“Extending the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to Predict University Students’ Intentions to Use Metaverse-Based Learning Platforms”

Education and Information Technologies, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 28(11), С. 15381 - 15413

Опубликована: Апрель 28, 2023

Metaverse, which combines a number of information technologies, is the Internet future. A media for immersive learning, metaverse could set future educational trends and lead to significant reform in education. Although has potential improve effectiveness online learning experiences, metaverse-based implementations are still their infancy. Additionally, what factors impact higher education students' adoption remains unclear. Consequently, aim this study explore main that affect behavioral intentions adopt technology This proposed an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) achieve aim. The novelty resides its conceptual model, incorporates both technological, personal, inhibiting/enabling factors. empirical data were collected via questionnaires from 574 students private public universities Jordan. Based on PLS-SEM analysis, identifies perceived usefulness, personal innovativeness IT, enjoyment as key enablers metaverse. cyber risk found inhibitor intentions. Surprisingly, effect ease use be insignificant. Furthermore, it self-efficacy, innovativeness, determinants usefulness use. While findings contribute extension TAM practical value these since they will help authorities understand each factor's role enable them plan strategies.

Язык: Английский

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Potential to use metaverse for future teaching and learning

Education and Information Technologies, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 29(7), С. 8893 - 8924

Опубликована: Сен. 2, 2023

Abstract Metaverse, a virtual shared space integrating augmented reality and technologies, is often hailed as the “Internet of future” for its potential to revolutionize online communication, collaboration, learning, work. However, despite promising strategic business applications, there dearth empirical evidence evaluating educational value. This qualitative study examined impact Metaverse on teaching learning by examining advantages challenges. The outcomes highlight Metaverse’s remarkable personalized adaptive thanks immersive interactive capabilities. An analysis existing literature suggests that can create engaging experiences in which students explore tailored environments interact within them. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted confirm perception metaverse-based education among students, educators, program administrators, who view it an innovative effective delivery method. Several barriers require attention ensure successful integration education, such network connectivity, reliability, standardization certification, organizational readiness, specialized skills necessary leverage potential. offers comprehensive understanding potential, limitations, critical factors contributing success. By providing individual student needs, holds power learning. addressing challenges related interoperability need more efficacy requires further research development efforts. significance this hinges continued exploration enhance experiences, offering novel approach

Язык: Английский

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Unlocking the Potential: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Education

Electronics, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 12(18), С. 3953 - 3953

Опубликована: Сен. 20, 2023

Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual (VR) are poised to revolutionize education by offering immersive interactive learning experiences. This research comprehensively evaluates the educational applications of AR VR, specifically emphasizing their impact on student motivation, outcomes, engagement, overall The analysis explores how VR can improve learning, knowledge retention, skill acquisition systematically reviewing existing literature from diverse domains, including K-12 education, higher STEM professional training, lifelong learning. Additionally, investigates pivotal role in fostering environments, unveiling these technologies promote active collaboration, critical thinking through simulations evaluation considers potential beyond traditional classroom settings distance assesses feasibility virtual classrooms, web-based Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). A significant aspect study involves understanding attitudes toward influence intrinsic interest, enthusiasm for material. Based a thorough relevant literature, aims provide practical recommendations educators effectively incorporate into practices. prioritize pedagogically sound design, educator accessibility consideration ensure equitable access all learners. In summary, this extensive reveals strengths, limitations, challenges making informed decisions utilizing create engaging, impactful experiences, generation technologically proficient knowledge-driven

Язык: Английский

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Influencing Factors of Usage Intention of Metaverse Education Application Platform: Empirical Evidence Based on PPM and TAM Models

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 14(24), С. 17037 - 17037

Опубликована: Дек. 19, 2022

We explored the influencing factors of usage intention a metaverse education application platform that directly influence optimization its service function, improve intention, and realize promotion technology in domain. Based on characteristics platform, we integrated PPM (push–pull–mooring) model TAM (technology acceptance model) to construct intention. Ultimately, 275 valid questionnaires were collected through expert demonstration, pre-investigation, formal investigation, other processes. In addition, our paper used SEM (structural equation fsQCA (fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis) analyze user willingness their configuration paths. The study found personalized learning, contextualized teaching, perceived usefulness, ease use, social needs, impact play significant positive roles use platform. Meanwhile, obtained findings show experience-led community-driven mode, personality-led social-led utility-driven mode serve as potential guidelines for enhancement.

Язык: Английский

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Metaverse in Education: Contributors, Cooperations, and Research Themes

IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 16(6), С. 1111 - 1129

Опубликована: Май 19, 2023

Research on Educational Metaverse (Edu-Metaverse) has developed into an active research field. Based 310 academic papers published from 2004 to 2022, this study identifies contributors, scientific cooperations, and themes using bibliometrics, social network analysis, topic modeling, keyword analysis. Results suggest that Edu-Metaverse gained increasing attention in academia since 2019. Countries/affiliations located the same regions are close partners cooperation. By jointly interpreting modeling analysis results, reveals eight main field of Edu-Metaverse: 1) metaverse-based physical education, 2) metaverses-supported simulations for collaborative problem-based learning (PBL) health/medical 3) three-dimensional virtual environment-supported art appreciation creation 4) metaverse-enabled laboratories STEM 5) language 21st-century skill development through metaverse-supported immersive learning, 6) metaverse developing autism children' communication abilities, 7) world gameful experience-based 8) quantitative focusing learners' experience. We also identified challenges directions needing further attention: data security privacy protection, balance between real identities, preparing instructors Edu-Metaverse, assessment higher-order thinking competencies Edu-Metaverse-based PBL. This work helps facilitate researchers' practitioners' understanding raises their awareness frontiers future directions.

Язык: Английский

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When makers meet the metaverse: Effects of creating NFT metaverse exhibition in maker education

Computers & Education, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 194, С. 104693 - 104693

Опубликована: Ноя. 29, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Metaverse as a Learning Environment: Some Considerations

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(3), С. 2186 - 2186

Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2023

The metaverse is unavoidable in an increasingly digitalized society and will potentially have a profound influence on what understood as teaching learning its formal informal dimensions, both initial continuing education. This research, carried out through document analysis, aims to reflect several challenges opportunities that the poses education source of for more relevant effective process, which necessarily involves development implementation monitoring research studies follow-up environment.

Язык: Английский

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Current Perspective of Metaverse Application in Medical Education, Research and Patient Care

Virtual Worlds, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 2(2), С. 115 - 128

Опубликована: Апрель 18, 2023

As virtual and augmented reality simulation technologies advance, the use of such in medicine is widespread. The advanced systems coupled with a complex interactive, immersive environment create metaverse. metaverse enables us to connect others world free spatial restrictions time constraints. In educational aspect, it allows collaboration among peers educators an 3D that can imitate actual classroom setting learning tools. Metaverse technology visualization structures, facilitates small group activities, improves mentor–mentee interactions, provides opportunities for self-directed experiences, helps develop teamwork skills. will be adapted rapidly healthcare, boost digitalization, grow surgical procedures medical education. potential advantages using diagnosing treating patients are tremendous. This perspective paper current state field proposes research directions harness benefits education, research, patient care. It aims spark interest discussion application healthcare inspire further this area.

Язык: Английский

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Education reform and change driven by digital technology: a bibliometric study from a global perspective

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 12, 2024

Abstract Amidst the global digital transformation of educational institutions, technology has emerged as a significant area interest among scholars. Such technologies have played an instrumental role in enhancing learner performance and improving effectiveness teaching learning. These also ensure sustainability stability education during epidemic. Despite this, dearth systematic reviews exists regarding current state application education. To address this gap, study utilized Web Science Core Collection data source (specifically selecting high-quality SSCI SCIE) implemented topic search by setting keywords, yielding 1849 initial publications. Furthermore, following PRISMA guidelines, we refined selection to 588 articles. Using software tools such CiteSpace, VOSviewer, Charticulator, reviewed these publications identify core authors (such Selwyn, Henderson, Edwards), highly productive countries/regions (England, Australia, USA), key institutions (Monash University, Australian Catholic University), crucial journals field ( Education Information Technologies , Computers & British Journal Educational Technology ). Evolutionary analysis reveals four developmental periods research application: embryonic period, preliminary development exploration, acceleration period change. The highlights dual influence technological factors historical context on topic. is factor enabling transform upgrade, times important driving force promoting adoption new system upgrading Additionally, identifies three frontier hotspots field: physical education, transformation, professional under promotion technology. This presents clear framework for which can serve valuable reference researchers practitioners concerned with theory practice.

Язык: Английский

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What will the education of the future look like? How have Metaverse and Extended Reality affected the higher education systems?

Metaverse Basic and Applied Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 3, С. 57 - 57

Опубликована: Ноя. 7, 2023

Education is one of the essential foundations sustainable development societies, in particular, objectives SDG4 UN General Assembly. Extended Reality (XR, so-called Metaverse) enables multisensory interaction with virtual environments, computer-created objects, and avatars. Also, dynamic Head Mounted Displays (HDMs) allows for an increasingly deeper experience world, especially through depth perception, including rendering several modalities like vision, touch, hearing. This creates a unique opportunity to revolutionize higher education system by adding new dimension cognition making it accessible more people, those living hard-to-reach areas. It also perfect complement process educating students during pandemic, such as recent COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, based on literature our experience, we provided overview possibility Metaverse application taking into account advantages limitations systems. turned out that XR-based solutions can be successfully applied medical education, chemistry courses well Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) education. Moreover, systems are useful learning spatial skills navigation, reasoning, perception. case remote learning, XR easier adaptation educational formula. lockdowns, considered tool promote socialization event. Thus, implementation open inclusive teaching space, namely Edu-Metaverse. current social context, obtained results valuable insights factors affecting users processes, learning. Finally, paper suggests research direction effective Metaverse-based solutions.

Язык: Английский

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