Ed3 Weekly Issue #72: Ready Now?

Has the time finally come for you to dig into a web3 future?

Hello web3 and education friends,

As busy educators, you may have sat on the sidelines for the past 2-3 years, waiting for the right moment to delve into all this "web3 stuff."

Well, there's no better time than now. With a growing emphasis on AI, the web3 landscape is burgeoning, and people are actively building new projects and ideas out in the open.

If your curiosity has finally gotten the better of you, then this issue is tailored just for you!

Enjoy this week's resources which we cover:

🏫 Leading-Edge Immersive Learning in Higher Education

🚧 6 Roadblocks Stopping Web3 And The Metaverse Becoming A Reality

🤔 Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong Floats Idea of Creating Web3 Version of LinkedIn

This week’s deep dive:

🛜 Web2 vs. Web3 – From the Usual to the Decentralized

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With the rapidly evolving landscape of technology, it's challenging for us as educators to keep pace with every new trend or buzzword. Web3 is a term that has been making the rounds, and many of you may have initially brushed it off as a passing fad with little immediate relevance to the classroom.

Let’s not make the mistake of dismissing Web3. This new iteration of the web is here to stay and promises to significantly alter the digital environment in which we teach, learn, and interact.

Unlike the Web2 model that currently dominates our online interactions, Web3 offers a decentralized, transparent, and user-empowered experience. This isn’t just a cosmetic update or a set of new tools for the same old tasks—it is a foundational shift in the architecture of the internet.

The potential is to transform everything, from data ownership to online community building. This impending transition to Web3 will impact educational pedagogy and practices in profound ways. It's vital that educators equip themselves with an understanding of this new frontier to avoid finding our methods and tools inapplicable in a Web3 world.

So let's set aside the notion that Web3 is just another buzzword. It's a significant development that deserves our attention and understanding. This issue focuses on a simple and useful resource to help you better understand this evolution of the internet.

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Web2 vs. Web3 – From the Usual to the Decentralized

Image from Coindoo

This article provides a comprehensive look at the evolution of the internet, focusing on the transition from Web1 to Web2, and the impending shift to Web3. While Web1 was a "read-only" platform and Web2 enabled "read-write" capabilities with interactive social media and e-commerce, Web3 promises a "read-write-own" paradigm. This new phase leverages blockchain technology for decentralization, offering enhanced security, transparency, and user ownership of data. Despite its advantages, Web3 faces challenges like complexity, legal issues, and scalability that could slow down its widespread adoption.

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