TRANSITIONS

virtual worlds best practices in education

18th annual international conference on education

april 3-5, 2025

About the Conference

The 18th annual Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference is an online distributed conference happening in multiple virtual spaces. This conference focuses on the use of immersive virtual environments for educational purposes including virtual and augmented reality.

To the best ability possible, VWBPE provides educational and networking opportunities that are relevant to educational curriculum development utilizing virtual environments and “best practices”. These include

  • helping to build community through extension of learning best practices to practical application of those ideas and techniques;
  • providing networking opportunities for educators and the communities that help support education; and
  • providing access to current innovations, trends, ideas, case studies, and other best practices for educators and the communities that help support education

One of the key challenges faced by the educational community is how to make the best use of new immersive technologies in a way that is sustainable and accessible based on limited budgets available to both instructors and students. Platforms that are free or open source, or that can be shared across a broad audience are showcased including methods and research around best practices in their use and applicability.

VWBPE will again be using Linden Lab’s Second Life® environment as our primary conference venue for meetings, exhibits, roundtables, and discussions. Participants are encouraged to submit proposals and immersive experience tours on any environment for education using technologies for virtual or augmented reality. We actively encourage showcasing multiple technology platforms. This includes practical application, researched papers, conceptual, and content creation supporting those technologies.

Our theme for the VWBPE 2025 conference is Transitions.

Important Dates for VWBPE 2025

Conference

Main Conference
OPEN: 03 April 2025
CLOSE: 05 April 2025

Immersive Experiences
OPEN: TBA
CLOSE: TBA

Exhibits
OPEN: TBA
CLOSE: TBA

Posters:
OPEN: TBA
CLOSE: TBA

Speed Builds:
OPEN: 03 APRIL 2025
CLOSE: TBA

Call for Proposals

Presentations:
OPEN: 26 NOVEMBER 2024
CLOSE: 15 JANUARY 2025

Immersive Experiences:
OPEN: 26 NOVEMBER 2024
CLOSE: 15 JANUARY 2025

Exhibits:
OPEN: 26 NOVEMBER 2024
CLOSE: 15 FEBRUARY 2025

Posters:
OPEN: 26 NOVEMBER 2024
CLOSE: 15 FEBRUARY 2025

Speed Builds:
OPEN: 26 NOVEMBER 2024
CLOSE: 15 FEBRUARY 2025

Call for Sponsors

Call for Sponsors:

OPEN: October 22, 2024
CLOSE: February 15, 2025

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Registration

OPEN: TBA

Conference Schedule

Published: TBA

Exhibitors Access

OPEN: TBA

VWBPE 2025 Networking Events

First Networking Social: 16 JANUARY 2025

Second Networking Social: 13 FEBRUARY 2025