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The Metaverse in Education: The Future of Immersive Teaching & Learning |
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| Creator | Phongsak Phakamach |
| Title | The Metaverse in Education: The Future of Immersive Teaching & Learning |
| Contributor | Prapatpong Senarith Suriya Wachirawongpaisarn |
| Publisher | RICE Journal of Creative Entrepreneurship and Management |
| Publication Year | 2565 |
| Journal Title | RICE Journal of Creative Entrepreneurship and Management |
| Journal Vol. | Vol.3 |
| Journal No. | No.3 |
| Page no. | 75-88 |
| Keyword | Metaverse, digital technology, education, immersive teaching and learning |
| URL Website | RICE Journal of Creative Entrepreneurship and Management (rmutr.ac.th) |
| Website title | RICE Journal of Creative Entrepreneurship and Management |
| ISSN | ISSN 2821-9074 (Online)ISSN 2730-2601 (Print) |
| Abstract | The metaverse connects social media to virtual reality and augmented technologies. Theircollaboration unleashes creativity and promises transformation ranging from industrial sector todistance/online education. New style of meta-education and metaverse-powered online distanceeducation have emerged to provide formal and informal blended learning experiences in a virtual 3Donline campus. Online learning in the metaverse is to break the last frontier of social connection andinformal learning. Physical presence in the classroom will be a privileged educational experience.Telepresence of gestures and feelings, avatar body language and the precision of facial expressionswill help make participation equally effective. In addition, social mixed reality in the metaverseenables blended active pedagogies that fosters profound and lasting knowledge. More importantly, itcan become a democratizing factor in education, enabling world-wide participation around the worldwithout geographic constraints. This academic paper presents six aspects of the metaverse applied toeducation: (1) the meaning and definition of the metaverse, (2) technologies empowering themetaverse, (3) concepts of the metaverse for education, (4) concepts of the metaverse for education,(5) potentials of the metaverse in education, and (6) its future in education. These aspects of themetaverse and its applications are essential for educators to deliver forefront teaching and learning. |
