# XR in Higher Education: Adoption, Considerations, and Recommendations **Authors:** Maya Georgieva, Jeremy Nelson, Ricky LaFosse and Didier Contis **Published:** 10 January 2024 **Length:** 23 mins (5,944 words) ## In Summary Drawing on an EDUCAUSE report, Georgieva and colleagues examine the institutional adoption of extended reality (XR) in Higher Education. They describe synchronous and asynchronous learning applications, alongside practical challenges involving equipment, accessibility, privacy and security. Their proposed three-phase approach moves from connecting early adopters, through developing institutional support and curriculum integration, to scaling provision. The authors argue that sustainable adoption requires collaboration between educators, students, technical teams and institutional leadership, with ethical and regulatory considerations embedded from the outset. **Source:** [https://er.educause.edu/articles/2024/1/xr-in-higher-education-adoption-considerations-and-recommendations](https://er.educause.edu/articles/2024/1/xr-in-higher-education-adoption-considerations-and-recommendations) ## What might this mean for us? How might Higher Education develop emerging technologies from grassroots experimentation into sustainable institutional practice? Electric Dreams' progression from teaching-team trials to formal pilots closely reflects the article's phased approach. Could its framework help us consider how academic ownership, technical support, governance and evaluation should evolve together, while protecting the disciplinary experimentation that made the work possible? ## Links in this reading - [Navigating the XR Educational Landscape: Privacy, Safety, and Ethical Guidelines, EDUCAUSE](https://www.educause.edu/research/community/2024/navigating-the-xr-educational-landscape-privacy-safety-and-ethical-guidelines/introduction) - [Securing Your Reality: Addressing Security and Privacy in Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications](https://er.educause.edu/articles/2018/5/securing-your-reality-addressing-security-and-privacy-in-virtual-and-augmented-reality-applications) - [XR Safety Intelligence (XRSI)](https://xrsi.org/) - [Principles and Policies to Unlock the Potential of AR/VR for Equity and Inclusion](https://itif.org/publications/2021/06/01/principles-and-policies-unlock-potential-arvr-equity-and-inclusion/) - [Immersive Storytelling, The New School](https://courses.newschool.edu/courses/ULEC2960/13725/) - [XR in Higher Education: Research and Experiences, University of Washington](https://ar-sec.cs.washington.edu/research.html)