{"id":23444,"date":"2023-03-06T14:32:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T13:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/?p=23444"},"modified":"2023-03-08T15:16:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T14:16:31","slug":"how-will-avatar-students-and-virtual-twins-learn-in-classrooms-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/type\/featured-articles\/how-will-avatar-students-and-virtual-twins-learn-in-classrooms-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"How will avatar students and virtual twins learn in classrooms of the future?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Zac Woolfitt<\/strong>, Inholland University, The Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technology developments create new opportunities for teaching and learning in technology-rich learning spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post pandemic, we returned to learning and teaching in physical classrooms, interacting with teachers and fellow students in person and reflecting on what makes in-person learning so valuable. But we took something from the pandemic with us. We continued teaching online, through hybrid virtual learnings spaces, live streaming lessons to different physical and virtual environments. The next step is when we start navigating through digital twins of real classrooms before visiting them in person. At which point we can become avatars, interacting with other learners as we discuss ideas and asking questions in 3d virtual spaces. The edges between physical and virtual learning spaces are fading as we develop competence in teaching and learning in these evolving contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On 23 February the Media and Learning association ran a \u2018virtual tour<\/a>\u2019 of advanced learning spaces. (Disclaimer: as a member of the Media and Learning Advisory Committee I moderated this session).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the virtual tour we visited the University of Manchester, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and the Vienna University of Economics and Business. More than thirty technical and pedagogical professionals from institutions around Europe joined the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(See the full webinar recording\u00a0here<\/a>, timings of presentations listed below)<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 This article covers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n