Educational applications of metaverse: possibilities and limitations (doi:10.7910/DVN/0KUSGC)

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Title:

Educational applications of metaverse: possibilities and limitations

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doi:10.7910/DVN/0KUSGC

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Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2022-01-04

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Bibliographic Citation:

Bokyung Kye; Nara Han; Eunji Kim; Yeonjeong Park; Soyoung Jo, 2022, "Educational applications of metaverse: possibilities and limitations", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/0KUSGC, Harvard Dataverse, V1

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Title:

Educational applications of metaverse: possibilities and limitations

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/0KUSGC

Authoring Entity:

Bokyung Kye (Global Policy and Research Section, Digital Education Policy Division, Korea Education and Research Information Service)

Nara Han (Global Policy and Research Section, Digital Education Policy Division, Korea Education and Research Information Service)

Eunji Kim (Global Policy and Research Section, Digital Education Policy Division, Korea Education and Research Information Service)

Yeonjeong Park (Department of Early Childhood Education, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Honam University)

Soyoung Jo (Global Policy and Research Section, Digital Education Policy Division, Korea Education and Research Information Service)

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Harvard Dataverse

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Bokyung Kye

Depositor:

Cho, A Ra

Date of Deposit:

2022-01-04

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https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/0KUSGC

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Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, Medicine, Health and Life Sciences

Abstract:

This review aims to define the 4 types of the metaverse and to explain the potential and limitations of its educational applications. The metaverse roadmap categorizes the metaverse into 4 types: augmented reality, lifelogging, mirror world, and virtual reality. An example of the application of augmented reality in medical education would be an augmented reality T-shirt that allows students to examine the inside of the human body as an anatomy lab. Furthermore, a research team in a hospital in Seoul developed a spinal surgery platform that applied augmented reality technology. The potential of the metaverse as a new educational environment is suggested to be as follows: a space for new social communication; a higher degree of freedom to create and share; and the provision of new experiences and high immersion through virtualization. Some of its limitations may be weaker social connections and the possibility of privacy impingement; the commission of various crimes due to the virtual space and anonymity of the metaverse; and maladaptation to the real world for students whose identity has not been established. The metaverse is predicted to change our daily life and economy beyond the realm of games and entertainment. The metaverse has infinite potential as a new social communication space. The following future tasks are suggested for the educational use of the metaverse: first, teachers should carefully analyze how students understand the metaverse; second, teachers should design classes for students to solve problems or perform projects cooperatively and creatively; third, educational metaverse platforms should be developed that prevent misuse of student data.

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