This Gasta presentation will share the collaborative journey of a design team from five higher education institutions as they develop an Open Course, offering participants an opportunity to explore immersive learning and the innovative use of Extended Reality (XR) technologies—Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR)—within education and professional training. The course is designed for learners who wish to understand and select immersive technologies and combines practical skills with critical, research‑informed perspectives on immersive technology in teaching, learning, and assessment.

The design team brings together complementary expertise in technology-enhanced learning, Extended Reality (XR) pedagogy, instructional design, and online facilitation, underpinned by a strong commitment to research-informed practice and open education. The design process was informed by the well-known Carpe Diem curriculum development methodology (Salmon & Wright, 2014) with a commitment from the design team to openness and practice-sharing, leading to the inclusion of immersive technologies within a variety of educational contexts. This presentation will include insights on both the collaborative design process itself and the output, which will be an Open Badge.

Salmon, G., & Wright, P. (2014). Transforming future teaching through ‘Carpe Diem’learning design. Education sciences, 4(1), 52-63.