Picture a classroom. A teacher is looking at how to make their classes more engaging and immersive. They've heard about the Metaverse - a collective virtual shared space using different kinds of tech. They've heard it's a realm where the digital and physical worlds could meet and where there could be an immersive and interactive experience. "Why not?", they say, "How can the students use this?"
So, when the teacher is teaching about the Ajanta and Ellora Caves, they select a virtual classroom space resembling these caves. The students get to create personalized avatars to represent themselves in this virtual classroom. The avatars can interact with each other and the environment. Instead of showing a PPT on a screen that's pulled down, there's a virtual field trip to these caves. They can explore and ask questions. Now, the teacher has their undivided attention.
That could be interesting to see in India. And in the EdTech sector, that seems to be fraught with challenges as of late, that could create use cases. In a sector that might be struggling to build a value proposition beyond a pandemic, could this be a panacea? EdTech's goal has always been about leveraging tech to augment educational outreach and quality. And that seems to be India's goal as well. So, with burgeoning digital infrastructure and a government that seems committed to a Digital India, could this be the next frontier of the EdTech revolution?
