A Whole New World: Education Meets the Metaverse. Policy Brief

Autor/inn/en	Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy; Zosh, Jennifer M.; Hadani, Helen Shwe; Golinkoff, Roberta M.; Clark, Kevin; Donohue, Chip; Wartella, Ellen
Institution	Brookings Institution, Center for Universal Education
Titel	A Whole New World: Education Meets the Metaverse. Policy Brief
Quelle	(2022), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Technology Uses in Education; Computer Simulation; Educational Practices; Educational Technology; Design; Partnerships in Education; Interpersonal Relationship; Personal Autonomy; Children; Web 2.0 Technologies; Handheld Devices; Computer Oriented Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Bildungspraxis; Unterrichtsmedien; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Individuelle Autonomie; Child; Kind; Kinder; Computerprogramm
Abstract	As technology advances to bring new immersive and imaginary worlds, how children are educated and how teachers are prepared must also advance to meet these new opportunities. Today, as the metaverse infrastructure is still under construction, researchers, educators, policymakers, and digital designers have a chance to lead the way rather than get caught in the undertow. To leverage the potential of the metaverse as a 3D, global, interconnected, immersive, and real-time online space, there needs to be new ways to connect the physical world with augmented and virtual reality (VR) experiences. In this policy brief, the authors offer a path for bringing best educational practices into the metaverse. They suggest a series of well-worn principles derived from the science of "how" and "what" children learn to guide the design of new educational technology. They also suggest ways in which design in this new space can go astray. In the end, the authors challenge those creating educational products for the metaverse to partner with educators and scientists to ensure that children experience real human social interaction as they navigate virtual spaces, children's agency is supported as they explore these spaces, and there is a real eye to diversity in the representation and access to what is created. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution. 1775 Massachusettes Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-797-6048; Fax: 202-797-2970; e-mail: cue@brookings.edu; Web site: http://www.brookings.edu/about/centers/universal-education
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01