Meet the Metaverse

[...]of the complexity, it’s easy to default to extended reality—virtual reality and augmented reality—when talking about the metaverse. According to the Digital Learning Collaborative, in the 2018-19 school year, 375,000 students were enrolled in full-time, statewide virtual schools. [...]there are...

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Published in:Education next 2022-07, Vol.22 (3)
Main Author: Horn, Michael B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3-D technology
Blockchain
Computer Simulation
Distance learning
Education
Educational Experience
Educational Opportunities
Educational Technology
Electronic Learning
Elementary Secondary Education
In Person Learning
Innovation
Innovations
Internet
Interoperability
Learner Engagement
Online instruction
Pandemics
Schools
Skill Development
Social Experience
Students
Teachers
Traditional Schools
Video Games
Virtual communities
Virtual reality
Vision
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Summary:[...]of the complexity, it’s easy to default to extended reality—virtual reality and augmented reality—when talking about the metaverse. According to the Digital Learning Collaborative, in the 2018-19 school year, 375,000 students were enrolled in full-time, statewide virtual schools. [...]there are an array of enablers and supplemental providers that provide virtual-reality experiences for students and educators. [...]the metaverse seems more of a sustaining than a disruptive innovation for full-time virtual schools.
ISSN:1539-9664
1539-9672