Abafundi Bezokuvakasha Bakha i-New Metaverse

UScott Michael Smith, PhD-TRM, uyilungu lobuhlakani be-Assumption University Thailand's MSME Business School, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management. UDkt. Scott ube ngumqeqeshi weqembu lezemfundo lase-Assumption University emiqhudelwaneni eminingi yamazwe ngamazwe neyezwe. Umncintiswano Wokuphathwa Kwendawo Yonyaka odlule, oba minyaka yonke e-Taiwan, uthutheleke ku-inthanethi, futhi uDkt. Scott waqaphela ukuthi i-iStaging kwakuyinkundla yokukhetha. Ehlatshwe umxhwele inkundla ye-iStaging futhi ebona lokhu njengethuba lokuthuthukisa isethi yamakhono ebalulekile (okungukuthi, ukufunda ngedijithali) ekilasini, uDkt. Scott ugqugquzelwe ukwabelana ngale nkundla entsha nabafundi. “Abafundi bezokuvakasha baseNyuvesi yase-Assumption bamukela ukusungulwa nobuchwepheshe; I-iStaging ivume ngokukhululekile ukunikeza ubulungu obuxhasiwe kubafundi, yilapho-ke i-adventure yaqala khona!” kusho uDkt Scott.

Hlangana noDkt. Scott

Osuka e-Hawaii, uDkt. Scott unesipiliyoni samashumi eminyaka njengomnikazi nomphathi wezindawo zokudlela, amabha, nama-nightclub. Esebenza nezinganekwane zemboni ezifana noShep Gordon noDon Ho eHawaii, uScott wafunda kwabahamba phambili ebhizinisini. Sekungamashumi eminyaka, uDkt. Scott esebenzisana eduze nabahlinzeki bezokuvakasha abaningi abahamba phambili, amahhotela, nabaqhubi bezokuvakasha e-SE Asia ukuthuthukisa izinhlelo zokuqeqesha isevisi nokukhuthaza amasu enza ibhizinisi libe nengqondo kanye nomqondo ophusile.

Ezokuvakasha Ezizinze Emphakathini (CBT), ukuphila kahle komphakathi kanye nenjabulo yizinto ezithandwa uDkt. Scott. UDkt. Scott unolwazi olunzulu lokusingatha izinkomfa zezemfundo futhi umenywe ukuthi ethule izinkulumo ezibalulekile ngezihloko ezihlukahlukene kulo lonke elase-Asia. Ngokuhamba kweminyaka, uDkt. Scott uye wahlela futhi wahola izinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi kulo lonke elase-SE Asia ngezihloko ezinjengokulawulwa kwezinhlekelele nezinhlekelele, ukuthuthukiswa komphakathi kanye nekilasi elaziwa kakhulu le-Spirit of Hospitality Master's.

Kulo nyaka, uDkt. Scott ugubha iminyaka engamashumi amabili efundisa e-Thailand. Umongameli we-SKAL International Asian Area, u-Andrew Wood waqala ikhasi le-Meta/Facebook ukuze abafundi nabangane babelane ngezindaba zabo abazithandayo zikaDkt. Ku-"Dkt. Ikhasi likaScott elithi Sigubha Iminyaka Engamashumi Amabili Yokufundisa eThailand” kunobufakazi obuningi obukhuthazayo babafundi bangaphambili, abangani, abaholi bemboni kanye nozakwabo.

Kusukela ngo-2006, uDkt. Scott usebenze eKomidini Eliphethe le-SKAL International Thailand kanye ne-SKAL Bangkok njengoMqondisi we-Young SKAL. I-SKAL International iyinhlangano enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni yabasebenzi bezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha. I-SKAL International izibophezele ekunikezeni abafundi abangcono kakhulu nabakhanya kakhulu amathuba okucwebezela nokuba ngabaholi bakusasa embonini yezokuvakasha.

UDkt. Scott ube ngumqeqeshi weqembu lezemfundo emiqhudelwaneni eminingi. “Njengoba ubhubhane lubangele ukuthi imiqhudelwano eminingi yabafundi iqale ku-inthanethi, ngabona ukuthi i-iStaging kwakuyinkundla engangizikhethela yona.”, kuchaza uDkt. umhlaba we-virtual. " wanezela, “Iqembu lenze umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu ngokudala ulwazi oluhehayo emqhudelwaneni kangangoba ngithemba ukuthi ngizofaka i-iStaging ezinhlelweni zezifundo zamakilasi ami. Yingaleso sikhathi lapho ngaya khona kuStefan Oostendorp, oyiMenenja Yokuthuthukiswa Kwebhizinisi kwa-iStaging, ukuze ngibone ukuthi bangase bathande yini ukunikeza abafundi ubulungu obuxhasiwe.”

Kungene i-METAVERSE

Izitshudeni zezokuvakasha zisebenzisa uxhaso lwazo ngokunenzuzo ukuklama nokwakha i-HTM EXPO EXPO EXTRAVANGANZA yezokuvakasha ehlanganisa umbukiso wezemfundo yezokuvakasha, i-career expo kanye ne-travel expo in the metaverse. I-metaverse ithole i-hype enkulu muva nje. Kodwa yini i-metaverse?

Empeleni, i-metaverse (ephinde yaziwe kwabaningi ngokuthi “iwebhu 3.0”) iwukuvela kwe-inthanethi yamanje. I-Web 1.0, ibimayelana nokuxhuma ulwazi nokungena ku-inthanethi. I-Web 2.0 imayelana nokuxhuma abantu, i-web 3.0, iyaqala manje futhi ihilela ukuhlukaniswa kwabantu kude ne-"The Big Five"; Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Meta (Facebook) kanye Microsoft.

Ukuze sikusize uthole umqondo wokuthi igama elithi “i-metaverse” lingacacile futhi liyinkimbinkimbi kangakanani, nakhu ochwepheshe bokuzivocavoca abasikiselayo: Faka esikhundleni ibinzana elithi “i-metaverse” emshweni ngokuthi “i-cyberspace.” Esikhathini esiningi, incazelo ngeke ishintshe kakhulu. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi igama alibhekiseli kunoma yiluphi uhlobo oluthile lobuchwepheshe, kodwa ukushintsha okubanzi endleleni esisebenzisana ngayo nobuchwepheshe. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ku-virtual reality (VR), okwangempela okungathandwa kwabathelisi esikubona (AR) noma kusikrini nje, amandla e-metaverse ukuvumela uxhumo olungcono lwempilo yethu yedijithali neyomzimba.

Kalula nje, ubuchwepheshe obakha i-metaverse bungabandakanya into engekho ngokoqobo—ebonakala imihlaba ebonakalayo ephikelelayo eqhubeka ikhona ngisho noma ungekho ku-inthanethi—kanye namaqiniso angeziwe ahlanganisa izici zomhlaba wedijithali nowenyama. Nokho, akudingi ukuthi lezo zikhala zifinyelelwe kuphela nge-VR noma nge-AR. Umhlaba obonakalayo, njengezici ze-Fortnite, umdlalo wevidiyo eku-inthanethi okhishwe ngo-2017, ongafinyelelwa ngama-PC, ama-consoles wegeyimu, kanye nezingcingo, ungabhekwa “njenge-metaversal.”

I-iStaging isebenze eduze nemikhiqizo eminingi yamazwe ngamazwe embonini yokudayisa ngemfashini kanye nabathengi njenge-LVMH, i-Samsung ne-Giant ukuze kufakwe isipiliyoni esibonakalayo sezivakashi. Manje, i-iStaging isebenza namanyuvesi ahlonishwayo e-Asia. "Ngenkundla ye-iStaging, abafundi bezokuvakasha base-Assumption University badale enye indawo ezungezile.", kusho uDkt. Scott, enezela, "Impendulo yabafundi ibe mihle kakhulu kulo msebenzi waphakathi nonyaka."

Ngo-2022 HTM Online Career Expo, abafundi abavela ezifundweni ezahlukene bazakhele ulwazi olujulile, oluhehayo nolufundisayo ku-inthanethi. Abafundi be-HTM4302 Event Management badale amadokodo emibukiso emikhiqizo emikhulu efana neMarriott-Starwood, Hilton, Hyatt egxile emathubeni emisebenzi, njengoba iningi lalaba bafundi lizongena emakethe yemisebenzi kulo nyaka.

Abafundi be-HTM 4402 Tourism Destination Management benze amadokodo ukuze babonise izindawo zokuvakasha futhi bethule imibono yabo yezinto ezintsha ezikhangayo kulezi zindawo.

 Abafundi be-HTM4406 MICE Management bakhe amadokodo emadolobheni ahlukahlukene, bekhangisa indawo abaya kuyo yemihlangano, imakethe yokukhuthaza, yemihlangano nemibukiso (MICE). “Abafundi benze umsebenzi oncomekayo, uma kubhekwa ukuthi banesikhathi esincane kakhulu sokusebenza kulo msebenzi wamaphakathi nonyaka. Abafundi basheshe basamukela lesi sabelo futhi bafunda indlela yokuhamba endaweni yesikhulumi ngesikhathi esincane esasisithatha umfundisi wabo,” kusho uDkt. Scott ehleka.

Abafundi basebenze kule phrojekthi ngezinyathelo ezikhuphukayo, baqala ngocwaningo nokuqoqwa kokuqukethwe. Abafundi babe sebesebenza ndawonye emhlabeni wangempela ukudizayina amadokodo abo ombukiso omhlaba obonakalayo. Isitayela sokudonsa nokwehlisa sohlelo lwe-iStaging olusebenziseka kalula luvumela abafundi ukuthi bethule ngokushesha izinhlelo zokumaketha, izethulo namaphrojekthi ngokusebenzisa amagumbi ombukiso abonakalayo, imibukiso ebonakalayo, imibukiso yokuhweba ebonakalayo kanye nokuvakasha okubonakalayo. Abafundi baphinde basebenzisa ama-plugin anjenge Kahoot! inkundla yokufunda esekwe kumdlalo ukubandakanya izivakashi endaweni yabo futhi babelane ngolwazi.

Ukuthuthukisa I-Digital Literacy Yabafundi

Ngale phrojekthi abafundi bathuthukise amakhono adingekayo ukuze babe abadali bokuqukethwe abanomthwalo wemfanelo ngaphezu kwabathengi bokuqukethwe. Abafundi namuhla bacelwa ukuthi bakhe, bahlanganyele, futhi babelane ngokuqukethwe kwedijithali. Ezweni lanamuhla ledijithali, cishe yonke imisebenzi idinga ukuxhumana kwedijithali ngesikhathi esithile. Ukuhlomisa abafundi ngamakhono okuthola ngempumelelo nangokuzibophezela ukuze bathole, bahlole, baxhumane, futhi babelane ngokuqukethwe ku-inthanethi kuzobasiza bathuthukise amakhono abo okufunda nokubhala kwedijithali ngezindlela eziningi.

I-American Library Association (ALA) ichaza ukufunda nokubhala kwedijithali “njengekhono lokusebenzisa ulwazi nobuchwepheshe bezokuxhumana ukuze uthole, uhlole, udale, futhi udlulise ulwazi, oludinga kokubili amakhono okuqonda nobuchwepheshe.” Abantu bomdabu banamuhla abadijithali bangabadali bokuqukethwe, hhayi nje abathengi bokuqukethwe.

Izinsika ezintathu ze-digital literacy:

• Ukuthola nokusebenzisa okuqukethwe kwedijithali

• Ukudala okuqukethwe kwedijithali

• Ukuxhumana noma ukwabelana ngokuqukethwe kwedijithali

Ngenkathi besebenza kuphrojekthi yabo, abafundi babuza imibuzo ebalulekile mayelana nokuqukethwe ku-inthanethi abahlangabezana nakho. Ubani odale umlayezo futhi ngani? Uphi umlayezo osakazwayo futhi yiziphi izindlela ezisetshenziswayo ukuze kudonswe ukunaka? Abafundi baye badlulela ngalé kokuthola, ukuhlola, nokusebenzisa okuqukethwe kwedijithali ukuze bakudale, okuhlanganisa kokubili ukubhala ngefomethi yedijithali nokudala ezinye izinhlobo zemidiya ezinjengama-tweets, amaphodikasti, amavidiyo, ama-imeyili, namabhulogi. Njengoba ukubhala kwedijithali ngokuvamile kuhloselwe ukwabelana ngakho, ukufunda ukusebenzisana ngempumelelo nokuxhumana nabanye imibono kuyinsika yesithathu yolwazi lokufunda nokubhala kwedijithali.

Izinzuzo Zokukhuthaza Ukuqamba Okusha Nobuchwepheshe Ekilasini

Ukukhuthaza ukusungula nokufundisa amakhono edijithali kubafundi kwenze abafundi bakwazi ukufunda ukucabanga ngokujulile, ukuxazulula izinkinga ngobuchule, nokuveza imibono yabo ngezindlela eziphoqayo. Ngalawa makhono, abafundi baphumelela kokubili esikoleni nasemisebenzini yabo. Ezinye zezinzuzo ezibonakalayo, ngokusho kukaDkt. Scott zihlanganisa:

1. Ukusebenzelana Kwabafundi Okuthuthukisiwe

Amathuluzi okudala okuqukethwe anamandla enkundla ye-iStaging ahilela abafundi ngokujule ngokwengeziwe ngokuqukethwe, okubasiza ukuthi baqonde kangcono ulwazi futhi badlulisele ulwazi lwabo ngezindlela ezibonwayo nezedijithali.

2. Ukuqonda Okujulile Nokwazisa Ngokudala Nokusungula Izinto Ezintsha Ngobuchwepheshe

Ngokusho kwe-Bloom's Digital Taxonomy, isenzo sokudala sidinga ukuhleleka okuphezulu kuneminye imisebenzi efana nokukhumbula, ukuqonda, nokusebenzisa. Lapho abafundi basebenzisa i-iStaging ukuze benze izethulo zabo, i-infographics, izithombe ezinyakazayo namavidiyo ezabelo zabo, bayiqonda ngokujulile futhi bayigcine isikhathi eside. Lokhu kwabenza bakwazi ukudlulisa imibono yabo ngezindlela ezintsha.

3. Siza abafundi bagqame emqhudelwaneni wabo emakethe yemisebenzi

Abafundi abanolwazi ngamathuluzi edijithali afana ne-iStaging bangakwazi ukuzihlukanisa kalula phakathi nenqubo yokufaka isicelo somsebenzi. Bangakwazi ukudala kabusha okucebile kwemidiya futhi babonise imikhiqizo yabo siqu nge-ePorfolios yomsebenzi wabo we-iStaging. Bangakwazi ukungena ezingxoxweni ezilungiselelwe ukukhombisa izibonelo zamakhono okuxhumana edijithali alindelwe yizinkampani, futhi bangakhombisa ikhono labo lokufunda nokusebenzisa amakhono amasha ezobuchwepheshe. Mhlawumbe okubaluleke kakhulu, bangafakazela ukuthi baye bahlakulela ingqondo yokudala efunwa ngabaqashi. Amakhono afana nokuxazulula izinkinga eziyinkimbinkimbi, ukucabanga okujulile, nokudala akhuphula ngokushesha uhlu ngokubaluleka kubaqashi, ngokusho kweWorld Economic Forum.

Abafundi abathole lesi sitifiketi bathi ukuthola lesi sitifiketi kubenze baqiniseka ngamakhono abo e-digital media futhi bakholwa wukuthi lokhu kuzobasiza ukuthi bagqame emqhudelwaneni. UMnu Kyaw Htet Aung uthe, “Ukusebenzisa i-iStaging ukuze siziveze, esikhundleni sokwethulwa kwe-PowerPoint okujwayelekile kwenze umsebenzi waba mnandi futhi wathakazelisa kakhulu. Amakhono ami okwakha iqembu athuthukisiwe futhi inkundla ye-iStaging bekulula ukuyifunda.”

Le phrojekthi inikeze ithuba lokuthi abahamba phambili nabakhanya kakhulu bathole isitifiketi se-iStaging ukuze baqedele umsebenzi wezifundo. Umfundi wezokuvakasha uMnu Sitthipong Chaiyasit uthole isitifiketi se-iStaging njengengxenye yezifundo, echaza, “Inkundla ye-iStaging isize ithimba lami ukuthi lisebenze ndawonye ukuze liklame igumbi lokubonisa eliveza umbono wethu nemibono yethu endaweni yokudala okulula ukuyizulazula.”

Funda kabanzi ngohambo lukaDkt. Scott kuwebhu yewebhu ekhethekile “Ikusasa Lemicimbi Engokoqobo” ngomhla ka-15 Mashi, 2022, ngo-10:30 AM ngesikhathi sase-Bangkok. Izihloko okuzoxoxwa ngazo zifaka: umthelela wemicimbi ebonakalayo embonini, amathuba emicimbi ebonakalayo/eyingxube, izinselele zomkhakha ezihlobene nobuchwepheshe obusha be-metaverse. Kanye, nekusasa lemicimbi ebonakalayo, ukuphathwa kwemicimbi kanye nemfundo. Landela isixhumanisi esingezansi ukuze ubhalise, Chofoza lapha.

“Abafundi abasebenza kumaphrojekthi e-metaverse bafunda ukuthi bangawasebenzisa kanjani amathuluzi edijithali, ngani, futhi nini. Bangakwazi ukubona amathuba okwengeza izinga elisha lokubonisa ikhono kuphrojekthi.”, uDkt. Scott wafingqa, “Ukufundisa ngobuchwepheshe kunamandla okukhiqiza isasasa elithe xaxa ngokufunda kwabafundi. Ukucela abafundi ukuthi bakhe futhi bethule imibono ku-METAVERSE kuveza cishe amathuba angenamkhawulo okwabelana ngolwazi ngezindlela ezihlukile, okuholela ezinhlelweni eziningi zokuqamba. Inkundla ye-iStaging enembile inika abafundi basenyuvesi amandla okuguqula isethulo sabafundi esilula namaphrojekthi abe ulwazi lwangempela lokufunda oluhehayo emhlabeni obonakalayo ngokusebenzisa ama-showroom abonakalayo, imibukiso ebonakalayo, imibukiso yezohwebo kanye nokuvakasha okubonakalayo.”

Isithombe sesici sihlonishwa ngu-Skal