Soft Skills Training through Metaverse

Hussain, S. and Cullens, M. (2024) Soft Skills Training through Metaverse. 17th Annual University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference, Glasgow, UK, 27 March 2024. (Accepted for Publication)

Abstract

The workshop will enlighten the audience about the approaches to enhancing soft skills using virtual environments. Leveraging the Metaverse’s immersive capabilities, the workshop aims to demonstrate how soft skills can be improved many folds through interactive role-playing within virtual yet realistic scenarios. Participants will be given the opportunity to practice their soft skills using avatars and will get AI-generated feedback to make informed improvements to their soft skills. The set of soft skills will comprise employability and communication skills through an industry-leading VR platform called Bodyswaps. By the end of this session, the participants will be able to: • appreciate the step change brought through the innovative use of Metaverse for the teaching and training of soft skills in the academic and corporate sectors. • practically experience the Metaverse-based training of soft skills Participants should bring a web enabled mobile device (mobile devices/tablets/iPads)

• Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
• Status: Accepted for Publication
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Hussain, Dr Sajjad
• Authors: Hussain, S., and Cullens, M.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Autonomous Systems and Connectivity

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