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Welcome to the 2024 Texas Children in Nature Network Summit held in Waco, Texas!

After registering for the Summit and making your Wednesday Workshop selection, you will be enrolled in your selected workshop by TCiNN staff. You will see your workshop on your schedule after you have been enrolled.

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Regular registration ends November 30.

Late registration begins December 1.

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Interactive Virtual Tours (IVTs) for Demonstrating Childcare Outdoor Design Best Practices
Thursday December 12, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
Texas North 114
Presenters: Rebecca Colbert, National Wildlife Federation and Muntazar Monsur and S Y Andalib, Texas Tech University



We are going to show you a virtual tour of a childcare outdoor environment and talk about how you can find helpful information to create an exciting play and learning space with lots of opportunities for children to interact with nature. In the workshop, you will also have an opportunity to wear a headset to experience the space in Virtual Reality (VR)!

Following the session, the audience will be able to 1. Understand the importance of nature-based, active outdoor environments for children’s health and why increased awareness of childcare providers is critical to achieving it. 2. Visualize the role of IVT and associated technology as tools for capturing high-quality 360 imagery required for generating effective professional development platforms. 3. Identify the potential of IVTs as a novel and innovative platform for disseminating learning materials. 4. Experience IVTs of high-quality childcare demonstration sites (located in Colorado, Texas, and North Carolina) immersively using VR headsets.
Speakers
avatar for Rebecca Colbert

Rebecca Colbert

Senior Director of Design and Engagement, NWF - Early Childhood Health Outdoors
Rebecca Colbert is a licensed landscape architect with 20 years of experience and a doctorate in Design and Planning. She serves as the Senior Director of Design and Engagement for Early Childhood Health Outdoors at the National Wildlife Federation. Dr. Colbert previously served as... Read More →
Thursday December 12, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
Texas North 114
  Concurrent Session, Nature Administration

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