Vriti Saraf is the CEO & founder of k20 Educators where she builds metaverse spaces for learning. She is also a co-founder of the first community organization on blockchain for educators, by educators, called Ed3 DAO. Both organizations aim to reimagine learning.
Vriti has served as a teacher, a professor, a dean, & a director in public, private, & charter schools both locally & internationally across K-12 & higher education.
Join us for this conversation about Web3, what it is, how it is transforming education, and why we should embrace it.
IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS:
- Web3 and how it’s shaping the future of education.
- How blockchain allows us, instead of institutions, to own our credentials.
- Decentralized credentials and flexible learning paths.
- Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) allow for democratic school environments.
- Fears and concerns about Web3.
- When educators should use virtual spaces or the metaverse.
- The benefits of hybrid learning.
- AI, ChatGPT, and how they’re teaching us what skills our students should learn.
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