Professor Johannes Moenius, who teaches global business and economics at University of Redlands, uses VR and artificial intelligence in his courses to minimize the “loss of immediacy” that occurs in online education. “Students online don’t get the same experience as those on-ground—they can turn their cameras off and be doing other things outside the lesson,” he said. “With VR, we have the ability to bring them into a virtual classroom, so the experience for online students mirrors that of those on-ground. With the technology, we can bring back the immediacy of being in the same space while being far apart, which brings collaboration, and equalizing the playing field by giving students the same access and bridges both the economic and digital divide.”Read the full story: https://www.redlands.edu/bulldog-bites/2025/learning-for-tomorrow