2022 The metaverse for education: How to get your clients started. Teaching metaverse 101. Student-centered learning.

The metaverse for education:  

How to get your clients started.  

Teaching metaverse 101.  

Student-centered learning.

General teaching plan for preparing teachers to use metaverse technology in a class.

• Watch on YouTube
• A teacher creates conditions under which students learn.

Teaching metaverse 101

• Initial users: teachers
• Other users to be considered:  students, administrators 
• Teachers will teach students and administrators.
• The instructional plan is for teachers.
• Teachers need to know how to use the software.
• Computational thinking in preparing instructions: Design thinking: Use-case analysis: Micro-learning JIT learning

Prerequisites

• Growth mindset 
• Uses a computer with standard keyboard and is familiar with it
• Familiarity with using web pages for such things as search, placing orders, etc.

Resources 

• Operating manual 
• JIT indexing help function
• Just-In-Time (JIT) learning in virtual schools, maybe with DTA coaching. Language as an example
• Digicoach can support homework in virtual worlds with JIT learning, immediate feedback
• Use-case analysis of the skills these teachers will need to teach in this metaverse.

Class organization

•  Student-centered learning.
• Content available in the operating manual.
• Learners are adults, should expect to take responsibility for their own learning.
• "Teacher" gives Initial assignment, guidance in the use of resources, answers to questions.
• Learners are organized into teams of 4 to 6 members.
• Team activity is to be synchronous, but online in the virtual world.
• Team members do not have to be physically present at the meeting.
• Teams are formed by random assignment with consideration for available times.
• Teams can meet at any time the teacher is available.
• Where no travel is required, the meetings can be at night.

Learning objectives and assignments

• The learning objectives are the skills identified above.

Assignments 

• Sources:  Inquiry-based learning     Project-based learning
• Learning task (inquiry):  Find out how to perform and teach (the skill).
• Team assignment:  Test the instructions by performing the skill as a group.
• Team report:  Describe any problems or needed improvements.
• If one of the skill sets is making a video, then:
• Team product: Make a video of team members showing the skills as for a class.

Related

• Preparing instructions for a skill? Include a JIT glossary Use hypertext to let users control what they read.
• The Digital Teaching Assistant (DTA) for MUVES (virtual worlds): Summary with JIT learning design
• Teaching with hypertext. JIT learning. Adaptive learning. Active learning
• Student onboarding for the online campus: Treat onboarding as a use case with its own skill set. Use-case analysis. Identify and teach the skills.
• Digicoach can support homework in virtual worlds with JIT learning, immediate feedback

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Easy access meetings in the metaverse

• Fridays 3 pm eastern (New York) 
• At the Web Show, a video set in the metaverse 
• Go there with this url: https://nonprofitvirtualworld.org/loc... 
• A developer meeting is held there every other week: 
• To find out which week, follow CybaLOUNGE on Twitter: 
• https://twitter.com/cybaLOUNGE
• 3DWebWorldz: Meetings alternate with the Web Show
• Welcome Center.  https://3dwebworldz.com/
• I am usually available weekdays at 1 pm New York time 
• In these 2 places:
• Welcome Center.  https://3dwebworldz.com/
• https://nonprofitvirtualworld.org/location.html?locationid=800000002&dl=true
• Music every Friday at 9 pm New York time:
• https://LiveMusic3D.com

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