Is a Metaverse for Education the Next Logical Innovation in Teaching and Learning?
Is a Metaverse for Education the Next Logical Innovation in Teaching and Learning?
An avatar-filled metaverse may seem like a potentially disruptive expansion to a classroom environment. But Kevin Chu, the Director of ViewSonic, sees a 3D metaverse immersive environment as fostering healthy social interactions while reducing learning barriers.
Online learning has been growing over the past decade. Remote learners miss out on many key elements of in-person learning when using the tools currently available.
One of the biggest problems teachers expressed to ViewSonic was that the students were not engaging online. On a video conference call, there can be only one person talking. As someone is speaking, everyone else is just there sitting and listening, which means it is difficult for students to engage.
ViewSonic’s UNIVERSE application helps teachers solve the engagement problem with a metaverse concept—students and teachers can participate in natural conversation. With spatialized audio, where a person is in the virtual room dictates how loud this person hears another person. So, students can approach and ask classmates questions about homework or notes without addressing the entire class, or they can build social bonds that they would otherwise be able to do in real life.
Want to learn what classroom management tools are available for teachers in ViewSonic’s UNIVERSE application and how students will benefit from immersive learning environments?