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Prof. Dragan Gasevic
Monash University, Australia
Dragan Gašević is Professor of Learning Analytics in the Faculty
of Information Technology and Director of the Centre for
Learning Analytics at Monash University. He is a founder and
served as the President (2015-2017) of the Society for Learning
Analytics Research (SoLAR). He has also held several honorary
appointments in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. In
2019-2021, he was recognized as the national field leader in
educational technology in The Australian’s Research Magazine. He
led the EU-funded SHEILA project that received the Best Research
Project of the Year Award (2019) from the Association for
Learning Technology. In 2022, he received the Lifetime Member
Award, the highest distinction of SoLAR. Dragan’s research
interests centre around the development of computational and
design methods that can advance understanding of self-regulated
and collaborative learning.
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Prof. Minjuan Wang
San Diego State University, USA
Dr. M. Wang is Professor of Learning Design and Tech at San
Diego State University, iLRN's VP in International Relations,
and Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of the
IEEE Transactions on Learning
Technologies (TLT). She also serves on the board of director for
Immersive Learning Research Network, a non-profit organization
dedicated to the use of immersive worlds and environments for
formal and informal education.
Her research specialties focus on the sociocultural aspects of
online learning, mobile learning, immersive learning using
X-reality, and entrepreneurship education. She served as the
chief editor for one international journal (EAI Transactions on
E-Learning), and as guest editor for Virtual Reality and the
Journal of Interactive Learning. She was either a Co-PI or
senior personnel on several national and international grant
programs. Currently she serves as co-PI on NSF’s Coupled Natural
and Human Systems project led by SDSU’s Department of Geography
(2018 to 2022). In addition, Dr. Wang is an internationally
recognized scholar and has keynoted more than 25 international
conferences.
Speech Title: Metaverse, Metaversity, and The Future of
Education
Abstract: 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. In addition, there are critical
ethical and governance issues related to the Metaverse and XR
(Extended-Reality) technologies, including security, privacy,
equity, accessibility and intellectual property.
In this presentation, Dr. Wang will first showcase exemplary
Metaverse technologies and learning platform, then continue
discussing associated research topics and directions. As the EiC
for TLT, she may also discuss how to write and publish in the
Journal’s special issue on Metaverse and the Future of
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