Empowering Home Education: How Urban Parents Use AI and VR to Transform Learning

Empowering Home Education: How Urban Parents Use AI and VR to Transform Learning

As rapid technological shifts redefine what learning looks like, the future of education cannot be confined to traditional classrooms. This presentation shares findings from a qualitative study on how urban homeschooling parents in Texas are integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR) into their children’s daily learning. Grounded in Resource Mobilization and Learning Environment theories, Dr. Boleigha explores how parents leverage tools like ChatGPT, Meta Quest, Canva, and Scratch Jr. to create rich, adaptive, and immersive home learning environments. These parent-led innovations not only reveal evolving educational practices but also raise critical questions about equity, access, and the future design of learning systems in a tech-driven world.

Dr. Ebi Boleigha