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The learning industry has come a long way from the PC internet boom that gave rise to eLearning in the late 1990s. The second wave of mobile computing and social media ushered in microlearning through shorter, video-based learning on demand. Industry watchers are now suggesting that the third era of computing is upon us. Flat static pages on the PC and phone will be replaced by a metaverse of digital 3D spaces, where we interact as lifelike avatars. The metaverse is an embodied internet where you’re never alone. Unlike a Zoom call that is scheduled and disappears when you’re done, the metaverse is “always on” and affords social interactions with peers. This transition has profound implications for capability-building and learning.

What is the role of Education in the Metaverse? Is this something educators need to pay attention to? You’ve probably heard the term metaverse pop up in conversations this year. And if you’re finding it hard to make sense of the term metaverse, you’re certainly not alone. Eric Ravenscraft of WIRED magazine describes it as a “vague and complex” term.

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We are embarking on an online environment transformation that is every bit as revolutionary as the inception of the Web browser in 1992.  The Metaverse will supplant the browser for many of our activities.  We will immerse ourselves through avatars to engage in commerce, education, and social exchanges.  Now is the time to prepare for the transition.

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Qualcomm’s new AR Smart Viewer is sleek and wireless
The company wants hardware makers to use its platforms to "unlock the metaverse"

Qualcomm announced its XR1-based smart AR viewer last year before the “metaverse” became a buzzword.

Now, it’s launching its new XR2-powered reference AR glasses so hardware manufacturers can “enable immersive experiences that unlock the metaverse.”

But if we look beyond the marketing speak, the company’s new headset has gone wireless with a sleeker design.

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Buzzy metaverse projects have already sprung up around gaming, socializing, working and creating, so it’s unsurprising that educators have started to explore ways to bring education into a shared virtual world.

The Optima Classical Academy, a charter school in Florida in the US, has embraced the new technology and announced its intention to establish a virtual school which will take in pupils tuition free commencing August 2022. The school will equip up to 1,300 students with Oculus headsets so they can participate in virtual lessons.

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De toutes les innovations digitales du XXIe siècle, le métavers est sans doute l’une des plus faciles à comprendre pour le grand public. La fiction a préparé les esprits depuis longtemps à ces univers virtuels où les esprits se rencontrent dans une proximité numérique, tandis que les corps restent assis sur leur chaise sous un casque futuriste. Mais les métavers sont-ils mûrs pour la formation ? La nouvelle génération de digital learning réunira-t-elle en ligne les avatars de nos collaborateurs ? La perspective se rapproche.

Herein, we bring you a list of 25 education metaverse startups you must explore.

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Web3 : une université de Hong Kong va lancer des campus dans le metaverse
L’Université des sciences et technologies de Hong Kong prévoit d’utiliser le metaverse dès septembre de cette année, afin de connecter ses étudiants à son second campus basé à Guangzhou. Cette expérience Web3 pourrait révolutionner l’enseignement supérieur si elle venait à se démocratiser.

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The New Normal isn’t new anymore. The world of eLearning has changed forever, and it’s not going back. Even if students are returning to school, and eventually it happens - the model of a teacher, a whiteboard, and dozens of students sitting on chairs has changed forever. Instead, multitudes of new learning tools have entered the classroom. Technologies such as conversational AI, which were used mainly in textual interfaces and for commercial purposes, have entered this field.

Chatbots became a commodity only by the mid-2010s, but for lots of people they’re already falling out of favor. Honestly, I don’t blame them. Most of the conversations with them are robotic (no pun intended), mundane and limited in their scope. Most of their uses are commercial. Most of the bots are textual, and in a world turning to video, they are being left behind like educators who haven’t mastered the usage of online platforms.

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