Students in a criminal justice class used virtual reality headsets to watch a video set inside a prison. The class then discussed the experience and how it connected with what they had been learning in class.
Students in two criminal justice classes taught by Shauntey James, assistant teaching professor of criminal justice at Penn State Harrisburg, recently used virtual reality headsets to experience the inside of a prison. The virtual reality headsets are available through the Center for Teaching Excellence.
Sarah Kettell, programmer/analyst with the Center for Teaching Excellence at Penn State Harrisburg, helps students in a criminal justice class learn to use virtual reality headsets.
Students in a criminal justice class use virtual reality headsets to watch a video that takes them inside a prison. Some students said they found the experience to be immersive and offer a different perspective than a typical video.
Shirley Clark, acting director of Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, has taken on the role of president of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute, part of the American Society of Civil Engineers, effective Oct. 1.
Job openings for positions like information security analysts are projected to grow more than 30% faster than average over the next decade, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Penn State World Campus offers a comprehensive selection of graduate degree programs in homeland security that have been designed to help professionals meet the demand to serve and protect others.
Lerato Rametse, assistant residence life coordinator, is a member of the Six Weeks Initiative team—a coordinated network of faculty members, support staff, and campus resource officers who reach out to students who may be struggling in their first few months at Behrend.
