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Technology-based immersive learning is an emerging field in social work training and education. This article outlines how findings from a published research project about long-term relationship-based practices in child protection were conveyed to newly qualified social workers using 360-degree videos as part of an experiential learning design. The rationale, production process and the learning design are outlined to demonstrate how learning through sensory-rich observations took place. A mixed methods evaluation from questionnaires and focus groups of the social workers experiences suggests that they felt virtually ‘present’, ‘immersed’ and able to ‘experience the emotions’ of the re-created research scenes through ‘sensory-rich observation’. This article explores how these experiences resulted in social workers taking on board the research messages and being motivated to change existing practices to …