EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL OF AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING AND LEARNING

Abstract

Augmented Reality (AR) brings digital content into the personal perception of the real world to connect the virtual environment with the real world. Augmented reality is increasingly used in education. The article shows that the educational potential of augmented reality technology derives from its presentational capabilities. The use of augmented reality can be an effective teaching aid to supplement or, to some extent, replace the teaching base used in modern universities. Applications of AR can be found in the study of architecture, archaeology, anthropology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, physics, geography, history, mathematics, and in the study of foreign languages. It helps to develop specific skills that are applicable in medicine, military, aviation, computer games or movie production, as well as in the acquisition of different types of engineering competencies. The article concludes that augmented reality can make educational materials much more attractive and open up new opportunities for learning. However, today augmented reality in education is used episodically, as a technological curiosity, although the possibilities of AR technology and examples of its educational application considered in this study demonstrate a great didactic potential and validity of its widespread use in educational processes.