ERIC Number: EJ1462730
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 32
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EISSN: EISSN-1573-7608
Available Date: 2024-08-27
Integrating AI Chatbots into the Metaverse: Pre-Service English Teachers' Design Works and Perceptions
Education and Information Technologies, v30 n4 p4099-4130 2025
Alongside technological advances, the educational potential of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and the metaverse has generated significant interest in the field of computer-assisted language learning (CALL). However, despite this heightened interest, there have been no studies that have delved into the effective integration of these two technologies into educational contexts. In response to this concern, this research examined a teacher training course where pre-service teachers designed and used their customized chatbots within the context of the metaverse space. Fifty-five pre-service English teachers were assigned to the chatbot-only group (COG) (n = 31) and the chatbot-metaverse group (CMG) (n = 24). We first explored the CMG's chatbot design works and teaching demonstrations in metaverse spaces and compared them to those of the COG, who developed and utilized chatbots in a physical classroom setting. We further compared their perceptions related to experiences with chatbot-based lesson designing and teaching demonstrations, using a survey and reflection papers. The comparison of design works and teaching demonstrations revealed that while both groups recognized the value and effectiveness of AI chatbots in the language classroom, the participants in the CMG tended to develop more authentic, immersive, and interactive learning tasks, with the metaverse space playing a crucial role as a context. Analysis of a survey and reflection papers indicated that the CMG reported more positive perceptions than the COG. We discussed how the metaverse space might have influenced the way teachers developed and integrated chatbots into their educational contexts. Pedagogical and theoretical implications regarding the combined use of AI chatbot and metaverse technologies were also provided.
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Mediated Communication, Preservice Teachers, English Teachers, Student Attitudes, Instructional Design, Lesson Plans
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Jeonbuk National University, Department of English Language and Literature, Jeonju, Republic of Korea; 2University of Nottingham Ningbo China, School of Education and English, Ningbo, China; 3Indiana University Bloomington, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Bloomington, USA