{"id":21770,"date":"2020-12-22T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=21770"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:04:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:04:40","slug":"lessons-in-architecture-3-d-without-leaving-the-classroom-or-living-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/12\/22\/lessons-in-architecture-3-d-without-leaving-the-classroom-or-living-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons in architecture: 3-D without leaving the classroom (or living room)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"Female student wearing VR headset, large monitor in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-21775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1-665x444.jpg 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>(Academic Innovation)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When architecture professor <strong>Jonathan Rule<\/strong> wanted his students to see firsthand the way various building materials came together, he had to find a construction site near campus and arrange for the class to walk through. Finding a suitable project isn&#8217;t always feasible, not to mention the logistics and liability involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So with assistance over the past year from the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching and the Office of Academic Innovation XR Initiative, <a href=\"http:\/\/engaged.umich.edu\/news-features\/lessons-in-architecture-3-d-without-leaving-the-classroom-or-living-room\/\">Rule launched an effort to introduce augmented and virtual reality into his teaching<\/a>. The idea couldn\u2019t have come at a better time, as COVID-19 shut down most of the construction projects on campus and forced the university into remote and hybrid learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This past semester, architecture students tested a mixed reality app that provided a simulated construction experience and the ability to interact with 3D modeling and to use the technology for design. While COVID-19 has slowed full integration of the technology into his courses, Rule said future plans include a small VR lab in Taubman with VR headsets, an equipment checkout program, and the completion of additional teaching modules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When architecture professor Jonathan Rule wanted his students to see firsthand the way various building materials came together, he had to find a construction site near campus and arrange for the class to walk through. Finding a suitable project isn&#8217;t always feasible, not to mention the logistics and liability involved. So with assistance over the past year from\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/12\/22\/lessons-in-architecture-3-d-without-leaving-the-classroom-or-living-room\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[810,485,588,128],"class_list":["post-21770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news","tag-covid","tag-online-learning","tag-teaching","tag-xr"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1.jpg",1024,683,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1-200x133.jpg",200,133,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg",665,443,true],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1-700x467.jpg",600,400,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1.jpg",1024,683,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1.jpg",1024,683,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1-200x140.jpg",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1-60x42.jpg",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1-658x300.jpg",658,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1-665x444.jpg",665,444,true],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7991-1-1024x683-1.jpg",375,250,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"News Staff","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/mitnewsadm\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"When architecture professor Jonathan Rule wanted his students to see firsthand the way various building materials came together, he had to find a construction site near campus and arrange for the class to walk through. 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