Integrating 360° Videos in an Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory Course

With 360 degrees cameras becoming increasingly available at affordable costs, 360 degrees videos have been gaining momentum online as an exciting visual medium that engages viewers in an immersive 360 degrees panoramic view. In this report, we share insights of our experience in using 360 degrees cameras to capture several laboratory techniques in an undergraduate organic chemistry course and raise pertinent issues regarding the 360 degrees videos. In summary, we found that 360 degrees videos add value in terms of its large field of view, but pose some potential problems in terms of disorientation and lack of focus.