Reshaping Education with Metaverse Technologies
Live interview and education demonstration inside the metaverse with guest speaker Prof. Marc Santugini from the University of Virginia.
About the event
We’re continuing our deep dive into exploring the world of the metaverse for education. In our upcoming webinar, we’ll be featuring a guest speaker who has taught entire semesters of university-level economics courses entirely in the metaverse with VR technology.
We’ll interview Prof. Marc Santugini about his teaching experiences and what led him to leverage VR tech in his teaching. To offer a more immersive experience for our audience, we’ll be conducting the interview from within the metaverse itself!
Join us as we stream from the metaverse and watch a live demonstration of Prof. Santugini’s VR teaching techniques.
This webinar is a must-attend for any teachers or students interested in immersive learning, virtual reality, online learning, or the future of education technology.
Event Details
Where: In the metaverse via ZOOM
When: Jan. 20, 10-11AM HKT
Event schedule
The seminar will be hosted in two parts via ZOOM.
Meet our speaker
Meet our speaker
Prof. Marc Santugini is an Economics professor at the University of Virginia. He’s a pioneer in an emerging space where teachers are exploring ways to utilize the virtual world of the metaverse in their academic pursuits.
Since June 2020, Prof. Santugini has been teaching econ in VR. Spring ‘22 was the 3rd semester of teaching small econ classes in virtual reality. “Over the last three semesters we have learned what works and what doesn’t for ‘learning in the metaverse.’”
Join us as we interview Prof. Santugini in the virtual world and learn from his insights into how the metaverse is changing the way we teach and learn.
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