Extended reality (XR) for VET and Lifelong Learning: ideas and practical applications

14.00-15.30 CEST Online

Virtual and Augmented Reality solutions and getting more and more common in education and training settings, and are showing important impacts in terms of learning outcomes, inclusion and cost. Still, a number of challenges remain open, especially in transition economies. The webinar will report on the results of the XR Skills Experts Meeting, recently organised by ETF and ITC-ILO in Turin, and will display a few real life cases of Extended Reality application in education and training settings. 

Draft programme:

 

Time

Agenda Item

Owner

14:00 - 14:05

Opening and introduction

Fabio Nascimbeni, ETF

14:05 - 14:20

XR in TVET: Applications and challenges

Alejandro Rojas, ITCILO

14:20 – 15:00

XR for training in real life, presentations:

 

 

  • The use of XR in a Lebanese VET school
  • The VR Skills Lab Project
  • How Immersive Learning can empower educators role and help for inclusion?

Samar Boulos, Safadi Foundation, Lebanon

Zorica Velkovska, Blink 42-21, North Macedonia

Laurent Da Dalto, Mimbus, France

15:00 – 15:20

Questions to the presenters and to the experts

Moderated by Fabio Nascimbeni, ETF

15:20 - 15:30

Main results of the XR Turin Experts Meeting and future steps

Stefano Merante, ITCILO and Fabio Nascimbeni, ETF

To register for the eventRegistration (typeform.com) by 12 July 2022

The meeting will be delivered in English, Russian and Arabic.