The Biology Learning Lab at INTERXR 2025 in Braunschweig
Presentation of a 360° learning concept for biology lessons
2025/10/06
On September 25 and 26, 2025, the final conference of the INTERXR project – Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Extended Realities in Education – took place in Braunschweig. We from the Biology Learning Lab were also there together with Markus Weber (HDA E-Learning) to present our innovative 360° project: the immersive 360° lab tour.
Our project enables seventh-grade students to discover our learning lab in the classroom using VR glasses and is part of an interactive teaching concept that combines digital learning with practical application.
The feedback for our project was very positive. The opportunity to test the application themselves after the presentations and immerse themselves in our lab met with great interest among the participants. During the question and answer session, the potential of the project for researching key learning theory issues was highlighted. Our application differed from the other projects presented at the conference primarily in its use of 360° technology. This enables significantly more cost-effective production than classic virtual reality applications, making the offering particularly attractive for teachers at schools and universities. It also enables a realistic and authentic representation of the learning environment, which offers learners a particularly practical approach.
Overall, the INTERXR conference provided an exciting platform for exchange with researchers and practitioners on topics such as immersive technologies, virtual reality, and forward-looking educational approaches. The interdisciplinary dialogue and diverse contributions demonstrated the potential, but also the challenges, that extended realities hold for teaching and learning.