Immersive learning based on an attempt at global cultural exchange
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The development of information networks has given people the freedom of choice and the ability to mutate and adapt on their own. Today's upper elementary school students to college students (born in the late mid-1990s to early 2010s) are the first digital native generation, known as “Generation Z” (shortly known as Gen Z). A review of immersion education shows lack of case study approach, and therefore, in this paper, through specific global collaborative programs of culture exchange between India and Japan, new forms of immersive education are proposed for Generation Z. Through collaborative programs of yoga and anime among the children as well as college students, immersion education mode is developed. Personalized learning, learning based on proficiency and experiential learning are some important steps for the immersive education for Generation Z. This is considered as a new form of education in a multi-verse society. This experience can go beyond the two cases present here and can be effective for early childhood education.
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