Sanghoon Park, associate professor of instructional technology at the ±«Óătv College
of Education, four current graduate students and a recent doctoral graduate presented
their research at the seventh International Symposium on Education (ISE): Future Education
for the Changing Societal Needs. Jeeheon Ryu, professor of education in the Institute
of Educational Research at Chonnam National University (CNU) in South Korea, served
as the host of this virtual conference.
This international event was held on the Virbela Metaverse platform, iU-GJ campus,
where participants adopted an avatar identity prior to signing into the first session.
Speakers and attendees from the ±«Óătv, Chonnam National University
(South Korea), Wenzhou University (China) and Nihon Fukushi University (Japan) attended
the conference. The presentations covered topics such as virtual reality (VR), extended
reality (XR) and artificial intelligence (AI).
ISE international virtual conference
The event kicked off on Feb. 24, 2023 with a welcome message and keynote presentation from 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST, followed by panel presentations from each university and then break-out room presentations finishing at 12:30 a.m. EST. In Korean Standard Time, the conference took place from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
±«Óătv virtual research presentations in the Metaverse
±«Óătv team from left to right (Megan Derrick, Pranam Parsanlal, Sanghoon Park, Jeanette Abrahamsen, and Andy Hoang). David Tai is not shown.
Instructional technology researchers from the ±«Óătv presented
at this virtual event in the Metaverse on a variety of topics that contributed to
the research focus of this international conference, Future Education for the Changing
Societal Needs.
Sanghoon Park, associate professor of instructional technology
âChatbots for Education: To Open or To Focusâ
Pranam Parsanlal, doctoral student of instructional technology
âDesigning and Evaluating a Virtual High-fidelity Clinical-Simulation Module for Nursing
Studentsâ
Andy Hoáș±ng, doctoral student of instructional technology
âEvaluating the Effectiveness of the ±«Óătv CyberCamp Curriculum and Activities for K-12
Learnersâ
Megan Derrick, doctoral student of instructional technology
âHow to Enhance Language Lessons Using Augmented Realityâ
Jeanette Abrahamsen, doctoral student of instructional technology
âA Systematic Literature Review of VR Devices and Their Potential to Promote Learning
in Higher Educationâ
David Tai, associate director of Digital Learning Ecosystems, â22
âChatGPT: a Professorâs Confession in Using AI to Redesign an Online Learning Courseâ
ISE virtual conference highlights
Want to learn more about the Metaverse?
The Anchin Center is excited to host âTeaching, Learning, and Research in the Metaverse,â a FREE weekly professional learning series. Csaba Osvath, visiting professor at the ±«Óătv College of Education will share the educational potential of virtual reality and video games through live demonstrations and discussion. ±«Óătv faculty and students are welcome to attend these weekly presentations.
Date: every Wednesday starting March 8
Time: 4:00 â 4:30 p.m.
Location: EDU 213