GatherEducation: Virtual Immersive Classrooms

Virtual Reality often conjures images of overly expensive and overly complex tools that are 5-10 years from mainstream use. Yet there are many tools on the market that can improve the collaboration, engagement and effectiveness of online-hybrid learning systems, while interfacing directly into existing systems. Join our panel for a lively discussion on the benefits and pitfalls of new distance learning solutions, as well as some insight into the future of online education as we move from massive and impersonal MOOCs to a more focused world of engaged, synchronous SPOCs (Small Personal Online Classrooms).

GatherEducation brings a dynamic interactive virtual classroom for online learning to the mobile connected universe, by uniquely integrating virtual reality and gaming technology on a 3G and Wi-Fi platform, to fully engage teachers and students anywhere in the world on any device. The software is designed to use students pre-existing mental models and facilitate the transition between real-world and online learning. The teacher uses simple off-the-shelf technologies and the internet to conduct the course. Students can engage with their classmates and instructors in a similar manner as they would in an off-line classroom, with or without Wi-Fi, by using a 3G smartphone connection. 

The GatherEducation platform was created to address the online engagement crisis experienced by schools and corporations bored with existing online courses and conference calls. GatherEducation offers an exciting real-time classroom or meeting room experience, with natural and intuitive engagement between the instructors and students. Teachers and trainers can leverage their existing digital teaching content to present within our
virtual classroom; training takes just minutes. The business community has also embraced the platform for corporate training and employee
engagement.