Teachers only live twice

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//

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