teachers only live twice
DESCRIPTION
A presentation for HUPE Zagreb branch meeting of teachers: a report on TESOL EVO courses Virtual Worlds and Language Learning, Teaching a Language in a Virtual World and the AVALON project will be the starting point for a discussion about the applicability of a virtual world for the study of English as a foreign language.TRANSCRIPT
Teachers only live twiceTeachers only live twice- a teacher’s Second Life - a teacher’s Second Life
What is Second Life?What is Second Life?
Sanja /San Krokus in SLSanja /San Krokus in SL
Evaluating the potential of SL for LLEvaluating the potential of SL for LL
IdentityIdentity CommunityCommunity SpatialitySpatiality ModalityModality CreativityCreativity
Identity in SLIdentity in SL
avataravatar appearance and appearance and
emotionsemotions identity as a resource identity as a resource
Community
Friends function socializing COPs
Building a sense of communityBuilding a sense of community
SpatialitySpatiality
3D space3D space movement and teleportingmovement and teleporting kinaesthetic learners’ paradisekinaesthetic learners’ paradise SL classroom and field tripsSL classroom and field trips
SL classroom SL classroom
Modality Modality
Visual, text, aural channelsVisual, text, aural channels Different learning stylesDifferent learning styles Teaching the four skillsTeaching the four skills Fluency and accuracyFluency and accuracy
Teachers use voice and chatTeachers use voice and chat Students move during the lessonStudents move during the lesson Clickable objects give informationClickable objects give information Information in voice, text and linksInformation in voice, text and links
Creativity I Creativity I
SL lessonsSL lessons
conversations with native speakers during field tripsconversations with native speakers during field trips
Role play exercises in SLRole play exercises in SL
Augmented phonetic reality Augmented phonetic reality
Simulations as language lessonsSimulations as language lessons
web 2.0 tools in a real life like environmentweb 2.0 tools in a real life like environment
Creativity IICreativity II
Using SL in an active wayUsing SL in an active way
moving /teleportingmoving /teleporting
buildingbuilding
Scripting Scripting
SL for professional developmentSL for professional development
TESOL EVO VWLL and TLVWTESOL EVO VWLL and TLVW SLExperiments SLExperiments
AVALON TT course AVALON TT course
AVALON (Access to Virtual and Action AVALON (Access to Virtual and Action Learning Live Online) project for Learning Live Online) project for experienced language teachers who are experienced language teachers who are interested in participating in a Language interested in participating in a Language Teacher Training Course in Second LifeTeacher Training Course in Second Life
EU funded project EU funded project 15 February – 28 March 201015 February – 28 March 2010
AVALON – final project AVALON – final project
team teachingteam teaching a presentation of the lesson and a 15 minute a presentation of the lesson and a 15 minute
activity ( a part of the lesson)activity ( a part of the lesson)
If you want to learn more: If you want to learn more:
http://slexperiments.pbworks.com/w/page/http://slexperiments.pbworks.com/w/page/11306631/FrontPage11306631/FrontPage
http://www.slideshare.net/stevenw/muves-http://www.slideshare.net/stevenw/muves-and-second-lives-exploring-education-in-seand-second-lives-exploring-education-in-second-life?src=embedcond-life?src=embed
http://www.ict4lt.org/en/en_mod1-5.htm#sehttp://www.ict4lt.org/en/en_mod1-5.htm#secondlifecondlife
http://http://slexperimentsslexperiments..edublogsedublogs..orgorg/2009/03//2009/03/0303//startingstarting-a--a-secondsecond--lifelife//
Thank you!Thank you!http://sanjasays.blogspot.com/http://sanjasays.blogspot.com/