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Child wearing fake elephant trunk on his nose and teacher wearing a "Read" T-shirt share an Elephant and Piggie book for parents in an elementary school classroom at a Camp Read A Lot in the summer of 2025.

Shenandoah University Makes Reading Fun

With the help of the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, Shenandoah makes an impact by focusing on the joy of reading through special programs like Camp Read A Lot, the Children’s Literature Conference and more

Over the summer, 38 teachers studying for Shenandoah University’s Professional Studies Certificate or Master of Science in literacy education with a reading concentration helped 64…

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Shenandoah Students Creating VR Experience That Follows The Lewis And Clark Trail

‘Following in Their Footsteps’ immerses users in key moments, stories of the famed cross-country expedition

A team of students at Shenandoah University is wrapping up work on a groundbreaking virtual reality project that will change how people learn about and…

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SCiL Completes Wilton House VR Project

Virtual recreation of historic Virginia plantation is now part of the visitor experience at the Wilton House Museum

A trip to the Wilton House Museum in Richmond, Virginia, allows visitors to see the historic home as it would’ve looked hundreds of years ago,…

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‘The Great Experiment’ Featured On NPR’s ‘Weekend Edition Saturday’

Shenandoah University-developed VR experience recreates 1787 debates that led to the creation of Electoral College

“The Great Experiment,” an educational virtual reality experience developed by the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL) at Shenandoah University, was featured on NPR’s “Weekend…

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Shenandoah University Releases ‘The Great Experiment’

Educational VR experience immerses users in 1787 debates that led to the creation of the Electoral College

A Shenandoah University-produced immersive history virtual reality experience that places users at the center of a defining moment in U.S. political history is now available…

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Shenandoah University To Launch ‘The Great Experiment’

Virtual reality project immerses users in the 1787 constitutional debates that led to the creation of the Electoral College

Shenandoah University is set to release an immersive, educational virtual reality experience that places participants at the center of a defining moment in America’s political…

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Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning Hosts Cadets From Winchester Civil Air Patrol

Cadets engaged with immersive technology while touring Shenandoah University’s SCiL Lab

The Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL) at Shenandoah University recently hosted over 60 Civil Air Patrol cadets from the Winchester Composite Squadron, who spent…

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Shenandoah University VR Program Receives Seed Grant to Support International Collaboration

Shenandoah and Arab American University to establish partnership advancing health care education through the use of virtual reality

A seed grant sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Palestinian Affairs Unit, through the Institute of International Education (IIE), will help Shenandoah University and…

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First VR Debate Tournament Held At Shenandoah

Event Is Believed To Be World’s First University-Level VR Debate Tourney

Shenandoah University hosted what is believed to be the world’s first virtual reality collegiate debate tournament in mid-November, according to Assistant Professor of Media &…

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360 Videos Inspire Emotional Connection

SCIL Shares Perspectives On The Power Of 360, AR & VR With International Students

For a week this summer, students from an array of countries around the world came to Winchester for an International Education and Resource Network (iEARN)…

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