Using an avatar-based digital collaboration platform to foster ethical education for university students

Hu, Yung-Hsiang; Yu, Hui-Yun; Tzeng, Jian-Wei; Zhong, Kai-Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2023.104728

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“…It contributes positively to the development of students' correct values and the expression of neat and political importance in ideological and political education. Literature [10] verified the use of the platform through controlled experiments and promoted the improvement of students' moral decision-making levels. Literature [11] proposed the innovative ideological behavioral education model (DL-IIBEM) based on deep learning to solve the problems of insufficient knowledge sharing, poor interactive experience, imperfect incentives, and other problems of political education, and analyzed the proposed framework through simulation experiments, which confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed framework.…”

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Research on the Construction and Application of Network Civic Education Platform in Colleges and Universities in the Information Age

2024

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

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Clarifying the construction concept of network ideological and political education platforms in colleges and universities is a requirement to grasp the fundamental direction of network ideological and political education. This paper combines the Actor-critic algorithm with the state representation model and decision-making model to construct a network ideological and political education platform with the functions of education, management, service, dissemination, socialization, and practice. After the practical application of the Civic and Political Education Platform, the recognition and satisfaction of the platform are analyzed through questionnaire surveys. Finally, the Civic and Political Learning Achievement Quiz is conducted for college students at different stages to analyze the positive effect of the platform on the Civic and Political Learning Effect. The results show that in the four dimensions such as recognition, the p-value is less than 0.05, indicating that the difference between the experimental class and the control class is significant. Specifically, analyze the indicators of each dimension. Perceived resource richness, Guangzhou region satisfaction 3.8 is higher than the other three regions. Perceived resource quality perceived Shenzhen region is 3.68, higher than the other three regions, followed by Guangzhou. By the third stage, the average scores of the experimental group and the control group were 90.8 and 84.3, respectively, with a p-value of 0.008, indicating that the online education platform is becoming more and more effective in the learning of Civics and Politics for students in colleges and universities with time.

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Research on the Construction and Application of Network Civic Education Platform in Colleges and Universities in the Information Age

2024

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

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“…Within educational environments, the integration of avatars offers a plethora of benefits that significantly enhance the learning experience. Avatars facilitate real-time communication, enabling activities such as collaborative resource gathering, updating mind maps, and engaging in discussions about ethical decision-making among students (Hu et al, 2023). Moreover, carefully designed learning missions incorporating game-like features not only improve learning outcomes but also help in maintaining students' focus (Platz, 2022).…”

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Academic Augmentation: Analyzing Avatar Design in Educational Metaverse

Dhillon,

Tinmaz

2024

Journal of Metaverse

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The emergence of Metaverse from the realms of science fiction into a tangible reality marks a transformative epoch in the digital landscape. Avatars, serving as digital embodiments of users, wield significant influence over educational interactions within this burgeoning virtual realm. This qualitative study embarks on an exploration of how avatar design shapes the landscape of virtual education within the nascent Metaverse. Structured interviews were conducted with a diverse cohort of 20 participants, comprising equal representation of 10 males and 10 females from varied educational backgrounds. Through these interviews, the research utilized qualitative analysis methods (namely as thematic coding) and delved into the nuanced perspectives of participants regarding the impact of avatar design on their learning experiences. Findings unveil the multifaceted role of avatars in online interactions, with attributes such as gender, facial features, and attire emerging as pivotal design elements. Participants' individual personalities and external influences wielded significant sway over their avatar choices, while varying emotional connections translated into preferences for either professional demeanor or self-expression within the virtual educational landscape. Amidst mixed opinions surrounding the educational efficacy of avatar design, some participants foresee heightened engagement, while others express skepticism. Despite acknowledging the socialization benefits, lingering uncertainties persist regarding the Metaverse's efficacy as an educational tool. Preferences regarding avatar promotion and customization exhibit variance, with prevalent concerns revolving around privacy and data security. Furthermore, the comprehensive data analysis of participants' demographics revealed a diverse cohort, encompassing individuals from various countries, academic disciplines, and scholastic years. This multifaceted approach facilitated a comprehensive exploration of avatar preferences and user experiences, enriching the study's findings and enhancing its applicability across diverse educational contexts.

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“…The basic idea of informatization construction of Civic and Political Theory Classes is to focus on the objectives and requirements of Civic and Political Theory Classes, to use modern information technology to improve the level of teaching and management of the courses as the core, to build an informatization management platform for practical teaching as the basis for integrating teaching resources, enhancing the practice of students, optimizing the management of teaching as the focus of exploring a new way of teaching Civic and Political Theory Classes to adapt to the modern information technology conditions, and gradually to form long-lasting and effective teaching and learning. Gradually form a long-term mechanism of practical teaching and constantly improve the quality and effect of practical teaching [13][14][15].…”

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“…The network technology, network environment, and informatization teaching method supported by education information technology can promote education informatization to a great extent, and since the word "education informatization" was put forward, many policies have been promulgated in China to promote educational reform of "ideological and political theories" in professional courses by taking it as an internal motivation [13][14][15]. Since the word "education informatization" was introduced, many policies have been promulgated in China to promote the educational reform of "curriculum ideology" in professional courses by using it as an internal molding impetus [16][17] and relying on the rapid development of information technology in education, the educational mode of curriculum ideology and politics of the "Internet" may become a new way to educate people in the new era [18].…”

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Innovation and Informatization of Civics Teaching Mode in Colleges and Universities under Integrated Transfer Learning Strategies

Zou

2024

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

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This study addresses the problem of predicting student performance by proposing a heterogeneous transfer learning method based on FMBCC-FT, which aims to accurately predict students’ Civics knowledge mastery. The study achieves effective knowledge transfer by defining university Civics teaching as the source domain and considering the university’s demand for students’ Civics dynamics as the target domain. After collecting and standardizing students’ Civics education data, this study constructed a knowledge base model of Civics teaching based on the source domain data and migrated it to the target domain. To compensate for the bias in the migration, the study designed a three-stage iterative optimization migration weight learning method, which significantly improved the quality of Civics teaching by updating the parameter weights of the source domain model. The process was verified through the experimental control group pre and post-tests. The results showed that the total score of critical thinking ability pre and post-tests was −3.39. The students’ innovative consciousness score in the experimental group was 3.96, which was significantly higher than that of the control group, which was 0.18. In addition, the scores of the quality dimensions of the students in the control group and the experimental group ranged from 3.22 to 3.40 and 3.43 to 3.68, respectively. This empirical result effectively confirms that the Civics teaching model proposed in this paper can effectively improve students’ critical thinking ability, innovation consciousness and overall quality, which is of great guiding significance to the current practice of Civics teaching in colleges and universities.

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Using an avatar-based digital collaboration platform to foster ethical education for university students

Cited by 13 publications

References 58 publications

Research on the Construction and Application of Network Civic Education Platform in Colleges and Universities in the Information Age

Research on the Construction and Application of Network Civic Education Platform in Colleges and Universities in the Information Age

Academic Augmentation: Analyzing Avatar Design in Educational Metaverse

Innovation and Informatization of Civics Teaching Mode in Colleges and Universities under Integrated Transfer Learning Strategies

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