教育元宇宙:当前焦点、潜在主题与未来方向

Edu-metaverse:Current Focus,Potential Themes and Future Directions

元宇宙作为互联网发展的下一种形态,代表着未来教育技术发展的前沿,依托元宇宙各项技术形成的虚实共生环境,在教育领域展示出无限应用潜力。元宇宙与教育的结合主要有算力支持、资本推动及用户诉求三大动力来源。在元宇宙与教育融合的初始阶段,元宇宙与教育的创新应用可分成对外部世界的增强与内心世界的扩充两大路径。在元宇宙技术中后期发展阶段,元宇宙与教育的深度融合之下,教育技术的底座进一步被加强、教育内容的生态持续被激活、教育资源的鸿沟极大程度被缩小。教育元宇宙发展的未来方向主要聚焦于价值取向的审思。为此,应规避现实逃离主义,坚守存在论的立场;警惕创造性的破坏,加强对其伦理道德的监管;充分协调各界利益,以基本治理规则共建人类教育元宇宙共同体。与此同时,人们应始终坚持对人性美好的呼唤,警惕迷人的技术背后所暗藏的高风险。

As the next form of Internet development,Metaverse represents the frontier of future educational technology development.Relying on the virtual-real symbiosis environment formed by its various technologies,Metaverse shows unlimited potential in the application field of education.The combination of Metaverse and education mainly comes from three power sources:computing power support,capital promotion and user demands.In the initial stage of the fusion of the Metaverse and education,the innovative application of the Metaverse and education can be divided into two paths:the enhancement of the outer world and the expansion of the inner world.In the middle and later development stage of metaverse technology,with the deep integration of Metaverse and education,the foundation of educational technology has been further strengthened,the ecology of educational content has been continuously activated,and the gap of educational resources has been greatly narrowed.The future Edu-metaverse development mainly focuses on the consideration of value orientation.To this end,we should avoid reality escapism and stick to the position of ontology;be vigilant against creative destruction and strengthen the supervision of its ethics;fully coordinate the interests of all walks of life,and jointly build a metaverse community of human education with basic governance rules.At the same time,we should always adhere to the call for the beauty of human nature,and be alert to the high risks lurking behind the fascinating technology.