The Hottest Topics in Edtech for 2022
https://www.iste.org/explore/education-leadership/hottest-topics-edtech-2022
8. Augmented, mixed and virtual reality
7. Social-emotional learning
6. Equity and inclusion
5. Online tools and apps
4. Distance, online, blended learning
3. Computer science and computational thinking
2. Instructional design and delivery
1. Project-based learning
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5 Emerging Technology Trends Higher Ed Is Watching for in 2022
https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2021/12/5-emerging-technology-trends-higher-ed-watching-2022
- Increased Adoption of Learning Analytics and Adaptive Learning
- Growth of Mobile Learning in Higher Ed
- Smarter Artificial Intelligence–Powered Tutors
- The Rise of Short-Form, Video-Based Learning
- Advanced VR and Immersive Learning Technologies
LaTurbo Avedon Is Way Ahead of the Metaverse
https://www-wired-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wired.com/story/laturbo-avedon-digital-art/amp
The artist, who only exists online, was working in digital spaces long before anyone talked about NFTs.
The deal with Avedon is this: They don’t exist offline, simply describing themselves as “from the internet.” They are a digitally native creature, building art across online worlds like Second Life, Fortnite, and Star Citizen, and showing said art in prestigious galleries across the United States and Europe.
There’s no separating the art from the artist, because the artist is the art project, a sprightly-looking, nonbinary virtual being untethered from a human body. You could call them a high-art version of avatar influencers like Lil Miquela, although the most apt characterization might be a cross between the Japanese hologram pop idol Hatsune Miku and the pseudonymous British street artist Banksy—the performance of persona is part of the project. Like the ethereal Hatsune Miku, Avedon is visually represented by an avatar. But while it’s out in the open that Miku is a software-fueled collaboration between teams of humans,
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more on haptic in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=haptic
An NFT is a digital asset that represents real-world objects like art, music, in-game items and videos. They are bought and sold online, frequently with cryptocurrency, and they are generally encoded with the same underlying software as many cryptos. are “fungible,” meaning they can be traded or exchanged for one another. They’re also equal in value—one dollar is always worth another dollar; one Bitcoin is always equal to another Bitcoin. Crypto’s fungibility makes it a trusted means of conducting transactions on the #blockchain. NFT has a digital signature that makes it impossible for NFTs to be exchanged for or equal to one another (hence, non-fungible). An NFT is created, or “minted” from digital objects that represent both tangible and intangible items, including:
- Art
- GIFs
- Videos and sports highlights
- Collectibles
- Virtual avatars and video game skins
- Designer sneakers
- Music
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey sold his first ever tweet as an NFT for more than $2.9 million. NFTs can have only one owner at a time. Blockchain technology and NFTs afford artists and content creators a unique opportunity to monetize their wares. celebrities like Snoop Dogg and Lindsay Lohan are jumping on the NFT bandwagon, releasing unique memories, artwork and moments as securitized NFTs.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/nft-non-fungible-token/
Non-fungible tokens
“the economic layer of Metaverse will be the NFTs”
REVOREDO, T. (2021, November 14). Why are major global brands experimenting with NFTs in the Metaverse? [Financial]. Cointelegraph. https://cointelegraph.com/news/why-are-major-global-brands-experimenting-with-nfts-in-the-metaversehttps://hyp.is/go?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcointelegraph.com%2Fnews%2Fwhy-are-major-global-brands-experimenting-with-nfts-in-the-metaverse&group=__world__
what do blockchain technology and NFTs have to do with Metaverse?
it is already possible to identify some of the characteristics of Web 3.0 such as the focus on the user (and not on companies), the massive use of artificial intelligence (as a powerful tool to provide the best analysis and the best result to people), as well as distributed networks (we will no longer depend on the gigantic centralized data servers). Moreover, Web 3.0 content will be more graphical with more videos and 3D images. Also, in Web 3.0, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) will be commonplace, bringing more realistic graphics to applications and games
In July this year, Coca-Cola launched branded virtual clothing as nonfungible tokens,
NFTs are the representation of a nonfungible asset in digital media. In a more technical definition, an NFT is a piece of software code that verifies that you hold ownership of a nonfungible digital asset, or the digital representation of the nonfungible physical asset in digital media.
It’s important to notice that NFTs existed before the first blockchain, but blockchain technology has transformed NFT markets by solving the double-spending problem and conferring scarcity, uniqueness and authenticity to a nonfungible token.
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more on NFT in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=nft