2022 #VWEDU: Education in the metaverse. Online learning together. Learning teamwork online. Professional collaboration

Education in the metaverse.  

Online learning together.  

Learning teamwork online.  

Professional collaboration

The educators of the metaverse are getting organized in multiple virtual worlds.    

• Watch on YouTube
• OSCC21: Virtual Worlds Education Consortium across the Metaverse
• The Virtual Worlds Education Consortium began in January 2021 in Second Life and meets quarterly. 
• As the metaverse expands, VWEC strives to explore evolving virtual spaces and has a VWEC Pavilion in Kitely to share resources for educators. 
• Without collaboration and networking, newcomers in virtual worlds find it difficult to navigate to high quality immersive learning experience and often ask “where is everyone?”. 
• Participants will discover the Virtual Worlds Database, VWEC Directory, and numerous educational opportunities in Kitely and other open sim environments.
• OSCC Presentation archive

Virtual World (Metaverse) events and people.

• Kitely calendar
• Virtual Worlds Database
• Second Life events
• VWEC Directory Form
• VWEC Directory
• OpenSimWorld events

Why virtual worlds? 

• Online education, sure. But why a virtual campus? Why in a virtual world (MUVE)?

Pragmatics for teachers

• More efficient use of teacher time. 
• Computer-based record-keeping. LMS
• Mobility limits do not affect teachers.
• Teaching jobs wherever you live.

Pragmatics for management

• Low facilities cost
• Wide catchment area for students and faculty.
• Instructional designers and subject matter expert can be available online.
• Computer-based record-keeping. LMS

Pragmatics for students

• Students can advance at their own speed.
• Quick learners are not held back, slow students are not pressured.
• Physical bullying is precluded, online bullying creates a record.
• Students get experience at working online.  
• Mobility limits do not affect students.

Easy field trips.

• A field trip to virtual Mars. Jezero Crater. We are the digitals. We can go anywhere.
• Educational field trips in the browser. Parental supervision as needed. No travel cost, no travel time, no school responsibility.
• Digital Field trips for career exploration. On a browser? Only if you think computers will be in the future world of work.
• Era of the entrepreneurial educator. The unbundling of education opens the gate for entrepreneurs.
• A plan for a field trip to CybaLOUNGE. Getting in is too easy. It would also be quick if I didn't talk so much.
• Visit Stonehenge in your browser: Virtual field trip

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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

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