From August 14th to 18th, 2023, the Advanced Training Workshop on Virtual Reality Technology and Application in Virtual Teaching Research Center, as well as the Symposium on Demonstrative Teaching of Virtual Reality in Higher Education (hereinafter referred to as the "Symposium"), was held at Xinjiang Vocational College of Applied Technology.

As a member of the expert team at the Symposium, Li Jie, the Education Sales Director of ALVA Systems, focused on the application of AR technology in the education industry and discussed the establishment of virtual teaching research centers in the digital age with the attendees. The aim was to promote demonstrative teaching of virtual reality courses in higher education.

In recent years, digital technologies such as AR/VR/MR/XR have been increasingly used in the field of education due to their unique advantages in visualization, interactivity, and immersive experiences.

Last year, the Ministry of Education, along with five other departments, jointly issued the "Action Plan for the Integration and Development of Virtual Reality and Industrial Applications (2022-2026)". The plan proposed the construction of virtual reality classrooms, teaching and research centers, laboratories, and virtual simulation training bases in higher education institutions and vocational schools. It also emphasized the development of virtual reality digital courses based on the teaching syllabus. This was also one of the main purposes of the symposium.

During the symposium, Li Jie, the Education Sales Director of ALVA, delivered a speech on "AR Empowering Digital Transformation in Education."

He mentioned that the digital transformation in education is an inevitable process for nurturing highly qualified and versatile talents in the new era. AR, as a key technology in the digital transformation of education, plays a crucial role in various aspects, including the development of relevant resources in specialized fields and the cultivation of innovative talents.

To address the needs of interdisciplinary and versatile scenario-based teaching resource development, ALVA provides the ALVA MR Teaching Resource Management Platform. This platform enables educational institutions to achieve seamless import and conversion of traditional teaching materials and resources with just one click, capturing complex processes effortlessly. By fully utilizing existing teaching resources, the platform facilitates agile construction, flexible management, and convenient learning, thereby creating a value cycle.

In addition, using the zero-code, plug-and-play MR teaching resource creation and production platform, educational institutions can expand their teaching resources and digitize their textbooks.

To meet the demands of cultivating innovative talents, educational institutions can integrate professional education requirements with industrial application scenarios through ALVA's software-hardware-integrated MR innovative teaching application module. This enables students to receive operational training and assessment based on real work scenarios. The module also includes evaluation and assessment components.

Educational institutions can also create interdisciplinary, multi-scenario, and multi-point teaching courses tailored to their specific professional content. They can build practical training modules and equipped classrooms based on the course content to provide comprehensive teaching resources.

The successful convening of the symposium serves as a strong validation of how virtual reality and related technologies empower innovative development in education. It marks a promising beginning for the digital transformation of education.

As an expert in industrial AR applications, ALVA relies on its robust AR technology capabilities and industry know-how to continue focusing on the research and development of modern equipment for vocational education. ALVA aims to create exemplar teaching resources in virtual reality and drive the establishment of virtual reality professional talent training centers. These efforts will contribute to the emergence of a new development model for vocational education in the future.