{"687336":{"#nid":"687336","#data":{"type":"event","title":"C21U Learning Lab: Designing Immersive Experiences for Leadership Development","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin C21U Research Scientist \u003Cstrong\u003EMeryem Yilmaz Soylu\u003C\/strong\u003E, College of Lifetime Learning Instructional Media Production Manager \u003Cstrong\u003EDesmond Gardfrey\u003C\/strong\u003E, School of Materials Science and Engineering Associate Chair for Undergraduate Programs \u003Cstrong\u003EMary Lynn Realff\u003C\/strong\u003E, and GTPE Instructional Designer \u003Cstrong\u003EShakis Hall\u003C\/strong\u003E to examine how immersive VR can support leadership development in online graduate education.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team will share their approach to embedding shared leadership principles into case-based VR scenarios and demonstrate how learners engage with the experience through sample interactions and live walkthroughs, followed by a discussion of pedagogical\u0026nbsp;and design implications that may inform future immersive learning efforts across Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDate: Thursday, February 26\u003Cbr\u003ETime: 11:30 a.m. \u2013 12:30 p.m.\u003Cbr\u003ELocation: Global Learning Center, Room #152\u003Cbr\u003ELight refreshments will be served.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EParticipants are invited to bring their lunch and engage in interactive conversation with the presenters. Open to Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_d6d1hY6du61IF8i\u0022\u003EPlease register by Tuesday, February 24\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELearn how immersive VR can support leadership development in online graduate education.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Learn how immersive VR can support leadership development in online graduate education."}],"uid":"33969","created_gmt":"2026-01-14 21:45:59","changed_gmt":"2026-01-14 22:11:26","author":"ymrv3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-02-26T11:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2026-02-26T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-02-26T12:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-02-26 16:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-02-26 17:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-02-26 17:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Georgia Tech Global Learning Center, Rm. 152","extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_d6d1hY6du61IF8i","title":"Registration"}],"groups":[{"id":"66244","name":"C21U"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"191429","name":"lifetime learning"},{"id":"193860","name":"Artifical Intelligence"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ymrv3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EYelena M. Rivera-Vale\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECommunications Program Manager\u003Cbr\u003EC21U, College of Lifetime Learning\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}