Question

With any topic in nursing education, it is important to understand both the pros and cons for any topic in nursing education. This week, our conversation focuses on the rebuttal of several commonly occurring cons of the use of serious gaming and virtual reality within any type of nursing educational setting (i.e., academic, professional development, or patient education).

Select one of the following cons and provide a professional rebuttal.

• Con 1: Gaming/virtual reality decreases the attention span of learners.
• Con 2: Learning isn't a game, especially when someone's life may depend on knowledge and skill.
• Con 3: Gaming/virtual reality decreases the reading skills of learners so retention of knowledge is lessened.

Answer 1

cons:1
virtual reality is the use of computer technology that simulates envienment. it is also used as a type of educational material that cause a barrier for education that comes in once a generation in the 21st century. virtual reality causes close pedagogical gaps between teachers and students. this social media impact with less attention span. this unreality does not provide a physical form of reality it decreases the attention span for students. it is a time-consuming process when making course assessment with materials, it also decreases real life, face to face activity, and interaction with other students and teachers.