Abstract:

Nowadays, one of the main challenges is also the innovation and digitization of the educational process, which provides a qualitatively high pattern of education, especially in technical fields. Progressive technologies and procedures move the possibilities of educating students and increasing the efficiency of teachers' work. It is still important to attract students' attention, to be able to explain the curriculum in a comprehensible, interesting and engaging way. Currently, the rate of implementation of VR (virtual reality) into the educational process at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Technical University in Košice is increasing. The VR brings technical students the opportunity for spatial imagination and the ability to ‘see‘ a simulating reality. The paper points out the possibilities of using the VR in the educational process in teaching subjects focused primarily on the management and planning of construction production. It presents the benefits of the VR for the development of technical knowledge of students of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Technical University in Košice.

Keywords:

Virtual reality, educational process, construction industry.