Using Within to examine environmental change 

Within is a virtual reality app that provides a range of educational programs, one of these is Valen's Reef. Valen's Reef was created by Conservation International: the Click Effect.

Open the Within app.
Select Valen’s Reef.
This presentation follows a local fisherman explaining the pressures on him and his local reef.
A narrative is provided over the footage of the reef and the island
Students can maneuver around the scene to access 360o views.
Students will feel immersed in the scene and the story. 

Virtual reality lesson -  Valen's Reef
Students view Valen’s Reef, using the Within app.
A couple of quick questions:

• What were some of the threats to coral reefs in Raja Ampat?
• What was the role of Conservation International?
• Assess whether the strategies being implementedare successful? What indicator suggest success?
• The narrator refers to continued “outside pressures”. What is he referring to?
• What evidence is there throughout the experience of traditional worldviews or management structures/strategies?