications for the use of Mixed Reality tools and further demands for research are derived.

Pages: 486 to 492

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2020

Publication date: March 22, 2020

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4138

ISBN: 978-1-61208-761-0

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from November 21, 2020 to November 25, 2020