Johannes Siegrist
[Sociological Research and Teaching in the Context of Medical Faculties - An Autobiographical Report]
Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie
immersive virtual reality ivr storytelling concept merges groundbreaking virtual reality technology traditional art storytelling virtual reality storytelling offers rare opportunity present abstract experiences challenge boundaries heighten emotions convey previously intangible concepts scientific research immersive virtual reality storytelling still infancy particularly regarding field education nursing midwifery therefore study set investigate subjective experience using immersive virtual reality storytelling experience active pedagogy evaluative study incorporating multimodal approach encompassing crosssectional survey observational study conducted large university ireland offering major undergraduate graduate degree programmes fields nursing midwifery students invited view innovative virtual reality storytelling experience wonderful bhd immersive tells story first 9 months babys life inside womans womb completion students asked complete anonymous survey experience observational studies also carried examining students engagement interaction ivr experience combination statistical thematic qualitative analysis employed interpret respective summative rating scale openended response questions evaluation survey data captured observations grouped categories analysed capturing key themes response rate 712 n 94 identified ivr storytelling memorable learning experience triggered students engagement motivation learn ivr storytelling enabled students visualise better understand abstract concepts qualitative analysis narrative responses revealed positive evaluations ivr storytelling experience observational studies revealed students highly engaged interacted positively ivr storytelling experience full potential new medium ivr storytelling yet seen however study provides encouraging insight positive attributes ivr storytelling engages students creates authentic active learning experiences