ARE TEACHERS READY FOR THE AUGMENTED REALITY?
ARE TEACHERS READY FOR THE AUGMENTED REALITY?

Summary/Abstract: Most of the people, at least in developed countries, have access to mobile learning devices. It seems, in the new nomadism, it is difficult to differentiate between workers and learners. Many of the mobile full-time workers are, also, part-time students studying at home or online. Many of the adult students in day-time courses are, also, mobile part-time workers. Technology is and will be used to provide attractive digital to the tablet and smartphone users. The new trend: the augmented reality. The Augmented Reality (AR) is a variation of the virtual media or of the virtual reality allowing the user to see the real world, with overlapping virtual objects or completed with real objects. The AR is an imagined layer overlapping the real world, visible by means of devices such as computers, smartphones, tablets, display glasses and other devices allowing the users to recognise these media which can consist of images, videos, and sounds. As the tablet and smartphone use spread, the augmented reality started being used more and more in every-day life, but also in the educational environment. Are the teachers ready, however? We hereby present, in the first part of this paper, a comparative study based on data obtained within the JOYAR project - Joyful adult training using augmented reality financed by the European Union, data revealing both the degree, and the level of involvement of adults in 6 countries in using new technologies for educational purposes, as well as a possible list of key-competencies required for successfully applying them. Furthermore, we present - in the second part - the advantages of integrating this technology in the teaching activity, but also practical classroom examples, rendering the lessons more animated and much easier to understand; The AR usefulness is limited only by our imagination

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