Dong-A University Remote Education Support Center Successfully Completes Metaverse-Based Orientation Program

For Tutors in Charge of Online-Offline Hybrid (O2O) Courses

The Center for Remote Education Support at Dong-A University Institute for Educational Innovation (Director: Professor Hwang Kisik; Head: Professor Cho Yongbok) conducted an orientation training for tutors of blended online and offline (O2O) courses.

Orientation training of Dong-A University Remote Education Support Center conducted in the metaverse.

'O2O' courses refer to blended online and offline classes that apply the Blended Learning teaching method, combining the educational advantages of online (LMS) and offline (in-person classes) environments to maximize learning effectiveness and meet diverse learning needs beyond the limitations of time and space.

During the orientation, tutors in charge of O2O courses were introduced to the curriculum and activity methods, followed by a Q&A session to facilitate communication. Tutors are graduate students recommended by course instructors, taking on a supportive role in the online learning environment of O2O courses.

Scene of orientation training conducted at Dong-A University Remote Education Support Center.

This training actively utilized the metaverse platform (ZEP) and was conducted simultaneously both in-person and remotely. This provided real-time participation opportunities for tutors who had difficulty attending in person, presenting a new approach to education.

Participants were able to communicate freely through the metaverse as if in face-to-face education, and the Center for Remote Education Support achieved results by supplementing the limitations of remote education through various initiatives, thereby expanding the flexibility and accessibility of education.

In particular, this served as an opportunity to confirm the potential of the metaverse as an important tool for innovative future education, and such blended educational methods are expected to expand to more courses in the future.

A representative from the Dong-A University Center for Remote Education Support stated, "The combination of the metaverse and remote education provides learners with diverse opportunities for participation and plays an important role in enhancing the quality of education," adding, "We will continue to utilize various remote education tools, including the metaverse, to create an innovative educational environment unique to Dong-A University."

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