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April Fool's!<\/strong> Or not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are delighted to share our progress in developing our open-source software Anywhere Academy <\/strong> with the world. The time has finally come: the launch is approaching. And to give you a taste of what's to come, we would like to give you a sneak preview here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Avatar-based teaching and learning in MyScore<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our journey begins in 2019. How can teaching be made more interactive? How can we combat the climate crisis and reduce unnecessary travel? The answer soon becomes clear: with virtual reality (VR). Shortly afterwards, the novel coronavirus appears in the news for the first time \u2013 and has fundamentally changed our everyday lives in the years that followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This challenging period has shown universities across Germany how important digitalisation is in teaching. It has been particularly difficult to maintain a personal connection with students. Here, too, VR has proven to be a promising approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But even aside from that, VR is a great medium for enriching higher education. We have already used VR in various courses, and the students have always been enthusiastic. The success of VR was even measurable in some cases, as we were able to determine in studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nun ist es an der Zeit, weiterzuziehen. MyScore hat uns die Gelegenheit gegeben, zu lernen, sowohl wie man es macht, als auch wie man es wohl besser nicht macht. Wir haben uns oft mit Nutzenden und Lehrenden ausgetauscht. Ein wichtiger und wiederkehrender Punkt dabei: Browser-Support<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, MyScore does not have this. We are also now technically limited in the area of AI connections. Yet the use of AI to provide interactive and, above all, individualised learning content has great potential. And so the Anywhere Academy <\/strong>is now being created. We are now applying our collective expertise to develop a more modern and even more open platform for teaching. The focus here is also on a solid theoretical foundation. If you are interested in this, you can read more here.<\/a> We also want to develop not just for students, but with students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


What's inside?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Version 1.0.0 is the foundation for our ongoing work. Anywhere Academy uses our in-house framework AnyVR<\/strong> (Link<\/a> to GitHub repository) and expands it with a user interface system, avatars, and initial scenarios for use in teaching. Everything is now and will continue to be made available as an Open Educational Resource (OER) in accordance with UNESCO guidelines, so that other teachers can easily build on our work.
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