Integration of Digital Twins Technologies in Education for Experiential learning: Benefits and Challenges

Abstract

In order to provide an immersive and engaging learning environment, digital twins in education are virtual representations of real-world items, settings, or people. From elementary to secondary school to higher education establishments, digital twins can be employed in a variety of educational contexts. For instance, students can imitate scientific experiments that would be hard to execute in the classroom owing to safety issues or a lack of resources, by using digital twins to create virtual versions of the investigations. With the help of digital twins, educators may even plan virtual field trips that let learners travel the globe without ever leaving the classroom. For instance, students might be able to study history, tour of Taj Mahal in Agra in-depth, and even engage with historical personalities through a digital duplicate of the wall. Students can communicate with lecturers or subject matter experts virtually by using digital duplicates to build virtual versions of them. In remote learning environments, where students do not have access to actual classrooms or in-person instructors, this can be especially helpful. This research study discusses the advantages of using digital twin technologies extensively in the educational system, as well as the technological, social, and ethical constraints.