Metaverse and Future Education

Overview

The concept of the Metaverse has swept the entire world after being advocated by the world's largest social media platforms and multinational companies. The Metaverse is actually a new internet infrastructure realised by the combination of technologies, such as virtual reality, blockchain, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence, which are developed during the last 10 years. It is widely recognised that Metaverse will have profound impact on the future education. In fact, the education sector in Hong Kong has started to think about its influence, potential and challenges in education. There are some key questions we may ask, such as: how exactly will the Metaverse affect future education ecology? How can teachers get prepared to work with students in embracing the Metaverse environment in the future?

In this presentation, the speaker would provide a comprehensive discussion of the development of this paradigm from the perspectives of future education in a new internet era.