NexTech AR unveils EdTechx virtual education platform created with Microsoft Azure

NexTech AR Solutions Corp (OTCQB:NEXCF) (CSE:NTAR) (NEO:NTAR) (FRA:N29) has launched EdTechX, a versatile virtual education solution built on Microsoft Azure. 

EdTechX combines enterprise-scale video streaming, integrated assessments, augmented reality holograms and data analytics, enabling educational institutions to transform traditional learning and event formats into valuable digital experiences. 

Higher education institutes, including Ryerson University, Carnegie Mellon University and Black Student Fund have successfully implemented EdTechX in their daily operating businesses, the company said. 

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Building on the Azure platform provides NexTech’s EdTechX with a highly scalable, reliable and secure platform that is already used and trusted by many educational institutions, governments and corporations, the company said.

“Today’s generation of digitally native learners have forced institutions to digitize and evolve the way they deliver education,” NexTech CEO Evan Gappelberg said in a statement. “This has further been accelerated by school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our suite of augmented reality and digital experience solutions can be used for academic poster sessions, career fairs, convocation and homecoming events. The solution offers clients analysis on visitor behaviour in real-time.”

Features of EdTechX’s include:

• Poster Sessions – increase engagement around academic projects;
• Career Fairs – digitize career fairs to connect students and employers;
• Convocations – connect graduating students and faculty; and
• Virtual Learning Labs – digitize physical labs and classrooms into an interactive digital learning experience

“NexTech AR Solutions is helping education institutions digitally transform the way educators teach and the way students learn, by enabling remote experiential learning through EdTechX,” said Nancy Teodoro, education partner lead at Microsoft Canada. “Studies have shown that these types of immersive technologies improve student engagement and student outcomes. We are pleased to have NexTech AR as our latest education partner that has chosen Microsoft Azure as their trusted platform to build their EdTechX solution.”

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