Research

"Virtual reality has the power to change the landscape of instructional technology and 

design by providing engaging and memorable experiential learning opportunities for students."

Andrea Trudeau

from IDEAs to Transform Your Classroom

Andrea's trailblazing work with virtual reality in her school's library is the inspiration behind her groundbreaking Ph.D. research.

Dissertation 


Trudeau, A. A. (2024). Modern-Day Storyliving in Immersive Learning Environments: The Impact of Cinematic Virtual Reality on Adolescents’ Empathy and Sympathy (Order No. 31332904). Available from Dissertations & Theses @ Northern Illinois University. (3100823654). https://login.auth.lib.niu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/modern-day-storyliving-immersive-learning/docview/3100823654/se-2


Peer-Reviewed Articles

Trudeau, A., Xie, Y., Ketsman, O., & Demir, F. (2023). "Breaking the fourth wall": The effects of cinematic virtual reality film-viewing on adolescent students' empathic responses. Computers & Education: X Reality, 2, 100009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cexr.2023.100009

Trudeau, A. (2024). Virtual reality: A pathway to experiential learning. In L. Dumin (Ed.), Pedagogy: Using television shows, games, and other media in the classroom (pp. 3-24). Vernon Press.

Trudeau, A., Xie, Y., Ketsman, O., York, C., & Goldsmith, S. (2024). The power of storyliving: A study of adolescent students’ responses to cinematic virtual reality in a school library setting. TechTrends. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-024-00995-6

Wilder, P., Cohen, J., Deogracias, M., & Trudeau, A. (2024). “Cultivating nonviolent relationships within global literacy education partnerships. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. http://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1371


Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

Trudeau, A. A. (2020). Virtual reality: Opening doorways to experiential  learning for students. 2020  Seventh International Conference on Information Technology Trends (ITT), 80-82. https://doi.org/10.1109/ ITT51279.2020.9320874