Future Smart Digital Ecosystems in Education in Post-Covid Era. VRARA Global Summit 2020

02/06/020 VRARA GLOBAL SUMMIT ON-LINE 2020
“Future Smart Digital Ecosytems
in a Post-Covid ERA”
VRARA ON-LINE CONFERENCE
02.06.2020
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“The true sign of
intelligence is not
knowledge but
imagination” A. Einstein

“Educating the
individual is this
country’s most
valuable
investment. It
represents the
foundation for
progress and
development“

“Providing all children with a quality education
that teaches them skills for work is critical to
end poverty by 2030”
Jim Yong Kim. President World Bank

“Reimagining Smart Digital Education“
▪ In less than two months, almost the global educational community has been closed all around the
globe. Some countries and educational communities have tried, with more or less luck, to adapt to
the new scenario, through online classes, email communication or chats groups ... applying
imagination above the method. A chaotic and uncertain scenario, where nobody can give realistic
answers, provide us with tested solutions in a new transforming environment for Uncovering the
great pending dilemma of digital transformation in education and its impact on the new reality.
▪ Most governments around the world have temporarily closed educational institutions in an attempt
to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
▪ These nationwide closures are impacting over 91% of the world’s student population. Several other
countries have implemented localized closures impacting millions of additional learners.
▪ The figures of the crisis in education are dramatic: 1,579,634,506 affected learners, 90.2% of total
enrolled learners, 191 country-wide closures.

▪ UNESCO, UNICEF, World Food Programme - WFP and World Bank last April issued new guidelines
on the safe reopening of schools amidst ongoing closures affecting nearly 1.3 billion students
worldwide.
▪ By late April, nationwide school closures were still disrupting the learning of more than 73 % of
students, or more than 1.2 billion children and youth.
▪ Schools do much more than teach children how to read, write and count. They also provide
nutrition, health and hygiene services; mental health and psychosocial support; and dramatically
reduce the risk of violence, early pregnancy and more. And it’s the most vulnerable children who
are the hardest hit by school closures, and we know from previous crises that the longer they are out
of school, the less likely they are to return.
▪ When deciding whether to reopen schools, authorities should look at the benefits and risks across
education, public health and socio-economic factors, in the local context, using the best available
evidence. The best interest of every child should be paramount.

▪ During these hard days, the entire educational system has
been left in evidence, as it is unable to provide a quality and
efficient response to the members of the educational
community, from teachers to tutors, students and parents.
▪ And this has been replicated across the world.

▪ On the one hand, we found homebound students with availability of digital
devices, broadband, access to digital content and resources, and some
technological support from their closest relatives. On the other, students at
home without an internet connection, or availability of access to resources or
communication with the educational center, or with their teachers, beyond
messaging or telephone. And teachers, far removed from technology, trying
to fill this deficiency with the help of tutorials, friends ... etc. And with a lack of
monitoring, evaluation and coordination tools for their activity and their
educational centers or institutions.

▪ Finally, teachers, students and parents have been facing with a new unknown
and unpredictable situation, and just waiting for the next tsunami. No rules,
no methodology, connectivity, pc´s or tablets available for all…on-line
platforms…and they, all together with public and private institutions, were
looking for solutions to implement in an equality and safety environment.
▪ In summary, a highly touched scenario and a lack of availability to face more
complex challenges, which has shown that, despite the investments of past
years and the excess of literature on the matter, we were not prepared to face
this new context,

▪ But previously to implement any new idea, concept, definition or context for
future education…we do need to identify clearly our starting point as a
reference. And we need a clear strategy and commitment from the agents
involved to guarantee this minimum situation.

▪ 1.- Solve the problems of connectivity and availability of broadband. Without
internet access in schools or homes, no change is possible.
▪ 2.- Availability of adequate devices to access communication, content and
collaborative platforms.
▪ 3.- Training of the members of the educational community, and very
particularly of the teachers, in digital competences and its efficient use.
▪ 4.- Efficient use of technology, methodologies, content and resources
appropriate to each context and scenario and its evaluation methods. Here
we would include the identification of work methods and multidisciplinary
teams capable of adapting to variable digital contexts, face-to-face, on-line ...
and exchanging roles.

XREducation in Future Labor Market
Education
Teaching
Teachers
Methodologies
Training
Learning
Teachers
Students
Parents
Methodologies
Training
LaborMarket
Industry c
Industry
b
Industry
a
IT / XR Industry
By Carlos J. Ochoa

The power of results pyramid

The meaning of Education pyramid VS
Reinventing yourself
DRIVEBYLAW
DRIVEBYLIFE

Definition of Learning Ecosystem
The learning ecosystem is the place where
citizens, methodologies, resources, technology,
analytics and supported by advanced
technologies, develops the Edu Strategy

Impact of Immersive Learning in Smart Learning Ecosystems

Reimagining Smart Spaces
Classroom Set of Devices
5 Senses Learning
total Immersion
The Hierarchy of Needs in
XR
Convergence of
Technologies
Soft Skills integration
Megatrends in XREducation

Megatrends in XREducation

• Empowering teachers: With tools and methods to become real
entrepreneurs.
• Diversity of time and space: Through immersive learning, students
have the opportunity to study at different times and in different
places.
• Adaptive learning: Different levels of complexity will be adapted for
each student.
• Experimental Learning: From a simply ‘learning’ topic to ‘interact
and experiment’ the content.
• Free choice of content and learning path: Each student can prepare
with the tools and topics needed to perform in the industry.
• The Immersive Experience: Retaining knowledge through practice
and immersive and interactive experience.
• New Evaluation Methods and Processes: In this new context, new
evaluation process has to be defined, according the new “student
learning objectives”.
“Future Smart Ecosystems Recommendations”

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