Minjuan Wang
Professor and Program Head, San Diego State University; Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (TLT)
Metaverse has been the trendy topics in global education since 2022. The Metaverse is considered the third wave of the Internet revolution, able to support persistent interconnected online 3D virtual environments (3DVE), and promising to bring new levels of social connection and collaboration. How to effectively design and use Metaverse in teaching and learning remains crucial for the development of effective learning experiences. Meanwhile, Generative AI such as ChatGPT entered the spotlight in 2023 and stirred conversations around the world on its usage and “threats” to teaching, learning and training.
In this presentation, Dr. Wang will first showcase exemplary Metaverse technologies and learning platform, then share an Edu-Metaverse Ecosystem she published with her students and international collaborators. She will continue discussing the impact and implications of Generative AI on education. For example, how to effectively use Generative AI in various disciplines? In addition, she will also explore the ethical considerations of using AI in different educational settings.
Presenter’s bio
Dr. Minjuan Wang is Professor and Program Head of Learning Design and Technology (LDT) and Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (TLT). Previously, she worked as a program manager for the Chancellor’s Office of CSU. She teaches Methods of Inquiry, Designing and Developing Learning for the Global Audience, and Mobile Learning Design. Her research specialties are multidisciplinary, focusing on learning across the Metaverse, Cross-Reality (XR) and Immersive Learning, AI in education, and the sociocultural aspects of learning design and the use of technology.
As an internationally recognized scholar, Dr. Wang has served as an invited or keynote speaker to about 40+ international conferences. She has more than 100 peer-reviewed articles published in indexed journals and books, and many of her publications are widely cited by researchers around the world.
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2023-10-25
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Presenter: Minjuan Wang