Anna Queiroz is a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. She holds a Ph.D. and a master’s in cognitive psychology, and certificates in business, behavioral medicine, and education. Anna’s research focuses on virtual reality and technology's cognitive and affective implications on learning and education. She has been actively working in education since 2005, teaching and conducting social impact and research projects in the U.S., Europe and Latin America. Her work has been informing researchers, governments, and the industry on the use of immersive media for learning and education.
Social, political, and economic aspects have been accelerating the implementation of immersive technologies in education, and it is critical to understand the promises and pitfalls as we move to large-scale implementations in the classroom. In this talk, Anna Queiroz will discuss her research on the mechanisms of learning in immersive environments, how the design of immersive educational content influences learning and behavior, and how teachers and educators currently engage with and plan for future use of technology in the classroom. She will present findings from a large-scale virtual reality implementation in middle and high-school classrooms in Brazil, working with approximately 600 teachers and 12,000 students from low-income community schools, focusing on the challenges of scaling VR, digital inclusion, learning efficacy, and opportunities for teaching practice.