{"id":12219,"date":"2021-10-02T23:22:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T05:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altethos.com\/?p=12219"},"modified":"2021-11-18T03:38:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T10:38:56","slug":"education-in-a-digital-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altethos.com\/education-in-a-digital-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Education in a Digital World: Opportunities for Immersive Education and Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are thrilled to be hosting our sister-nonprofit organization, DATA’s virtual event. Denver Arts + Technology Advancement (DATA) is offering a free live demonstration of our browser-based immersive digital world learning environment, the DATA Campus in Pathos Metaverse, on Thursday, October 21, 2021. DATA will welcome guests into the browser-based event at 3pm MST for networking and avatar customization before the speaker\u2019s program begins. <\/span>Register <\/i><\/b>here<\/i><\/b><\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

As schools and universities reopen their doors, DATA has been developing solutions designed to launch us into a new world of learning beyond video calls. COVID has mercilessly exposed gaps and weaknesses in all aspects of our lives. People of all ages and backgrounds flocked online to seek the human connection, sense of purpose, and safe environments that the pandemic had so suddenly taken away. The potential of digital meeting and learning spaces is clear. Yet what can be done about the equally clear problem of online fatigue and disconnection – and the lost learning that resulted?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, over a year into the pandemic, major changes need to be made in the way we teach and learn. The impact to students is severe <\/span>(<\/span>McKinsey, July 2021)<\/span>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n