Integrating AI and the Metaverse: Advancing Student Learning Outcomes

Authors

  • Dr. Consuelo Habito University of the Philippines Open University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6942-8473
  • Rachel Grace Macabasco University of the Philippines Open University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14464/ess.v11i11.784

Abstract

The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the field of education has been viewed by many as a Damocles sword for both teachers and learners. Despite its early beginnings in 1956, AI use only boomed in the 2020s with the successful application of machine or deep learning, greater number-crunching power of computers and big data. Its application in the area of education is inevitable and learning institutions have come up with their rules of AI use amidst concerns about originality of work. This study pushed the use of AI and the Metaverse in the final project assignment using topics from the course modules of Science 11 (Living Systems: Concepts and Dynamics), a general education course of the University of the Philippines Open University offered during the 3rd Trimester 2022-2023 and 2nd Trimester 2023-2024. The use of AI was deliberate in the final project assignment and its use was documented in the process flow or project narrative that was also submitted in addition to the final project. Students used Metaverse apps in developing their final projects. Students can start leveraging the use of AI and the Metaverse in their studies and eventually in their work.

Author Biographies

Dr. Consuelo Habito, University of the Philippines Open University

Dr. Consuelo Dl. Habito is a Professor at the Faculty of Management and Development Studies of the University of the Philippines Open University. She graduated with a PhD in Engineering from the University of Melbourne, Australia in 2003. She finished her Master of Zoology and B.S. Zoology from the University of the Philippines Los Banos. Her research interests are on watershed management, sustainable development, and indigenous knowledge of wood-carving. She was the former program chair of the Diploma in and Master of Environment and Natural Resources Management of the UP Open University.

Rachel Grace Macabasco, University of the Philippines Open University

Rachel Grace Macabasco graduated with a degree of B.S. in Biology cum laude from the University of the Philippines Loa Banos in 2010. She is currently serving as Tutor of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies of the University of the Philippine Open University.

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Published

2024-09-30