Virtual Exhibition by using Spatial Website to Promote the Dissemination of Academic Works productivity for Teacher Candidates

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the principles, concepts and theories related to a virtual exhibition by using a spatial website to promote the dissemination of academic works productivity for teacher candidates, 2) to develop a virtual exhibition by using a spatial website to promote the dissemination of academic works productivity for teacher candidates, and 3) to evaluate the satisfaction with the virtual exhibition by using the spatial website to promote the dissemination of academic works productivity for teacher candidates. The operations process was divided into two phases: Phase 1 involved the development of academic works to be utilized online and techniques to customize them in the program Canva; and Phase 2 included the development of a virtual exhibition utilizing a spatial website. The target group used in the research consisted of teacher candidates from the first semester of the Academic Year 2022 who were randomly selected using judgment sampling. The experimental group for Phase 1 included 193 students in the Teacher Professional Training Experience 2 Course who attended the exhibition room in the virtual world. The experimental group for Phase 2 consisted of 260 students enrolled in the Teacher Professional Experience Training 1 Course who produced posters and clip presentations for instructional materials. There were 40 students in Teacher Training Experience Process 2 who produced posters and video clips presenting their action research, totaling 300 pieces of work. There were 466 students who attended the virtual exhibition room “RU’s EDU METAVERSE 2022”. In addition, 29 lecturers participated in the project, bringing the total number of participants to 495. The research instruments used for data collection were the appropriateness assessment (IOC), and satisfaction assessment (rating scale). The data were analyzed by mean, percentage, standard deviation.

The research found that

1) the exhibition in the virtual world is a simulation of the real and imaginary environment presented as a 3D virtual experience to create a system for single or multiple users to move or interact in a computer-simulated environment, hearing, and touching the simulated world, with self-learning (Self-Directed learning) being the most important aspect of the virtual exhibition room, enabling students to plan their own learning,

2) A virtual exhibition room utilizing Spatial App presents a 360-degree virtual exhibition with media consisting of 3D images, still images, sound effects, and video clips, displaying two sets of academic works, including a series of posters and video clips about the teaching materials and a series of posters and presentation clips about the research, and 3) After viewing the virtual exhibition, the sample group in Phase 2 had overall satisfaction at a high level (=4.49, S.D.=0.20).