(Photo courtesy of Aditya Vishwanath, and used with permission.)

"VR is not a silver bullet," says Inspirit VR Cofounder Aditya Vishwanath.

But, he says, when it's human-centric, virtual reality can boost both learning skills and student confidence in the classroom.  And he's talking abour higher education, as well as grades 6-12.

Aditya, who is a Knight-Henessy Scholar at Stanford University, will be speaking on June 2 during the VR/AR Global Summit Online.  His topic: "The Many Futures of VR in Education: Lessons From Research and Practice". (Access to this year's VR/AR Global Summit is free, and it's an all-virtual event!  Here's the link for information.)

Those lessons include his experiences, both with Inspirit, which launches in August, 2020, and as Co-Founder of Mumbai-based MakerGhat.

Inspirit Learning, LLC, is an immersive-technology company based in Palo Alto.  They've designed their catalog of customizable, short VR lessons in physics, chemistry and biology to integrate with educators' daily lesson plans.  Currently, they're recruiting educators, parents and students for a "Summer Focus Group", prior to their August launch.

Meanwhile, MakerGhat, which started in 2018, is a nonprofit which serves students by creating community labs.  These labs give students the space to experiment, learn, make things--and most of all, build community for social good.  They have an online learning hub with free resources for STEAM education.  , and are reaching out to communities in three different ways to
On this edition of Over Coffee®, you will hear:


What first inspired Aditya in his calling as an education and technology professional;


How his early experience introducing a new VR technology led to his current work;


Adiya's guidelines to creating good educational VR experiences;


The story of Inspirit VR;


How Inspirit is customized to engage students with free-roam VR experiences;


The ares in which VR is a "home run" for education and training;


Some of the considerations involved in working with students in VR;


What Inspirit VR is currently doing, to ensure that their product serves the educational community well when it launches in August (you can participate!);


Some of the barriers to implementing VR into education;


What's just about to happen, with Inspirit VR;


Some of Aditya's favorite VR resources;


A look at MakerGhat and they ways they're building community through making;


One of Aditya's best lessons learned, in his own journey as an education professional.