AR + IR

Preparing for Immersive Learning: AIR’s upcoming CPD in Palermo From 30 November to 4 December 2026, the AIR partnership will come together at the National Research Council (CNR) in Palermo for a five-day continuous professional development (CPD) programme. The training programme combines hands-on exploration of augmented and immersive reality with educational design and preparation for piloting in higher education. The aim is to give participants time to explore selected tools, consider their suitability for teaching and develop learning scenarios that…

AIR partners met in Turin to develop training and piloting From 8 to 9 July 2026, the AIR partnership convened in Turin, connecting the project’s research findings with the development of professional learning opportunities for higher education educators and staff. The meeting focused on selecting suitable immersive tools, designing the continuous professional development (CPD) programme and preparing the learning platform for future pilots. Connecting research with practical preparation The stocktaking and competence framework work provided the basis for discussions about…

Bringing Immersive Technology into Teaching Practice: The AIR Approach Integrating augmented and immersive reality into higher education requires more than simply providing access to new tools. Educators also need opportunities to explore these technologies, connect them with educational objectives and develop learning activities suited to their students and teaching contexts. The AIR approach combines immersive technologies, continuous professional development (CPD) and competence-oriented learning and validation to achieve this. The aim is to support educators in progressing from initial exploration to…

How can AR/IR enhance teaching and learning? Augmented and immersive reality (AR/IR) offers educators opportunities to approach learning content differently. Learners can explore spatial environments, interact with digital objects, and examine processes from perspectives that are difficult to reproduce in a conventional classroom. But what makes these possibilities educationally meaningful? Within the AIR project, our stocktaking of existing practices and work on competence development provide a starting point for exploring this question. They invite us to consider how immersive technologies…

AIR Project Kicks Off in Palermo Shaping the Future of Augmented and Immersive Learning in Higher Education The AIR project – that’s Augmented and Immersive Reality in Higher Education, by the way – officially kicked off on 29–30 October 2025 at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR-ITD) in Palermo, Italy. Everyone was involved right from the start, sharing their knowledge and setting out a plan for creating a European model for Augmented and Immersive Reality (A&IR) in Higher Education. The…