Two modern and emerging learning technologies for instructional delivery include gamification and immersive learning with virtual and augmented reality.
Gamification
Gamification transitions a typical learning environment into a fun and engaging process. Although it is most commonly used in the K-12 school setting, higher education, instructional designers, and corporate training environments can also put gamification to good use (Bui, 2020). By integrating music into instructional design, one way I can incorporate gamification into my instructional solution is to include it in an eLearning segment on how to label the notes on the grand staff. For novice and experienced musicians alike, learning to read notes on the grand staff is a complex task that involves visual, auditory, and kinesthetic approaches. By transitioning the content into an interactive game, students will be more likely to memorize the information and have fun while doing it! Additionally, adding a point system and creating certificates for winners of the game will allow for increased motivation to complete the course.
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Both virtual and augmented reality allow education to become more interactive. While virtual reality provides a constructed reality, augmented reality give an enhanced view of a real image (Bui, 2020). By using immersive learning, you can explain complex concepts that plain images or a lab's hands-on-experiments cannot show students (Bui, 2020). In the music world, one way to incorporate virtual and augmented reality is to create an eLearning course on how to tune a piano. Owning a piano is a big commitment, especially since it needs tuning every six months. The components of the piano (strings, hammers, etc.) behind the keys that you play are intertwined and work together for the piano to make a sound. To become a successful piano technician, you must be familiar with the core curriculum of piano tuning, which includes tuning theory and technology, tuning procedures, piano parts and how they function, common field repairs, and tone regulation (Piano Technicians Guild, n.d.). Based on a person's learning style, sometimes hands-on-learning may not be the best suitable teaching method to become a piano tuner. An alternative to traditional instruction is virtual and augmented reality, where a prospective piano tuner will have the opportunity to identify the parts of the piano in a virtually realistic setting, and participate in a scenario-based learning environment where he or she must decide the best approach to solve an existing issue with the piano.
References:
Bui, S. (2020, November 19). Top educational technology trends in 2020-2021. eLearning Industry. https://elearningindustry.com/top-educational-technology-trends-2020-2021
Piano Technicians Guild. (n.d.). Careers. https://www.ptg.org/join/careers
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