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Law Faculty Use of Virtual Reality Technology

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  • 59 Pages
  • November 2024
  • Region: Global
  • Primary Research Group
  • ID: 6026820

This study looks at how 103 law school faculty from more than 60 law schools are using virtual reality technology in teaching and research. The report gives precise data on what faculty use VR for, their plans for future use, and their need for virtual and altered reality technology training. The study presents data on specific applications, such as the use of courtroom simulation technology.

Data in the report is reported in the aggregate for the entire sample and broken out by many institutional and personal criteria such as law school ranking and size, and personal respondent age, gender and work title, among other variables.

Just a few of this 59-page report’s many findings are that:

  • About 4% of faculty use virtual reality technology regularly.
  • Men are slightly more likely than women to use VR in their teaching or research.
  • Faculty from top 20 law schools reported the highest rates of daily and monthly use
  • 6.67% of male faculty use courtroom simulation technology in their classes.

Table of Contents

THE QUESTIONNAIRE
  • Characteristics of the sample
  • Institutional Affiliations of the Survey Participants
SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
  • Frequency of Use of Virtual Reality Technology
  • VR Applications Used in Teaching or Research
  • Use of Courtroom Simulation Technology
  • Use of Virtual Tours
  • Use of Immersive Learning Modules
  • Perceived Primary Benefits of Using VR and AR in Teaching or Research
  • Use of Training Sources for VR and AR Use
  • Rating the Quality of VR/AR Training
  • Perceived Need for More Training in VR/AR Technology in Legal Applications
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.1 How frequently do you use Virtual Reality technology in your teaching or research?
Table 1.2 How frequently do you use Virtual Reality technology in your teaching or research? Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 1.3 How frequently do you use Virtual Reality technology in your teaching or research? Broken out by work title
Table 1.4 How frequently do you use Virtual Reality technology in your teaching or research? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.5 How frequently do you use Virtual Reality technology in your teaching or research? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.6 How frequently do you use Virtual Reality technology in your teaching or research? Broken out by public or private law school
Table 1.7 How frequently do you use Virtual Reality technology in your teaching or research? Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 1.8 How frequently do you use Virtual Reality technology in your teaching or research? Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 2 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? (Select all that apply)
Table 2.1.1 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Courtroom simulations (e.g., VR Courtroom).
Table 2.1.2 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Courtroom simulations (e.g., VR Courtroom). Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 2.1.3 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Courtroom simulations (e.g., VR Courtroom). Broken out by work title
Table 2.1.4 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Courtroom simulations (e.g., VR Courtroom). Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.1.5 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Courtroom simulations (e.g., VR Courtroom). Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.1.6 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Courtroom simulations (e.g., VR Courtroom). Broken out by public or private law school
Table 2.1.7 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Courtroom simulations (e.g., VR Courtroom). Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 2.1.8 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Courtroom simulations (e.g., VR Courtroom). Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 2.2.1 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Virtual tours of legal institutions (e.g., Google Expeditions).
Table 2.2.2 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Virtual tours of legal institutions (e.g., Google Expeditions). Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 2.2.3 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Virtual tours of legal institutions (e.g., Google Expeditions). Broken out by work title
Table 2.2.4 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Virtual tours of legal institutions (e.g., Google Expeditions). Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.2.5 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Virtual tours of legal institutions (e.g., Google Expeditions). Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.2.6 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Virtual tours of legal institutions (e.g., Google Expeditions). Broken out by public or private law school
Table 2.2.7 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Virtual tours of legal institutions (e.g., Google Expeditions). Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 2.2.8 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Virtual tours of legal institutions (e.g., Google Expeditions). Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 2.3.1 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Immersive learning modules (e.g., zSpace).
Table 2.3.2 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Immersive learning modules (e.g., zSpace). Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 2.3.3 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Immersive learning modules (e.g., zSpace). Broken out by work title
Table 2.3.4 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Immersive learning modules (e.g., zSpace). Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.3.5 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Immersive learning modules (e.g., zSpace). Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.3.6 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Immersive learning modules (e.g., zSpace). Broken out by public or private law school
Table 2.3.7 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Immersive learning modules (e.g., zSpace). Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 2.3.8 Which VR applications do you use in your teaching or research? Immersive learning modules (e.g., zSpace). Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 3 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? (Select all that apply)
Table 3.1.1 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Increased student engagement.
Table 3.1.2 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Increased student engagement. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 3.1.3 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Increased student engagement. Broken out by work title
Table 3.1.4 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Increased student engagement. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.1.5 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Increased student engagement. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.1.6 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Increased student engagement. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 3.1.7 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Increased student engagement. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 3.1.8 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Increased student engagement. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 3.2.1 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Enhanced understanding of complex concepts.
Table 3.2.2 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Enhanced understanding of complex concepts. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 3.2.3 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Enhanced understanding of complex concepts. Broken out by work title
Table 3.2.4 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Enhanced understanding of complex concepts. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.2.5 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Enhanced understanding of complex concepts. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.2.6 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Enhanced understanding of complex concepts. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 3.2.7 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Enhanced understanding of complex concepts. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 3.2.8 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Enhanced understanding of complex concepts. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 3.3.1 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Interactive learning experiences.
Table 3.3.2 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Interactive learning experiences. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 3.3.3 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Interactive learning experiences. Broken out by work title
Table 3.3.4 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Interactive learning experiences. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.3.5 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Interactive learning experiences. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.3.6 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Interactive learning experiences. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 3.3.7 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Interactive learning experiences. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 3.3.8 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Interactive learning experiences. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 3.4.1 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Cost-effective simulations.
Table 3.4.2 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Cost-effective simulations. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 3.4.3 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Cost-effective simulations. Broken out by work title
Table 3.4.4 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Cost-effective simulations. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.4.5 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Cost-effective simulations. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.4.6 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Cost-effective simulations. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 3.4.7 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Cost-effective simulations. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 3.4.8 What are the primary benefits of using VR and AR in your teaching or research? Cost-effective simulations. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Can you provide a specific example where VR or AR significantly benefited your research or teaching?
Table 4 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? (Select all that apply)
Table 4.1.1 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR?  Law school workshops.
Table 4.1.2 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR?  Law school workshops. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 4.1.3 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR?  Law school workshops. Broken out by work title
Table 4.1.4 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR?  Law school workshops. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.1.5 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR?  Law school workshops. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.1.6 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR?  Law school workshops. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 4.1.7 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR?  Law school workshops. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 4.1.8 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR?  Law school workshops. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 4.2.1 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Online courses.
Table 4.2.2 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Online courses. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 4.2.3 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Online courses. Broken out by work title
Table 4.2.4 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Online courses. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.2.5 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Online courses. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.2.6 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Online courses. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 4.2.7 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Online courses. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 4.2.8 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Online courses. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 4.3.1 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Vendor training sessions.
Table 4.3.2 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Vendor training sessions. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 4.3.3 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Vendor training sessions. Broken out by work title
Table 4.3.4 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Vendor training sessions. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.3.5 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Vendor training sessions. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.3.6 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Vendor training sessions. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 4.3.7 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Vendor training sessions. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 4.3.8 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Vendor training sessions. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 4.4.1 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Self-taught.
Table 4.4.2 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Self-taught. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 4.4.3 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Self-taught. Broken out by work title
Table 4.4.4 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Self-taught. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.4.5 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Self-taught. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.4.6 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Self-taught. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 4.4.7 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Self-taught. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 4.4.8 Where did you receive training for using VR or AR? Self-taught. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 5.1 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for VR and AR?
Table 5.2 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for VR and AR? Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 5.3 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for VR and AR? Broken out by work title
Table 5.4 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for VR and AR? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 5.5 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for VR and AR? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 5.6 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for VR and AR? Broken out by public or private law school
Table 5.7 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for VR and AR? Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 5.8 How would you rate the quality of the training you received for VR and AR? Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 6.1 Do you feel you need more training in how to use virtual reality and augmented reality?
Table 6.2 Do you feel you need more training in how to use virtual reality and augmented reality? Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 6.3 Do you feel you need more training in how to use virtual reality and augmented reality? Broken out by work title
Table 6.4 Do you feel you need more training in how to use virtual reality and augmented reality? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 6.5 Do you feel you need more training in how to use virtual reality and augmented reality? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 6.6 Do you feel you need more training in how to use virtual reality and augmented reality? Broken out by public or private law school
Table 6.7 Do you feel you need more training in how to use virtual reality and augmented reality? Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 6.8 Do you feel you need more training in how to use virtual reality and augmented reality? Broken out by self-described law school ranking
What suggestions do you have for improving the use and training of virtual reality and altered reality at your law school?

Sources / Contributors

  • Ave Maria School of Law
  • Belmont University College of Law
  • Bernstein Shur/Boston College Law School
  • Boston University
  • Charleston School of Law
  • Columbia Law School
  • Creighton University School of Law
  • Drexel University
  • Emory University School of Law
  • Fordham Law School
  • Georgetown Law School
  • Georgia State Univ College of Law
  • Gonzaga University Law School
  • Hakeem, Ellis, Marengo & Ramirez
  • Harvard Law School
  • Jacksonville University College of Law
  • McGill University Faculty of Law
  • Mitchell Hamline School of Law
  • Moritz College of Law Civil Clinic
  • North Carolina Central University School of Law
  • Northeastern University School of Law
  • Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
  • NSU College of Law
  • OR Law
  • Orange County District Atty
  • Penn Carey Law School
  • Roger Williams University School of Law
  • Rogers College of Law
  • Rutgers Law School
  • S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
  • Sinclair College
  • South Texas College of Law
  • Southern University Law Center
  • Stetson University Law School
  • Syracuse University
  • Texas Tech University School of Law
  • The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
  • The University of Akron School of Law
  • The University of Tennessee College of Law
  • University of Richmond
  • UBC
  • UF
  • UNC Law School
  • Univ of Tennessee College of Law
  • University of Exeter
  • University of Florida, Levin College of Law
  • University of Georgia
  • University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
  • University of Minnesota Law School
  • University of Mississippi School of Law
  • University of Missouri
  • University of Oklahoma
  • University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law
  • University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law
  • University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law
  • University of St. Thomas
  • University of Texas School of Law
  • University of Utah
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Washington School of Law
  • UNT Dallas College of Law
  • Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
  • Washington University in St Louis
  • West Virginia University College of Law
  • Widener Commonwealth Law School
  • William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV
  • Yale Law School

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