What can technologies like virtual reality add to workforce development, and how do they support learning that may be difficult to achieve in traditional settings? What cognitive, social, and emotional skills do workers need for Green Jobs? As organizations seek to recruit and retain diverse talent, what do we need to consider about culture, identity,…Continue Reading Bringing Next Level Learning to Practice: A Virtual Workshop Series for Practitioners
Project OVERCOME: Supporting Vulnerable Workers with Virtual Reality Training
Many of us are hearing about the Metaverse, and employers and educators may be wondering how emerging technologies like virtual reality (VR) can enhance learning and workforce development. At the Next Level Lab, we recognize that immersive technologies have a range of affordances for learning skills and dispositions, but there remains little evidence on their…Continue Reading Project OVERCOME: Supporting Vulnerable Workers with Virtual Reality Training
Dr. Rovy Branon
On May 11, 2022, the Next Level Lab hosted a presentation by Dr. Rovy Branon, Vice Provost for University of Washington Continuum College. Dr. Branon’s presentation, Lifelong Learning and the 60-Year Curriculum, explored the ways advances in instructional design can support learners over the course of their lifetime. The University of Washington Continuum College was used as a…Continue Reading Dr. Rovy Branon