Is also expanding Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, including ChatGPT, into its visual arts programs

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Yavapai Community College has launched its first virtual reality course in Art 201 on the Prescott Campus. This is described in its catalog as the study of “Western art from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Century. Two-and three-dimensional art and architecture are evaluated in historical and cultural context. Application of design principles.”

This is part of an experiment the Community College is conducting with the digital education provider VictoryXR. VictoryXR provides a virtual reality platform where students and teachers use synchronized headsets to learn in digitized environments.

The College also says that It  has also begun to incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, including ChatGPT, into its visual arts programs. The purpose is to expand students’ analytical capabilities and challenge their creative skill sets.

In the September 6 press release written by Michael Grady, Yavapai Community College President  Dr. Lisa Rhine said that: “Virtual and augmented reality are going to change almost every industry, including education. YC plans to be on the cutting edge of that change.”

The Community College will be launching other VR and AI-assisted learning opportunities, in fields ranging from Healthcare to the Skilled Trades, across its six campuses and learning centers this fall. “It is an incredible way to learn,” Rhine said.

To read the entire press release, which contains much more information, please click here.