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http://dx.doi.org/10.14702/JPEE.2022.555

Exploring Enhancing Interaction for Foreign Learners e-PBL Using Meta-verse  

Ko-Eun Song (Da Vinci College of General Education, Chung-Ang University)
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Journal of Practical Engineering Education / v.14, no.3, 2022 , pp. 555-563 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study explored the educational effects of e-PBL by using metaverse tools to strengthen PBL interactions among foreign learners. The university's 3-hour, 15-week PBL subject was systematically reorganized to satisfy the needs of online groups of students. Metaverse technology was also used as a tool for interaction in the process of solving practical problems closely related to our social issues through e-PBL. e-PBL lectures are composed of foreign learners from various countries. More than half of the 43 participating students are from 11 different nations. Learners in an e-PBL class are able to partake in task-based learning activities through the use of the metaverse. This qualitative study identified the metaverse is an effective communication tool which transcends language and nationality. It is also a unique space where both verbal and non-verbal communication between team members are possible online. This study can demonstrate the positive effects of e-PBL teaching methods. By using the metaverse's various tools of interaction to improve communication among foreign learners whose Korean levels are not perfect, we can create a digital space which more closely resembles an offline, interpersonal learning experience.
Keywords
e-PBL; Metaverse; Foreign learners; Project-based; e-learning;
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