Details
Date |
24 June 2022 (Fri) |
|---|---|
Time |
11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Venue |
Online via Zoom |
Speaker |
Mr. Chris Wang Mr. Chris Wang Business Development Manager, Startups Amazon Web Services |
Moderator |
Professor Kong Siu Cheung Professor, Department of Mathematics & Information Technology Director, Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology The Education University of Hong Kong |
Language |
English |
Participation in this seminar can be counted towards the Certificate Course, “Introduction to Teaching in Higher Education” under the theme “Seminars/Workshops in Learning and Teaching”.
Abstract
For the first time ever, we are entering the metaverse—an interconnected digital world that seamlessly integrates physical and virtual spaces. As we are still on the cusp of discovering all the different ways that the metaverse will revolutionize education, it’s an intriguing moment to explore the advantages, opportunities, and challenges that the metaverse will bring to education. In this keynote address, Amazon Web Services (AWS) will share: (1) What the metaverse means for education; (2) AWS’s involvement in the current metaverse; and (3) Envisioning the future of the metaverse for education.
