By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, September 20, 2022
The Smartraining company, which specializes in optimizing education through technology, presented 6 trends that the Metaverse will cause in university education, according to studies by Wunderman Thompson and The New Consumer.
- The potential of visual environments is increasing , especially among people belonging to generation Z, due to the widespread habits in these environments and the use of security measures promoted by platforms such as Roblox, Minecraft and Fornite.
- Increased learning capacity : Educational institutions will modify the learning dynamics since they will have to adapt to the new educational environments of the Metaverse.
- Connections between gamification and teaching : The experiences will be immersive, which will have an impact on the quality of learning.
- Democratization of quality education : The metaverse is presented as an opportunity for a greater number of people to have access to education since it eliminates geographical barriers.
- New models of students and teachers : The role of teachers in the metaverse will be more that of mentors, while students will become protagonists.
- New partners for educational programs : Alliances between technology companies and educational institutions will become more common, as new resources will have to be designed for the educational metaverse.
This material from the esemanal.mx portal in Spanish was edited for clarity, style and length.
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