Emerge: Stanford’s VR course, VR Tech at Georgian, Professor’s Nottopia, & FluentWorlds
A recurrent digest of real world examples using innovative & immersive technology in education and learning
Stanford’s ‘Virtual People’ Course in VR
The Virtual People course is among the first and largest courses to be taught almost entirely in virtual reality, with several hundred students in the summer and fall courses
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VR Technology at Georgian College
Georgian College in Ontario Canada currently has 12 Virtual Reality pilots in various stages of development in Architectural Technology, Advanced Care Paramedic, Biotechnology-Health, Event Management, Indigenous Studies, Tourism and Nursing programs, including actual VR Labs in Midland for trades-related programs, Orangeville for Nursing, and Owen Sound for Power Engineering.
The following article highlights the work Georgian is doing in VR:
https://www.georgiancollege.ca/news/featured-news/vr-technology-changing-learning-landscape/
How I Built A Virtual Reality For My Students
A professor at the University of Nottingham experimented with building a VR world for his students to interact in. The following article details his process and observations.
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FluentWorlds and The Egyptian Group collaborate on Metaverse Offering
Provo, Utah and Cairo, Egypt — FluentWorlds and the Egyptian Group for Developed Education operating in Cairo are excited to announce an extensive collaboration featuring the FluentWorlds Metaverse to improve remote educational instruction and language learning for the 2000 students of Primary and Junior High school.
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