A4 Article in conference proceedings
Enhancing Software Engineering Education in Africa through a Metaversity (2022)

Ruwodo, V., Pinomaa, A., Vesisenaho, M., Ntinda, M., & Sutinen, E. (2022). Enhancing Software Engineering Education in Africa through a Metaversity. In FIE 2022 : Proceedings of the IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. IEEE. Conference proceedings : Frontiers in Education Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/fie56618.2022.9962729

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Ruwodo, Vuyelwa; Pinomaa, Antti; Vesisenaho, Mikko; Ntinda, Maria; Sutinen, Erkki

Parent publication: FIE 2022 : Proceedings of the IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference

Conference:

Place and date of conference: Uppsala, Sweden, 8.-11.10.2022

ISBN: 978-1-6654-6245-7

eISBN: 978-1-6654-6244-0

Journal or series: Conference proceedings : Frontiers in Education Conference

ISSN: 1539-4565

eISSN: 2377-634X

Publication year: 2022

Publication date: 08/10/2022

Publisher: IEEE

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/fie56618.2022.9962729

Publication open access: Not open

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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/85639

Abstract

Software engineering education requires a new boost in African higher education, because of the high demand for professionals, caused by the fast increasing internet connections calling for meaningful applications and governmental initiatives like Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), and the current situation where universities graduate software engineers that cannot serve in the job markets. Inspired by the Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate (CDIO) model for engineering education and the CATI model for curriculum reform focusing on contextually relevant education in the Global South, we introduce how a complementary model for a conventional university, i.e. metaversity, can enhance software engineering education in Africa. Metaversity uses the full potential of the metaverse, requiring fast internet, and is a balance between access to the globally best expertise for technical problems and design of solutions to contextually relevant problems on site. It combines the global and the local contexts in software engineering education.

Keywords: software engineering; higher education (teaching); distance teaching; online teaching; training; 5G technology; emerging markets

Free keywords: training; metaverse; education; focusing; Africa; software; fourth industrial revolution

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2022

JUFO rating: 1