메타버스 플랫폼 젭(ZEP)을 활용한 모둠 활동 수업 방안 연구

Abstract

This study explored the possibility of the metaverse platform ZEP as one of the educational tools that can be used in offline classes. This paper examines the concept of metaverse and examples of its application in modern society and analyzes the advantages of its use in education. Metaverse can be divided into augmented reality, mirror world, lifelogging, and the virtual world depending on the use of technology. Today, the metaverse has the characteristic that it is impossible to specify any one technology because several technologies are used in a complex and convergence way. However, there was no change in the basic concept of the virtual world when defining the metaverse. Metaverse is being used in various fields such as economy, politics, society, art, and education in modern society. In particular, in the field of education, nurturing digital talent is expected to be supported and developed in the future by selecting it as a national project. ZEP is the most suitable for educational use among the currently developed platforms among the various metaverse platforms. ZEP, a fusion of video chat programs and avatar worlds, was used on a trial basis in language education, literature, and art and medical education. This paper created a metaverse space to be used in group activity classes in offline classes. The virtual classroom was configured as the main space so that learners could adapt to the metaverse technology and platform and study before group activities. By creating an additional space to be used for group activities, it was designed so that learners could conduct rough group activities in the 7th session. By setting a mission for each class, learners performed the steps as if they were enjoying the game. However, the part of the reward given when the mission is completed was left as a future task as it was determined that additional technology development was necessary. Based on this study, the educational effects and problems that occur when applied in actual classes, and the responses and satisfaction of learners will be the subject of future research.