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An Exploratory Study for the Application of Metaverse in Church Education

메타버스의 교회교육 적용을 위한 탐색적 연구

  • 투고 : 2022.09.06
  • 심사 : 2022.09.29
  • 발행 : 2022.09.30
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초록

Due to the 4th industrial revolution, which started with the Smart Revolution in the early 21st century, Hyper-Connectivity, Hyper-Convergence and Hyper-Intelligence of our society is accelerating. These changes induced formation of Metaverse as a fused new space that crosses the perimeter of the physical space and virtual(digital) spaces beyond time and place. The characteristics of Metaverse are continuously spread by engaging with the characteristics of the MZ generation, which collects both Millennial generation (M Generation) and Z Generation. With outburst of Covid-19 pandemic, a variety of attempts have been made to utilize Metaverse, even in church education when it was impossible to worship directly. In other words, the usefulness of the Metaverse was confirmed as a new community space of the education of the church. In addition, Metaverse may provide a substantial, experiential and evolving space for church education. However, in order for church education to further develop, the development in the method of education is also required to move beyond mere concept of space. In particular, when the learner-centered education method, one of the common characteristics of the Metaverse and MZ generation, it is thought that the church education in the Metaverse era will be able to go in a more evolving direction.

21세기 초반 스마트 혁명으로 시작된 4차 산업혁명으로 인해 우리 사회는 초연결(Hyper-Connectivity), 초융합(Hyper-Convergence), 초지능(Hyper-Intelligence)이 가속화되고 있다. 이런 변화는 시간과 장소라는 제한적인 공간을 물리적 공간과 가상적(디지털) 공간의 경계를 뛰어넘어 융합적인 새로운 공간으로서의 메타버스(Metaverse)를 만들어내고 있다. 메타버스는 1980년대 초반부터 1990년대 중반에 출생한 밀레니얼 세대(M Generation)와 1990년대 중반부터 2000년대 초반에 출생한 Z 세대(Z Generation)을 통칭하는 MZ세대와 맞물려 계속 확산되고 있다. 교회교육도 코로나19의 확산으로 예배로 모일 수 없을 때 메타버스를 활용한 다양한 시도가 있어고, 이를 통해 교회교육의 새로운 공동체 공간으로써 활용 가능성이 확인되었다. 그뿐만 아니라 메타버스를 교회교육에 활용하면 실제적이며, 체험할 수 있는 더욱 발전적인 교회교육 공간으로 활용될 수 있을 것이다. 그러나 교회교육이 더욱 발전하기 위해서는 공간적인 개념을 뛰어넘어 교회교육 방법의 발전이 필요하다. 특히 메타버스와 MZ세대의 공통된 특징 중에 하나인 사용자 중심성이 강조된 학습자 중심의 교육방법이 교회교육에 적용될 때에 메타버스 시대 속에 교회교육은 더욱 발전적인 방향으로 나갈 수 있을 것이다.

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