Eduverse: Changing Paradigms in Fashion Education and Management

Abstract

The Metaverse incorporates the immersive benefits of online technology to achieve a digital approach to learning in higher education, and within it, sub-verses are being born, that is, the Eduverse System (ES). Educational institutions, such as Pearl Academy, see more investment in this and are now looking to apply platforms such as the ES to current practices in teaching, learning, and training. However, employing Eduverse for classroom teaching will not be a quick process and comes with many challenges. This research contributes to the existing body of literature on the examination of learners’ perceptions of the incorporation of the Eduverse System into existing pedagogical approaches across all five campuses of Pearl Academy in India. The research model embraces the adoption of four variables that consider diverse aspects of this predicted migration by higher education learners, that is, willingness, perception, convenience, and capability, which will help gauge student responses in relation to the level of satisfaction and intention to adopt ES. Empirical conclusions are calculated by means of an online questionnaire using a 5-point Likert scale, with a sample size of 500 students from the fashion design programs offered at Pearl Academy. Factor and regression analysis tools, including weighted average score and mean score, help to analyze findings and to ascertain the level of satisfaction in students.