EXPERIENCE 3: ACTIVE LISTENING & UNIVERSAL DESIGN in VIRTUAL COLLABORATION

📌 Timecode: (1:00 - 01:45)

🎯 Objective: This immersive learning experience, part of my ISTE-aligned portfolio, focuses on active listening and universal design in virtual environments. Using EngageXR, students work in teams within VR to develop critical listening skills, practice empathy, and engage in structured communication exercises. The activity also highlights inclusive design principles, ensuring accessibility and engagement for diverse learners.

🛠 Tools Used: EngageXR

🔑 Key Features:

• 🎧 Active Listening Simulation: Students collaborate in VR, using structured listening and response techniques.

• 🌍 Universal Design Focus: Ensures accessibility for diverse learners through multimodal communication strategies.

• 🤝 Team-Based Learning: Encourages collaboration, role-playing, and real-time feedback in a shared virtual space.

• 📊 Reflective & Interactive Assessments: Self-evaluations, peer feedback, and instructor-led debrief sessions.

🎯 Student Learning Objectives (SLOs):
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• ✔ Demonstrate active listening techniques, including paraphrasing, summarizing, and clarifying.

• ✔ Analyze the impact of body language, tone, and presence in virtual communication.

• ✔ Engage in collaborative problem-solving using structured team activities in VR.

• ✔ Reflect on their listening behaviors and identify areas for improvement in real-world interactions.

🎬 My Role: Experience designer, facilitator, and universal design advocate