Wes Della Volla has a long history in media production and a bunch of awards for his work in VR and 360 video. He’s created some groundbreaking VR experiences and is now partnering with Meta’s immersive learning initiative. So when Wes talks about the metaverse and its utility in education, we definitely will learn something!

Links and further reading:

Earlier TFPE on immersive learning with VR and AR

https://anchor.fm/tfpe/episodes/Immersive-Learning-with-Ben-Murphy-es7mj3

Brookings Institute publication “A whole new world: Education meets the metaverse”

https://www.brookings.edu/research/a-whole-new-world-education-meets-the-metaverse/

Meridian Treehouse publications

https://www.meridiantreehouse.com/journal

https://www.meridiantreehouse.com/metaverse-education-guide

VR experiences:

Immersive dives:

https://thehydro.us/immerse-vr

https://thehydro.us/virtual-dives

https://vimeo.com/570715251

Moonwalk

https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-and-meta-invite-visitors-walk-moon-exclusive-new-virtual-reality

Social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/meridiantreehouse

https://www.instagram.com/meridiantreehouse/

https://twitter.com/meridiantree

https://twitter.com/TheHydrous

https://twitter.com/DellaVolla

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