USE OF METAVERSE IN EDUCATION – EDUCATORS OPINION AND ADAPTABILITY

ABSTRACT Purpose –The purpose of this paper is to find out the educators' views on the concept and use of "metaverse" in the teaching learning process. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on secondary as well as primary data collected with the help of Google forms and interviews. A questionnaire consisting of closed and open-ended questions about the metaverse and its use in the field of education was administered to 122 teachers. Findings– The results showed that approximately 65% of the teachers stated that they knew the concept of the metaverse and its applications. In addition, approximately 55% of the teachers stated that they first heard about the metaverse concept from social media, and 45% stated that they were most aware of metaverse applications in the field of play. Most teachers (69.7%) answered no about the benefits of the metaverse platform in education. Approximately 95% of the teachers stated that they wanted seminars and workshops on metaverse applications in education and wanted these studies to be mostly aimed at introducing the metaverse platform and its applications in the educational environment. Practical implications – With the help of technology things in the world are done differently, we can participate in a virtual lesson at one end of the world with our avatars and exchange information, we can organize our workouts and calculate the daily calories we burn, and we can earn money in the virtual environment with a unique piece of art we have designed. This all is done virtually and thus the role of metaverse is become very important Originality/value – There has been no study done earlier in India on use of metaverse by teachers from different disciplines and ages thus this study could help us get the view point of different teachers who teach different age group of students and a variety of stujects. Paper type - Research paper Keywords – Metaverse, teachers, education