Adopting Metaverse as a Pedagogy in Problem-Based Learning

Title

Adopting Metaverse as a Pedagogy in Problem-Based Learning

Creator

Baby R.; Siby A.; Joseph J.J.; Zacharias P.

Description

Pedagogical practices vary from time to time based on the requirement of various academic disciplines. Course instructors are constantly searching for inclusive and innovative pedagogies to enhance learning experiences. The introduction of Metaverse can be observed as an opportunity to enable the course instructors to combine virtual reality with augmented reality to enable immersive learning. The scope of immersive learning experience with Metaverse attracted many major universities in the world to try Metaverse as a pedagogy in fields such as management studies, medical education, and architecture. Adopting Metaverse as a pedagogy for problem-based learning enables the course instructors to create an active learning space that tackles the physical barriers of traditional pedagogical practices of case-based learning facilitating collaborative learning. Metaverse, as an established virtual learning platform, is provided by Meta Inc., providing the company a monopoly over the VR-based pedagogy. Entry of other tech firms into similar or collaborative ventures would open up a wide array of virtual reality-based platforms, eliminating the monopoly and subsequent dependency on a singular platform. The findings of the study indicate that, currently, the engagements on Metaverse are limited to tier 1 educational institutions worldwide due to the initial investment requirements. The wide adoption of the Metaverse platform in future depends on the ability of the platform providers to bridge the digital gap and facilitate curricula development. 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Source

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, Vol-671 LNNS, pp. 287-295.

Date

2023-01-01

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

Subject

Metaverse; Pedagogy; Problem-Based Learning; Virtual Learning

Coverage

Baby R., School of Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Siby A., School of Commerce, Finance and Accountancy, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Joseph J.J., School of Commerce, Finance and Accountancy, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Zacharias P., School of Humanities and Social Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 23673370; ISBN: 978-303131152-9

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Conference paper

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31153-6_24

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85161155731&doi=10.1007%2f978-3-031-31153-6_24&partnerID=40&md5=7bd3d872e71deb8b86fd5c754618f673