Enhancing Deeper Understanding through ICAP using Virtual Reality

This short presentation at Future Of Learning Community Fest 2025 explores how using VR for instructional purposes can be enhanced by incorporating guidelines from ICAP (Interactive, Constructive, Active, Passive), a theory that specifies what students need to do to engage in deeper generative learning, as opposed to shallower manipulative learning that is promoted by VR. Using a VR application with targeted Canvas tasks, we show that immersive tech alone doesn’t ensure deep generative engagement. Attendees will learn to design lessons moving beyond Passive observation and Active manipulations to Constructive generation and Interactive co-generation, in order to promote deeper student-centered learning experiences.