AR in Education

Contrary to what I expected to find in this article, the main focus was in advocating for the use of augmented reality rather than concrete examples in which augmented reality is being used to aid education.  The authors write from the context of living in Mexico and begin with the motivation that modern day education
in Mexico emphasizes memorization rather than actual learning due to expectations of school systems and poor training on the part of teachers (as can also be seen in the US for that matter) .  The article's main point is that with the advent of the digital age in which many children grow up and are familiar with advanced technology we make poor use of the tools at our disposal in improving our ability to teach interactively to help build understanding.

The project that the paper was written for is funded by the Mexican government in an attempt to increase the quality of education in Mexico.  The authors advocate that while the current success of augmented reality lies in marketing, architecture, and entertainment that it can be just as effective in changing the way education works.  While at first the thought of integrating technology with education seems a bit awkward, it's not difficult to see the benefits that can be achieved in nurturing understanding with well developed computer human interaction.  The difficulty with the use of augmented reality in instructing is most likely the instructors, however.  Oftentimes teachers are technologically inept and as such would require specialized training to make use of the technology that is provided for their use.


Source:
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=23tcDsn2g_wC&oi=fnd&pg=PA481&dq=augmented+reality&ots=bfCcsW1Ysm&sig=PYjNkfqi6VqJSR555QBhdT2mMBA#v=onepage&q=augmented%20reality&f=true