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On 05/23/2022,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, active learning, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, colleges, community colleges, content development, education technology, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, face-to-face, faculty, graphics, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), interactivity, law schools, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods, learning spaces, liberal arts, mathematics, Michigan, online learning, online media, online tutoring, participation, platforms, productivity / tips and tricks, teaching & learning, tools, training / L&D, United States, universities,
by Daniel Christian
On 05/20/2022,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, accessibility / UDL, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning, Augmented Reality (AR), Canada, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, cryptocurrencies, digital learning, distance education, education, education technology, emerging technologies, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, interaction design, interactivity, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, Metaverse, Mixed Reality (MR), MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, presentations, professional development, remote teaching and learning, trends, United States, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, vision/possibilities, visualizing information, web-based collaboration, Web3, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
Opportunities for Education in the Metaverse — from downes.ca by Stephen Downes
Excerpt:
This short presentation introduces major elements of the metaverse, outlines some applications for education, discusses how it may be combined with other technologies for advanced applications, and outlines some issues and concerns.
Also relevant/see:
What Should Higher Ed in the Metaverse Look like? – from linkedin.com by Joe Schaefer
Excerpt:
The Metaverse is coming whether we like it or not, and it is time for educators to think critically about how it can benefit students. As higher education continues to evolve, I believe every learning product and platform working with or within the Metaverse should, at least, have these functionalities:
Addendum on 5/23/22:
On 04/18/2022,
in A/V -- audio/visual, active learning, adjunct faculty, assessment, colleges, community colleges, education technology, engagement / engaging students, higher education, instructional design, interaction design, interactivity, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, tools, universities,
by Daniel Christian
Short and Sweet: The Educational Benefits of Microlectures and Active Learning — from er.educause.edu by Hua Zheng; with thanks to the Learning Now TV Newsletter – April 2022
The combination of short videos and the techniques of active learning can create rich, engaging educational experiences to maximize learning.
Excerpt:
The goal of interspersing a microlecture with active learning approaches is to improve student engagement and learning performance when participating in online, hybrid, or face-to-face instruction. Empirical studies have shown that active learning approaches, such as combining pause points with interactive quizzes, tasks requiring written responses, or note taking, can improve student performance.
On 04/08/2022,
in 3D, animation, content repositories, creativity, digital learning, digital storytelling, distance education, education technology, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, geography / geology, global / globalization, health, history, interactivity, K-12 related, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, mobile learning, more choice more control, multimedia, story, storytelling, teachers, web design and production,
by Daniel Christian
Global Pandemics — from historyadventures.co with thanks to Andrea Boros for the resource
Excerpts:
Global Pandemics is “a cutting-edge, browser-based, digital learning experience—designed to enhance student understanding of the role of pandemics in world history. One year in the making, and involving a talented, interdisciplinary team from around the world—the new product features cutting-edge digital learning design, web animation, interaction design, and digital storytelling.”
This browser-based digital learning experience introduces multiple novel technologies, including:
- 3D Motion Design to Recreate History
- Advanced Web Animation to Simulate Pathogens
- Immersive 360 Panoramas of Historical Locations
- Animated Historical Timeline & Maps
- Choice-based Narrative Design
- Interactive Original Historical Documents
- Media-Rich Adaptive Assessments
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On 03/09/2022,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, 5G, A/V -- audio/visual, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning, career development, change, content development, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, future, health, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, interactivity, interface design, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, Metaverse, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, platforms, play, technologies for your home, telemedicine / telehealth / virtual health, telepresence, tools, training / L&D, user experience (UX), vendors, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, Web3, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
The Metaverse Will Radically Change Content Creation Forever — from forbes.com by Falon Fatemi
Excerpt:
Although the metaverse promises to touch nearly every person in our society, there’s one demographic that will almost certainly see disproportionately strong disruption: creators. The metaverse has the potential to fundamentally disrupt the content creation process.
The metaverse is slated to help creators make more interactive and immersive content, thanks in large part to advances in VR and AR. The stakes will be raised as creators will be expected to build more immersive and interactive content than ever before.
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The Amazing Possibilities Of Healthcare In The Metaverse — from forbes.com by Bernard Marr
Excerpts:
What’s generally agreed on, however, is that it’s effectively the next version of the internet – one that will take advantage of artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and ever-increasing connectivity (for example, 5G networks) to create online environments that are more immersive, experiential and interactive than what we have today.
Metaverse involves the convergence of three major technological trends, which all have the potential to impact healthcare individually. Together, though, they could create entirely new channels for delivering care that have the potential to lower costs and vastly improve patient outcomes. These are telepresence (allowing people to be together virtually, even while we’re apart physically), digital twinning, and blockchain (and its ability to let us create a distributed internet).
From DSC:
That last paragraph could likely apply to our future learning ecosystems as well. Lower costs. A greater sense of presence. Getting paid for one’s teaching…then going to learn something new and paying someone else for that new training/education.
On 03/04/2022,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning, assistive technologies, biology, Canada, education technology, emerging technologies, health, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, instructional design, intelligent systems, interaction design, interactivity, IT in HE, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, learning preferences, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning,
by Daniel Christian
MUHC uses artificial intelligence to train neurosurgery students — from montreal.ctvnews.ca by Rob Lurie
Excerpt:
“I think above all it just provides an opportunity for junior learners to get some hands-on exposure,” said medical student Ali Fazlollahi.
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“Basically, it was inspired by the idea of how do we prevent error in the operating room,” said Neurosurgeon Dr. Rolando De Maestro. Maestro says virtual reality has been a game-changer when it comes to teaching.
On 03/01/2022,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, accreditation, attention, Augmented Reality (AR), change, changing business models, collaboration, communities of practice, content development, content repositories, copyright/ownership/NFTs, creativity, credentialing, cryptocurrencies, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, distance education, education, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, entrepreneurship, experimentation, future, game-changing environment, global / globalization, graphics, homeschooling/homeschoolers, ideas, immersion, innovation, instructional design, interactivity, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods, learning preferences, learning spaces, Metaverse, multimedia, new business models, online learning, online media, online tutoring, parents, participation, platforms, simulations, social learning / networks, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, tools, United States, vendors, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, wearables, web-based collaboration, Web3, XR - extended reality, youth,
by Daniel Christian
Why the World’s First Virtual Reality High School Changes Everything — from steve-grubbs.medium.com by Steve Grubs
Excerpts:
The recipe required key ingredients to happen. In addition to an accredited school to manage students, admissions and the for-credit learning, it also needed a platform. That’s where EngageVR comes in. There are other platforms that will ultimately host schools, perhaps AltSpace, Horizon or others, but the first is on Engage.
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The bottom line is this: creators, coders, educators, entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, parents and students all played a role in finally bringing the first global virtual reality high school to life. It won’t be the last school to open in the metaverse, but to all those involved in this inaugural launch — the Neil Armstrongs of your age — a special tip of the hat today for having the vision and the willingness to launch a better and more equitable era of education.
Also see:
- World’s First Metaverse VR High School Speech & Debate Tournament Announced for March — from victoryxr.com
- NFT in Edu: What Does the Future Hold? — from gettingsmart.com by Rachelle Dené Poth
- Geo Guessing Is Even More Fun In VR On The Meta Quest — from vrscout.com by Kyle Melnick
On 01/27/2022,
in art, change, changing business models, drama/theater, ideas, immersion, innovation, interactivity, UK, vendors, virtual field trips, Web3, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
DC: This will be very interesting to see if this will turn out to be the case.
“The pandemic revolutionized theater and the performing arts. Get used to seeing plays with a VR headset on.”https://t.co/vMYtFXQhiM#XR #VR #Theatre #acting #drama #innovation #arts
— Daniel Christian (he/him/his) (@dchristian5) January 27, 2022
Theater companies in the U.K., home to one of the world’s oldest and grandest performing traditions, are increasingly integrating digital technology into interactive theater performances. They’re even getting help from the government to do it, The New York Times reported.
Along these lines, also see:
- At Leonardo da Vinci’s Live Metaverse In Berlin, Mona Lisa And The Last Supper Brought To Life — from news.abplive.com by Radifah Kabir
Two of the world’s most famous paintings, both by At Leonardo da Vinci, have been brought to life using high technology, & will be exhibited at art show to premiere on January 28 in Berlin, Germany.
Two of the art world's most famous paintings have been brought to life thanks to high technology at a Berlin show which delves into the mind of iconic painter, Leonardo da Vinci pic.twitter.com/JxEOq4iLFR
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 24, 2022
On 01/19/2022,
in A/V -- audio/visual, active learning, art, Australia, interactivity, participation, science, STEAM-related,
by Daniel Christian
Inside Melbourne’s Major New Interactive Gallery, Where Art and Science Collide — from broadsheet.com.au by Liv Downing
The inaugural Science Gallery exhibition tackles mental health head-on, but with an out-of-the-box approach. Across 3500 square metres, there’s a kaleidoscopic human-sized hamster wheel you can step inside, a gigantic white balloon trapped in a pink cage, and a fake bedroom where two performance artists will live for a week.